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Alberta couple fighting the CRA after being asked to repay $33K in COVID benefits
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
OTTAWA — An Alberta couple says Canada’s tax agency is trying to recoup tens of thousands of dollars in COVID supports, years after the claims were cleared. Daria Skibington-Roffel said she signed up to receive benefit payments throughout the pandemic after her work hours were reduced. She saw that she was eligible for the funds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Despite Liberal pivot, Conservatives to keep pressing for tougher crime measures
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Conservative Party has spent years accusing the Liberals of being too lenient on crime. Under Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal government’s justice policy has taken a markedly tougher approach — but the Conservatives say it’s not enough and they have no intention of changing tack. “Absolutely not,” said Conservative justice critic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Mark Carney in Qatar to boost trade, investment ties
By Canadian Press on January 18th, 2026
DOHA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will receive an official welcoming ceremony in the capital city of Doha today before meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The prime minister is working to boost trade and partnerships in artificial intelligence, infrastructure, energy and defence with the Gulf country. Carney’s visit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ocean, safety at risk as wind tears apart rancid Newfoundland fish sauce plant: mayor
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
ST. JOHN’S — A foul-smelling abandoned fish-sauce factory in rural Newfoundland has become an environmental and safety hazard after high winds tore the front wall off the building on Friday night. Steve Ryan, the mayor of St. Mary’s, N.L., said there are more winds coming and he has been speaking with residents near the decaying ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dozens rally in Iqaluit for Greenland as Trump renews threats to control island
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
IQALUIT — Dozens of people rallied in Nunavut’s capital today in solidarity with Inuit people in Greenland who are concerned about U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed threats to take control of the island Aaju Peter, the lawyer and activist who organized the morning rally in Iqaluit, says rally goers chanted “Greenland is owned by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal firearm buyback program to open Monday, with March 31 deadline to register
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — Owners of banned firearms will have until the end of March to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns. The federal government says the declaration period will begin Monday and run through March 31. Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawed about 2,500 types of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ocean at risk as wind tears wall off rancid Newfoundland fish sauce plant, says mayor
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
ST. JOHN’S — A Newfoundland mayor says a foul-smelling abandoned fish-sauce factory is now an environmental emergency after high winds tore the front wall off the crumbling building on Friday night. The decaying Atlantic Seafood Sauce Company Ltd. building is just steps away from the ocean in St. Mary’s and Mayor Steve Ryan says the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jeremy Hansen ‘pumped’ about historic trip around the moon
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says getting humans to fly around the far side of the moon is good for humanity. Speaking to reporters at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as NASA rolled the Artemis II rocket to its lunch pad, Hansen said he has been staring at the moon a lot more recently as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Details of compensation plan for owners of banned firearms to be announced today
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — Owners of banned firearms can expect to learn more today about federal plans to compensate them for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns. The Liberal government is slated to announce details of its national buyback program at a briefing in Montreal. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, Québec Public Security Minister Ian Lafrenière ... Read More »
1 responseWho wants to buy a sub? Why South Korea’s Hanwha is advertising around Ottawa
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — Ottawa residents and out-of-town travellers may have puzzled recently over a wave of ads in the downtown from a company trying to sell them submarines. Not the six-inch sandwich kind, either, but the sort of 300-foot submersible you’d be hard-pressed to squeeze into your garage. The federal government is in the market for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney visiting Qatar to drum up investment despite ‘brutal’ human rights record
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Qatar to drum up investment deals with a country known for both its brutal dictatorship and its growing diplomatic and economic influence. “Today, the epicentre of diplomatic, economic, financial and commercial power in the Middle East is in the Gulf,” said University of Ottawa professor Thomas ... Read More »
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