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StatCan says income and wealth gap grew wider in third quarter
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — The gap between the country’s highest earning and wealthiest households and those at the bottom end grew in the third quarter of last year as strong financial market gains benefited the rich. Statistics Canada says the difference in the share of disposable income between households in the top 40 per cent and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More caregivers in Quebec eligible for compensation under new home health policy
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
MONTREAL — Quebec is launching a new home health-care policy that will make some family caregivers eligible for government funding. Health Minister Sonia Bélanger says the policy is aimed at improving services to enable people to live at home as long as possible. The policy will include expanding a program that grants people an allowance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby calls reported meeting between Alberta separatists and U.S. officials ‘treason’
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — A reported meeting between individuals in the Alberta separatist movement and White House officials amounts to “treason,” British Columbia Premier David Eby said Thursday in Ottawa. Eby, citing a report in The Financial Times, told reporters before the first ministers’ meeting on Thursday that it’s completely inappropriate for a group to ask a ... Read More »
1 responsePoilievre prepares for leadership review as Conservatives gather in Calgary
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — For the third time in just under a year, Pierre Poilievre’s political fate will be in the hands of voters this Friday — though this time, it’s a small group of partisan supporters who appear likely to give him another shot. After Canadians handed the Conservatives a surprising loss in the April election ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TKMS signs agreement with Seaspan on submarine sustainment
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — German submarine manufacturer TKMS has signed an agreement to team up with Seaspan Shipyards to support and maintain potential future patrol submarines supplied to Canada over the long term. The pact is conditional on TKMS winning a federal government contract to supply the Royal Canadian Navy with a fleet of new submarines. Seaspan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First ministers meeting to focus on what Canada can control: Carney
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada’s premiers huddled in a meeting room in Ottawa on Thursday, under the long shadow of the upcoming negotiations on renewing North America’s key free trade agreement. Canada, the United States and Mexico are starting a review this year of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade, better known ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Health-care systems are not built for us’: LGBTQ+ people struggle to get good care
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
TORONTO — A new report says LGBTQ+ people in Canada aren’t getting access to the health care they need — including mental-health treatment —compared to the general population. The Pink Paper on Health, released by Pink Triangle Press on Thursday, says mental health and gender-affirming services were the most prevalent concerns identified by LGBTQ+ people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nation shooting in northern Quebec leaves two men dead
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
MISTISSINI — Provincial police say two men in their 30s were killed in a double murder Wednesday evening in a First Nation in northern Quebec. Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu says the deaths appear to be linked to organized crime and there is no active shooter in the community. Provincial police say the men were local residents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CPNewsAlert: Two dead in First Nation shooting in northern Quebec
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
MISTISSINI — Provincial police say two men in their 30s were killed in a double murder Wednesday evening in a First Nation in northern Quebec. Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu says the deaths appear to be linked to organized crime and there is no active shooter in the community. Earlier, the Cree Nation of Mistissini announced the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney meeting with Canada’s premiers in Ottawa Thursday
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s premiers are meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa as negotiations on renewing North America’s key free trade agreement cast a shadow over their talks. Canada, the United States and Mexico are starting a review of the trade pact this year and U.S. President Donald Trump is already threatening new tariffs. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby calls reported meeting between Alberta separatists and U.S. official ‘treason’
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — B.C. Premier David Eby says that a reported meeting between individuals in the Alberta separatist movement and White House officials amounts to “treason.” Speaking in Ottawa this morning before the premiers’ meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Eby — citing a report in the Financial Times — said it’s completely inappropriate for a ... Read More »
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