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Inside the ‘con code’, the unwritten rules that may be fuelling prison violence
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
VANCOUVER — In a Surrey, B.C., pretrial centre, an inmate is goaded into fighting his cellmate — dubbed a “rat” by fellow prisoners — but then dies after being put in a 10-minute chokehold. In a Vancouver court, a convicted gangland killer with multiple murders to his name refuses to testify at a hearing, fearing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreign affairs minister to open consulate in Greenland today
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
NUUK — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to officially open the new consulate today in Greenland’s capital of Nuuk, where Canadian consular staff have been operating quietly for several weeks. The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What Trump’s aspiration to conquer Greenland means for Canada
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
NUUK — Canada’s closest physical neighbours are in an escalating dispute that risks breaking the military alliance that has protected the nations of the North Atlantic for decades. U.S. President Donald Trump keeps talking about annexing Greenland, the Danish territory where Canada is about to open a diplomatic mission. Here’s a look at why diplomacy, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From climate change to Inuit culture — five things shared by Greenland and Canada
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
NUUK — Canada is set to formally open its newest diplomatic mission Friday in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, to build on deep ties that precede the recent geopolitical crisis. U.S. President Donald Trump has demanded U.S. control of Greenland and only recently backed down after the White House refused to rule out securing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada set to release January jobs numbers
By Canadian Press on February 6th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release jobs figures for January this morning. A Reuters poll of economists expects employers added 7,000 jobs in the first month of 2026, good enough to keep the unemployment rate steady at 6.8 per cent. RBC forecasts a decline of 10,000 jobs in January, giving back some of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deportation closer for driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash: lawyer
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
CALGARY — A lawyer for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says his client is one step closer to being deported to India. Lawyer Michael Greene says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has rejected one of two last bids for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu to stay in the country. “The wheels ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say threats ‘intertwined’ as some schools in Coquitlam, B.C., are shut again
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
Sharon Perry says her 16-year-old daughter sent her an alarming text on Wednesday, saying students at Centennial Secondary in Coquitlam, B.C., were sitting on the floor because of a police lockdown. There was also a photo of the classroom’s windows covered in sheets of paper. Perry said the school had also been locked down a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Wheels are in motion’: Deportation closer for driver in Humboldt Broncos bus crash
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
CALGARY — A lawyer for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says his client is one step closer to being deported to India. Lawyer Michael Greene says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has rejected a request for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu to stay in the country as a refugee. “The wheels ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Truck driver who caused Humboldt Broncos bus crash loses refugee bid
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
CALGARY — A lawyer for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says his client is one step closer to being deported to India. Lawyer Michael Greene says Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has rejected a request for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu to stay in the country as a refugee. Greene says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Timeline of charges, deportation for trucker who caused deadly Humboldt Broncos crash
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
The truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has lost his bid to stay in Canada as a refugee. Lawyer Michael Greene says his client, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, learned of the ruling Wednesday and they plan to ask for a deferral of his deportation to India while another application is being considered. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harper’s archival collection includes one million photos, a quilt and a hockey card
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper has officially launched his archival collection, which includes more than a million photos, a quilt and a hockey card. Harper spoke about the collection at a panel Thursday alongside Canadian political historian Arthur Milnes and archive project leaders Élizabeth Mongrain and Darrel Reid. Mongrain, who is a manager ... Read More »
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