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Carney travelling to Paris for meetings with Ukraine’s allies
By Canadian Press on January 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to Paris Monday to meet with Ukraine’s allies in a bid to end Russia’s war on the country. The meeting of the “coalition of the willing,” made up of nations including Canada, France and other European countries, seeks to accelerate a negotiated peace plan for Ukraine nearly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chrystia Freeland named as economic adviser by Ukrainian President Zelenskyy
By Canadian Press on January 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Former federal minister Chrystia Freeland has been appointed as an economic adviser by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Freeland has expressed her support for Ukraine amid its war with Russia, and has said the country could become an economic juggernaut by taking up the opportunities it missed after the collapse of the Soviet Union. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney to be in Paris on Monday for a meeting with Ukraine’s allies
By Canadian Press on January 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Paris today for a meeting with Ukraine’s allies in a bid to end Russia’s war on the country. The meeting of the “coalition of the willing,” made up of nations like Canada, France and other European countries, seeks to accelerate a negotiated peace plan for Ukraine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Protesters in Canada hold different opinions of Nicolás Maduro
By Canadian Press on January 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — As a number of countries condemn the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the United States, protesters in front of the U.S. embassy in Ottawa on Sunday called for the federal government to support the right to self-determination for the Venezuelan people and for the U.S. to back away. Emmanuel Galleguillos-Cote, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s oil sector shouldn’t panic, stay competitive after Maduro’s seizure: experts
By Canadian Press on January 4th, 2026
EDMONTON — Two political scientists say U.S. President Donald Trump’s interest in transforming Venezuela’s oil-rich sector hasn’t created panic or shaken up Canada’s oil industry. Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources and environment with the think-tank Macdonald-Laurier Institute, said the U.S. president first needs to get through the global political unrest his Saturday capture ... Read More »
1 responseMexico condemns U.S. military action in Venezuela, protesters call for Ottawa support
By Canadian Press on January 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — As countries around the world condemn the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the United States, protesters in Ottawa are calling for the federal government to support the right to self-determination for the Venezuelan people and for the U.S. to back away. Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the U.S. embassy ... Read More »
1 responseN.S. couple donates 46 acres for an ‘intentional community’ with affordable housing
By Canadian Press on January 4th, 2026
HALIFAX — When Amy Hendricks and Paul Davie moved to Antigonish, N.S. from Yellowknife, they had a bit of a struggle on their hands: finding the right plot of land. “We thought, how hard could it be?” Davie said. “Then we spent a year or 18 months looking around Antigonish trying to find a place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s oil sector shouldn’t panic, stay competitive after Maduro’s seizure: expert
By Canadian Press on January 4th, 2026
EDMONTON — A political scientist says U.S. President Donald Trump’s interest in transforming Venezuela’s oil-rich sector is a reminder for Canada’s oil and gas industry to not panic and stay competitive. Heather Exner-Pirot, director of energy, natural resources and environment with the think-tank Macdonald-Laurier Institute, says Canada has always competed with other oil-rich countries, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ribbon Skirt Day leader reflects on changes since her cultural attire was shamed
By Canadian Press on January 4th, 2026
In Isabella Kulak’s home is a box of about a few hundred letters, notes and hand-drawn pictures of ribbon skirts sent to her from across Canada and beyond — fan mail from those who consider her story and the origins of “Ribbon Skirt Day” as inspirational. “I have like a whole notebook of letters, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tangled cars and billowing smoke: Remembering Hinton rail disaster 40 years later
By Canadian Press on January 4th, 2026
HINTON — Colin Hanington followed a plume of smoke to reach one of the deadliest railway crashes in Canadian history, and almost 40 years later remembers the silence when he got there. Hanington was volunteer firefighter doing what he could to help after a CN Rail freight train and a Via Rail Super Continental passenger ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP investigate gunfire on First Nation in Saskatchewan after deadly shooting
By Canadian Press on January 4th, 2026
Police in northern Saskatchewan are investigating a report of gunshots on a First Nation and whether they’re tied to a deadly shooting there last week. Mounties say they were called late Friday to Big Island Lake Cree Nation about 400 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon. They say they didn’t find anyone with injuries and are looking ... Read More »
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