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NDP leadership candidates sprint to final fundraising, membership deadlines
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
OTTAWA — NDP leadership candidates are entering the final sprint to sign up members and raise the last of four $25,000 payments required to be on the ballot. The membership cutoff for voting eligibility and the final fundraising deadline both land on Jan. 28. A spokesperson for the Avi Lewis campaign claims he has raised ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations chiefs alarmed by feds’ lack of commitment to protecting source water
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
OTTAWA — Some First Nations chiefs say Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty’s recent refusal to commit to source water protections in a promised clean water bill shows the government is sidelining the health of Indigenous communities in its push to build up the economy. Two provinces — Alberta and Ontario — objected to clean water ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney heads to China next week for first visit by a prime minister in eight years
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to China next week to talk trade, energy, agriculture and international security. The Prime Minister’s Office would not yet confirm if Carney will meet face-to-face with President Xi Jinping. Carney is scheduled to depart for China on Jan. 13 and leave the country on Jan. 17. Relations ... Read More »
1 responseIn the news: G7 discusses U.S. moves in Venezuela, RCAF growing despite challenges
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Anand says Rubio wants elections in Venezuela Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says her American counterpart finds it important that Venezuelans have a chance to elect their own leader, after the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro. Anand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Novo Nordisk considers competing with generics through renamed lower-price Ozempic
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
TORONTO — Novo Nordisk Canada is considering competing with generic versions of its brand-name Ozempic and Wegovy drugs by introducing renamed, lower-priced copies of the medications. Health Canada approved the company’s submissions for Plosbrio and Poviztra on Dec. 22. In an email, Health Canada spokesperson Mark Johnson said the diabetes and weight-loss drugs are identical ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Commander says RCAF is on a ‘path of growth’ in 2026
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
OTTAWA — The head of the Royal Canadian Air Force has only been in the job for half a year — but it’s been an eventful period as the force has worked to rapidly overhaul its fleets and turn a corner on persistent personnel shortages. In a wide-ranging interview, Commander Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet told The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How Canadian agencies are embracing AI tools to defend national security
By Canadian Press on January 7th, 2026
OTTAWA — The national spy watchdog is reviewing the use and governance of artificial intelligence by Canada’s security agencies. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency has written to key federal ministers and organizations to inform them of the study. Here’s a look at how some federal organizations are putting AI tools to work to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. lawsuit alleges 3 former Denny’s employees stole thousands in tips
By Canadian Press on January 6th, 2026
KAMLOOPS — Mounties in B.C. say they are investigating an alleged fraud perpetrated against a Denny’s restaurant by three former employees who are being sued by the restaurant’s operator for allegedly misappropriating more than $500,000 from an account for employee tips. Cpl. Dana Napier, media relations officer for the Kamloops RCMP, said in a statement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Would you dare take it?’: Critics fear B.C. is deregulating Chinese medicine
By Canadian Press on January 6th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Tom Whitfield takes a ferry from Nanaimo to a traditional Chinese medicine clinic in downtown Vancouver every Monday for acupuncture and other treatment. The excursion sometimes consumes the entire day, but the retired forester from Qualicum Beach said it is worth the effort, and has relieved about 90 per cent of the pain ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada co-signs pact to help secure Ukraine after an eventual peace deal
By Canadian Press on January 6th, 2026
PARIS — Canada and Ukraine’s other allies in the “coalition of the willing” signed a statement Tuesday pledging to help secure Ukraine from further Russian invasions if there is a viable peace deal. Prime Minister Mark Carney wrapped up a brief trip to Paris for these talks by promising Canada’s support for Ukraine alongside the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. lawsuit alleges three former Denny’s employees stole thousands in tips
By Canadian Press on January 6th, 2026
KAMLOOPS — The operator of a Denny’s Restaurant in Kamloops, B.C., is suing three former employees for allegedly misappropriating thousands of dollars in tips. Northland Properties Corp. filed a lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court last month, weeks after allegedly discovering “multiple authorized digital transfers” from the restaurant’s tipping system. The lawsuit says an audit found ... Read More »
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