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Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to ‘direct’ them
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
EDMONTON — Alberta’s judges are calling for respect days after Premier Danielle Smith said she wishes she could “direct” them. The province’s three chief justices say in a rare public statement that democracy only functions when all three branches of government operate independently and respect each other’s role. “It ensures judges can make decisions based ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. attorney general warns against doing deals with ICE, amid pending Pattison sale
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
British Columbia’s attorney general says business leaders in the province need to consider whether their decisions could contribute to an immigration crackdown in the United States that she and others are watching “in horror.” Niki Sharma’s remarks come after it emerged that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to buy a building owned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to ‘direct’ them
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
EDMONTON — Alberta’s judges are calling for respect days after Premier Danielle Smith said she wishes she could direct them. Alberta’s three chief justices say in a rare public statement that democracy only functions when all three branches of government operate independently and respect each other’s role. A Court of Justice spokesperson says the statement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polytechnique Montréal removes beef from cafeteria menus to cut emissions
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
MONTREAL — A Montreal engineering school says it has removed beef from its cafeterias to reduce its carbon footprint. Polytechnique Montréal started removing beef options in September from its six food stalls that serve about 2,500 meals a day to 10,000 students. Patrick Cigana, director of Polytechnique’s office of sustainable development, says beef used to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hearing into Myles Gray’s beating death halted for 4 weeks over obscenity resignation
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A long-anticipated hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 is being adjourned for four weeks, after it was derailed by an obscene remark and the subsequent resignation of counsel for the proceeding in Vancouver. Counsel for the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner of British Columbia, Chris Considine, says lawyers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Vancouver hearing into death of Myles Gray halted for 4 weeks
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A long-anticipated hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 is being adjourned for four weeks, after it was derailed by an obscene remark and the subsequent resignation of counsel for the proceeding in Vancouver. Counsel for the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner Chris Considine says lawyers representing police, including ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air travel recovery ramps up after snow blast, but thousands still face cancellations
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
Air travel picked back up in earnest today as crews cleared the remnants of a record-breaking snowstorm in Central Canada from the tarmacs. Aviation analytics firm Cirium says Toronto’s Pearson airport notched 46 flight cancellations, or about 11 per cent, as of 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, compared with 10 times that number on Monday. Environment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Holocaust Remembrance Day a time to remember Canadian complicity
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Holocaust Remembrance Day is a moment to remember the consequences of ignorance and hatred. Speaking today in front of the National Holocaust Memorial in Ottawa to mark the day, Carney said Canada was complicit in the murder of millions of Jewish people during the Second World War due ... Read More »
1 responseMarineland has solid plan to move whales and dolphins to U.S., minister says
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
TORONTO — Marineland has a “solid plan” to move Canada’s last remaining captive whales and dolphins to several parks in the United States, Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said Tuesday. On Monday, the minister conditionally approved the shuttered Niagara Falls, Ont., theme park’s application to export its 30 belugas and four dolphins south of the border. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver hearing into death of Myles Gray to resume after counsel resigns
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A hearing into the 2015 police-involved killing of Myles Gray hangs in the balance in Vancouver this morning after Monday’s resignation of a lawyer appointed by the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner. The hearing by the office was adjourned after the resignation of Brad Hickford over an obscenity caught on an audio ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I meant what I said’: Carney says he explained his Davos speech to Trump
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump personally that he meant what he said in his speech at the World Economic Forum last week. Carney said he told the president in a call Monday that Canada was the first country to “understand” the change in U.S. trade policy ... Read More »
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