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Hundreds line up near Edmonton to sign petition calling for vote on separation
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
STONY PLAIN — An hour after the doors opened Thursday at a community centre west of Edmonton, an employee poked her head in to make sure the crowd was still under its 650-person fire capacity. Inside the hall, which the town of Stony Plain advertises as an ideal wedding venue, hundreds of Albertans were eager ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Myles Gray police-beating death hearing in B.C. adjourned due to hot-mic obscenity
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
VANCOUVER — A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray that got underway in Vancouver this week has been adjourned because a lawyer used a strong obscenity to describe someone in a remark captured by a microphone. The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner says it understands that “obscene language” was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds line up near Edmonton to endorse referendum on Alberta leaving Canada
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
STONY PLAIN — Hundreds of people braved bone-chilling temperatures today at a community centre just west of Edmonton to sign a petition to force a vote on Alberta leaving Canada. Citizens in Stony Plain were met by a long lineup when the doors opened around lunchtime, with some waiting more than an hour to sign. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinese ambassador urges Canada to move quickly to implement deals signed in Beijing
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
OTTAWA — China’s ambassador to Canada is urging the government to make progress quickly on areas of collaboration both countries agreed to during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing last week. “As long as both China and Canada have adequate sincerity, both sides will be able to translate the important outcomes into reality,” Chinese ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinese envoy says PM’s claim that Beijing agreed to visa-free entry not yet official
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
OTTAWA — China’s ambassador in Ottawa says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s claim that Beijing is about to lift its visa requirement for Canadians is not yet official, suggesting the move is still under consideration. “I did notice that Prime Minister Carney made it public that the Chinese side told him that China is actively considering ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Canadian values key to sovereignty, pushes back on Trump’s remarks
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
QUÉBEC — Staying true to Canada’s core values will be key to upholding its sovereignty, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a speech Thursday which also pushed back against recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump. Surrounded by ministers and secretaries of state, Carney delivered the speech in Quebec City at a historically significant spot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Myles Gray police beating hearing in B.C. adjourned after hot-mic obscenity
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
VANCOUVER — A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray that got underway in Vancouver this week has been adjourned after a lawyer used a strong obscenity to describe someone in a remark captured by a microphone. The long-awaited hearing by the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner that is scheduled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Myles Gray police beating hearing adjourned after hot mic obscenity
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
VANCOUVER — A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray that got underway in Vancouver this week has been adjourned after a lawyer used a strong obscenity to describe someone in a remark captured by a microphone. The long-awaited hearing by the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner that is scheduled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Canadian values key to maintaining sovereignty as authoritarianism rises
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
QUÉBEC — Staying true to Canada’s core values will be key to maintaining its sovereignty, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. In a speech to kick off the cabinet retreat in Quebec City, Carney said Canada was created by people of different backgrounds coming together to build a nation on the principles of multiculturalism and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parents of Canadian held in Syria urge Ottawa to act as prisoners are sent to Iraq
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
OTTAWA — The mother of a Canadian man detained in northeastern Syria says he risks going from “one legal black hole into another” as prisoners in the strife-torn region are transferred to Iraq. Sally Lane has been calling on Ottawa for years to facilitate the release of her son Jack Letts from a Syrian prison. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says upholding Canadian values key to sovereignty as authoritarianism rises
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
QUÉBEC — Prime Minister Mark Carney says staying true to Canada’s values is key to maintaining its sovereignty. In a speech to kick off the cabinet retreat in Quebec City today, Carney says Canada was created by people of different backgrounds coming together to build a nation on the principles of multiculturalism and openness. He ... Read More »
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