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Avi Lewis leads NDP fundraising contributions, followed by MP McPherson
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis received the lion’s share of donations over the last quarter, beating out the only sitting NDP MP who is also vying for the job. Elections Canada reports Lewis secured $723,000 in donations from October to December, while NDP MP Heather McPherson raised $316,000. Prime Minister Mark Carney raised ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immigration minister says struggling universities must ask provinces for help
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
HALIFAX — Canada’s immigration minister says universities and colleges struggling to balance the books after federal cuts to the international student program will have to turn to their provincial governments for financial help. Lena Diab told a crowd in Halifax on Friday that there were more than one million foreign students in Canada at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada denied Jeffrey Epstein permission to visit B.C. in 2018: documents
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Canadian government denied convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein permission to enter the country in 2018 due to his criminal past, newly released U.S. government documents reveal. On Friday, the U.S. Justice Department released some 3.5 million pages of documents related to Epstein which include correspondence from his personal email address with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Insurance policy doesn’t entitle family to additional rebuilding costs: Supreme Court
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has sided with an insurance company in a dispute over coverage for a family whose home on the Ottawa River was declared a total loss due to flooding. Trillium Mutual Insurance Co. acknowledged that the loss of Stephen and Claudette Emond’s house in April 2019 was covered under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economy stalled in November, may have contracted in Q4 amid manufacturing decline
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — A beleaguered manufacturing sector was weighing on the economy heading into the end of 2025, Statistics Canada said Friday. Real GDP growth was flat in November, rebounding somewhat from a decline of 0.3 per cent in October, the agency said. StatCan said drops in activity in goods-producing industries were offset by expansion on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian man pleads guilty to sexually exploiting 100-plus girls in the United States
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
A 40-year-old man from Toronto has pleaded guilty in the United States for sexually exploiting more than 100 children on social media. The U.S. Justice Department says the Canadian man pleaded guilty in a Washington, D.C., court to charges of production of child pornography and coercion and enticement of a minor. The department says the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.-based Pattison says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won’t proceed
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments says it will not be selling a Virginia warehouse property to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had said it wanted the site as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility. A one-line statement posted online by the firm owned by British Columbia billionaire Jimmy Pattison comes after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canadian actress Catherine O’Hara dead at 71
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
Canadian comedy legend Catherine O’Hara is dead at 71, her management has confirmed. The Toronto-born actress was renowned for her roles in “Home Alone” and “Schitt’s Creek,” as well as her recent turn in “The Studio.” Her cause of death is unknown at this time. More to come. Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney calls Trump’s U.S. Fed chair pick, Warsh, a ‘fantastic choice’
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is offering his seal of approval on U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve. Trump said earlier Friday he would nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to replace outgoing chair Jerome Powell when his term expires in the spring. Carney said in a social ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C.-based Pattison says ICE warehouse sale won’t proceed
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Developments says it will not be selling a Virginia warehouse property to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had said it wanted the site as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand: ‘not appropriate’ to compare with past ministers on human rights, global law
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says her government’s approach to human rights and international law shouldn’t be compared to that of her predecessors because of increased turbulence and economic threats. “This moment in which we are living is markedly different than every other geopolitical environment in which previous foreign ministers have found themselves,” ... Read More »
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