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In the news today: Carney at WEF, Canadian dies in Australia, Toews plays in Chicago
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney kicks off pitch for investment at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Prime Minister Mark Carney is in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos to pitch Canada as an investment destination while he attends trhe World ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s balmy January brings out blossoms, but a cold snap could put plants in peril
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A couple weeks ago, North Vancouver resident Larry Sewell looked down a street in his neighbourhood and did a double take. “I said, ‘God — (that) looks like a cherry blossom,'” said Sewell. “I just walked up there and went underneath and took some pictures. I mean, I’ve seen blossoms come out in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I’m traumatized’: Terrified Haitians in U.S. make dangerous journey to Canada
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
MONTREAL — Frantz André says his phone rings every day with scared Haitians in the United States considering the dangerous journey across the northern border. The head of a Montreal-based migrant advocacy group, André says he thinks the number of illegal crossings is going to rise with the expected end next month to the temporary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec’s finance minister says Ontario’s Crown Royal whisky ban is misguided
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
MONTREAL — Quebec’s finance minister says he has shared his concerns with his Ontario counterpart about that province’s intention to remove Crown Royal whisky from government-owned liquor stores, saying now is not the time to further disrupt Canadian supply chains. Ontario Premier Doug Ford has said the Crown Royal boycott, which he intends to launch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney kicks off pitch for investment at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
By Canadian Press on January 20th, 2026
DAVOS — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos to pitch Canada as an investment destination at the World Economic Forum. Carney is set to meet later today with French President Emmanuel Macron, who is chairing the G7 this year. That meeting comes in between a scheduled speech and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-federal minister Jody Wilson-Raybould starting treatment for breast cancer
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
Former federal justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says she will be starting treatment for breast cancer. In a post on social media, Wilson-Raybould says the treatment comes following recent surgery. She calls the situation “scary and unsettling” but says she takes strength from the many people who have shared stories of resilience and healing with her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three years after announcement, Canada opens Fiji diplomatic mission
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada has opened a high commission in Fiji more than three years after pledging to launch its first diplomatic mission in the Pacific Islands. Global Affairs Canada announced the move in a social media post after MP Randeep Sarai launched the mission last week as secretary of state for international development. In late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Security experts sound alarm for Canada as Trump threatens to take Greenland
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Experts on global security and defence are warning that Canada may be forced to start “thinking about the unthinkable,” as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up his campaign to wrest control of Greenland away from Denmark. The warnings come as some Canadian media report Canada is mulling whether or not to send troops ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mother of Myles Gray tells of ‘screaming and screaming’ after police-beating death
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The mother of Myles Gray, who died after a beating from a group of Vancouver police officers more than a decade ago, has told the first day of a public hearing into his death of her shock at being told her son had died after she called 911 to report him missing. To ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From climate change to Inuit culture: Five things shared by Greenland and Canada
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — As Greenland and Canada both feel the threat of American expansion, the two have deep ties they are hoping to build on. In February 2024, the Danish territory launched an Arctic strategy that promised a representation office for Greenland in Ottawa. Ten months later, Canada pledged to open a consulate in Nuuk, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Permanent residency applications approved for family of Ottawa mass murder victims
By Canadian Press on January 19th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada has approved permanent residency status for the Sri Lankan brother and father of an Ottawa man whose wife and four children were killed in a gruesome mass stabbing. Darshani Ekanayake, 35, her seven-year-old son Inuka and her three daughters, Ashwini, 4, Ranaya, 3, and Kelly, two months, were killed at their Ottawa ... Read More »
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