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CP NewsAlert: Freeland steps down as Canada’s Ukraine envoy, will resign as MP soon
By Canadian Press on January 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland says she is stepping down as the prime minister’s special representative for the reconstruction of Ukraine and will also leave Parliament in the coming weeks. The announcement comes the same day Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appointed Freeland as an unpaid adviser on economic development. More coming. David Baxter, The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Le Massif ski resort northeast of Quebec City to partially reopen during strike
By Canadian Press on January 5th, 2026
A major ski resort northeast of Quebec City says it will partially reopen this week while its 300 unionized workers are on unlimited general strike. Le Massif de Charlevoix says its doors will open from Wednesday to Saturday between 9:15 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. in the Camp-Boule sector — but only for season passholders, ski-and-stay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec students must address teachers as ‘Mr.’ and ‘Ms.’ under new civility rules
By Canadian Press on January 5th, 2026
MONTREAL — Quebec students returning to class after winter break will now have to use formal language to address their teachers under new rules designed to foster civility. The province announced last year that public and private schools had until January to create a code of conduct that includes requirements for students to address teachers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney arrives in Paris for talks with Ukraine’s allies about security guarantees
By Canadian Press on January 5th, 2026
PARIS — Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Paris Monday ahead of a meeting with Ukraine’s allies to pursue security agreements to prevent Russia from repeating its invasion if a ceasefire deal is reached. Members of the group referred to as the “coalition of the willing,” which includes Canada, France and other European countries, are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maduro ouster shows Trump is bent on dominating Western Hemisphere, observers say
By Canadian Press on January 5th, 2026
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s shocking ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro shows his administration is serious about dominating the Western Hemisphere, observers say. In its new national security strategy, released last month, Trump’s administration laid out a plan for U.S. control of the hemisphere that pays little heed to traditional alliance-building. It was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney headed to Paris for talks with Ukraine’s allies aimed at securing ceasefire
By Canadian Press on January 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney left Ottawa for Paris Monday for a meeting with Ukraine’s allies to pursue security agreements to prevent Russia from repeating its invasion if a ceasefire deal is reached. Members of the group referred to as the “coalition of the willing,” which includes Canada, France and other European countries, are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Frostbite capital’: Efforts to reduce frostbite amputations underway in Edmonton
By Canadian Press on January 5th, 2026
EDMONTON — Trevor Logan winces in pain as a nurse cleans the blistered middle finger on his right hand, swollen to twice its size due to frostbite. Inside a clinic of a downtown Edmonton homeless shelter, Logan says he can’t look at his hand while the nurse moves what’s left of his index finger to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Experts say Canada should co-ordinate Western Hemisphere response to Maduro’s ouster
By Canadian Press on January 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign policy experts say Ottawa should reach out to nations threatened by the United States to co-ordinate a response to the Trump administration’s actions against Venezuela. The U.S. shocked the world this weekend when it captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a military raid that followed months of airstrikes on Venezuelan boats Washington ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Liberals name ethics officer for leadership race after vote-buying allegations
By Canadian Press on January 5th, 2026
MONTREAL — The Quebec Liberal Party has named an ethics officer to supervise the upcoming leadership race after allegations of wrongdoing sunk the previous leader. Among other responsibilities, the ethics officer will be required to ensure candidates respect financing rules under Quebec electoral law. The party says the role will be filled by Julien Morissette, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As Ontario civil servants return to office full time, union calls order ‘ridiculous’
By Canadian Press on January 5th, 2026
TORONTO — Ontario government employees are expected to return to the office five days per week starting Monday, despite objections from public sector unions. In August, Premier Doug Ford announced thousands of Ontario civil servants would return to the office full time by January, ending work-from-home and hybrid models that have persisted more than five ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chrystia Freeland named economic development adviser by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
By Canadian Press on January 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed former federal minister Chrystia Freeland as an adviser on economic development. Freeland has long expressed her support for Ukraine amid its war with Russia. She has said the country could become an economic juggernaut by taking up the opportunities it missed after the collapse of the Soviet ... Read More »
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