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Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan has died at the age of 59 following a years-long battle with cancer. Born on Oct. 31, 1966, Duncan was elected five times as the Liberal MP for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North between 2008 and 2025. She sat in cabinet for the first term under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Former Liberal cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan has died at the age of 59 following a years-long battle with cancer. Duncan served as the MP for the Toronto riding of Etobicoke North from 2008 to 2025, and sat in cabinet in the portfolios of sport and science between 2015 and 2019. More coming. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Christine Fréchette, Bernard Drainville in race to become CAQ leader, Quebec premier
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
MONTREAL — It’s shaping up to be a two-person race for the leadership of the Coalition Avenir Québec as the party seeks to replace Premier François Legault. Christine Fréchette, who held the economy portfolio, and Bernard Drainville, who was environment minister, announced over the weekend they intend to run for the leadership. Party rules require ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney pitches GST rebate boost as major plank of Liberal affordability agenda
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney kicked off the winter session of Parliament on Monday by unveiling a new plank in the Liberals’ affordability agenda. Making the announcement from an Ottawa grocery store, the prime minister unveiled plans for the “Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit” — a 25 per cent hike to the GST credit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds line up in Calgary to sign petition to urge vote on Alberta quitting Canada
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
CALGARY — Hundreds of people lined up today at Calgary’s Stampede grounds to sign their names to call for a vote on quitting Canada. The city is the most recent stop for a group called Stay Free Alberta that has been given the OK by Elections Alberta to gather names. They need almost 178,000 signatures ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney skips question period on Parliament’s first day back, meets with Premier Ford
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — After a globe-hopping mission to secure new trade deals and foreign investment, Prime Minister Mark Carney was back in Ottawa Monday as Parliament resumed — but not for very long. Carney visited an Ottawa grocery store Monday morning where he announced a 25 per cent hike to the GST credit to help lower-income ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Creditors accept ex-Montreal mayor Denis Coderre’s debt-repayment plan
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
MONTREAL — Creditors of former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre have unanimously accepted a proposal for him to pay back less than a quarter of his roughly $1.1-million debt. During a virtual meeting today, creditors greenlighted a plan that will see the ex-mayor and former federal Liberal cabinet minister pay back $240,000 over five years through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union says research set back decades due to job cuts at federal agriculture centres
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — The union representing workers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is firing back at Ottawa over abrupt job cuts. The Agriculture Union says the decision will set back by decades research on agriculture and food products. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has announced it is closing seven of its research operations to reduce the size ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ICE wants to buy Pattison building in Virginia to use for ‘holding and processing’
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The United States Department of Homeland Security is planning to buy a building owned by the property arm of Vancouver-based conglomerate Jim Pattison Group to use as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement “processing facility.” The department sent a letter to the Hanover County planning department in Hanover, Va., last Wednesday, sharing its intent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korean sub maker Hanwha signs agreement with Algoma Steel
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — South Korean submarine maker Hanwha Oceans says it has signed a series of partnership agreements with Canadian companies, including Sault Ste. Marie’s tariff-battered Algoma Steel. Hanwha says it signed a memorandum of understanding with Algoma that pledges $275 million in financial support to stand up a new structural steel beam mill in Canada. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada sending naval patrol vessel to Greenland for opening of new consulate: Anand
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says a Royal Canadian Navy patrol vessel will be on the scene when the federal government opens a new consulate in Greenland next week. Anand spoke with The Canadian Press today in advance of her trip to Greenland’s capital Nuuk, where she will officially open the new consulate. ... Read More »
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