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Justice minister defends judicial appointment process after Alberta funding threat
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser says judicial appointments must be made without political influence after Alberta’s premier suggested she could withhold funding without more input on the selection of judges. Premier Danielle Smith said in a letter to the prime minister that she wants the province to be consulted on future appointments to Alberta’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MP wants longer answers, fewer sound bites from question period
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — A Liberal MP says he wants to see question period in the House of Commons offer longer, and more detailed answers and fewer social media-friendly clips. Alberta MP Corey Hogan says he plans to push for question period reform when MPs debate the rules of the House of Commons on Friday. Question period ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservative MP Jamil Jivani’s Washington trip faces skepticism in Ottawa
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani’s mission to Washington is meeting with some skepticism in Ottawa today. When asked about the Bowmanville-Oshawa North MP’s trip to the U.S. capital to meet with political and business figures, Prime Minister Mark Carney pointed out that Jivani is neither the minister of international trade nor the Conservative trade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parents of B.C.’s Piper James grieve on Australian beach where she died
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
BRISBANE — The parents of Canadian teenager Piper James have walked in the surf and taken part in a traditional Aboriginal ceremony on an Australian beach where their daughter was found dead last month, surrounded by a pack of dingoes. Todd and Angela James from Campbell River, B.C., arrived in Brisbane in Queensland state on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand in DC as Trump administration makes the case for critical mineral trade zone
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump administration made a case for international partners to join a preferential trade zone for critical minerals with forced price floors. Vice-President JD Vance told a room filled with foreign ministers and officials at the U.S. State Department the goal was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand attends U.S. meeting on international critical minerals collaboration
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand meets with her international counterparts in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump administration makes a case for collaboration to push back on China’s dominance over critical minerals. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hosting representatives from European, African and Asian nations looking for commitments to incentivize investment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parents of B.C.’s Piper James travel to Australia to visit beach where she died
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
The parents of Piper James have travelled to Australia to visit the beach where the British Columbia teenager was found dead circled by a pack of wild dogs. The Australian Associated Press confirmed the parents of the 19-year-old from Campbell River, B.C., touched down in Brisbane on Tuesday. James was working on the island of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Anand in Washington, foreign aid shifting, Chinese EVs okay with public
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Anand to attend rare earth talks in Washington Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet with her international counterparts in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump administration makes a case for collaboration to push back on China’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta government to review intersection where 3 junior hockey players died in crash
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
STAVELY — The Alberta government says it will review an intersection where three junior hockey players died in a car crash while heading to practice. The crash happened Monday at a highway entrance to Stavely, just over an hour’s drive south of Calgary. Three members of the town’s Southern Alberta Mustangs hockey team were in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand to attend U.S. meeting on international collaboration on critical minerals
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet with her international counterparts in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump administration makes a case for collaboration to push back on China’s dominance over critical minerals. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hosting representatives from European, African and Asian nations looking for commitments to incentivize ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s a ‘thumper’? B.C. RCMP describe devices in an unneighbourly noise case
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
When two RCMP officers responded to a call about screams coming from a Burnaby, B.C., condo in late October last year, they forcibly entered the unit believing someone might be in trouble. Instead, they discovered “unusual” devices set up in three different rooms. Each consisted of metal poles extended from the floor to the ceiling, ... Read More »
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