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Heavy snowstorm hits Toronto as frigid temperatures persist
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
While much of the country has been hit with bone-chilling cold, Toronto is seeing heavy snowfall. Environment Canada predicts Toronto could get up to 40 centimetres of snowfall Sunday. Eastern Canada is bracing for a similar snowfall, as the storm moves through Ontario. The weather agency issued an orange winter storm alert for the much ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian veterans outraged by Trump’s NATO comments: “A great deal of disrespect”
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
A Canadian veteran said U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about the contribution of NATO soldiers in Afghanistan show “a great deal of disrespect” toward those killed while fighting. In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, Trump described NATO partners’ role in Afghanistan as small, saying that “we never needed them, we have never ... Read More »
1 responseOpposition to press Liberals on backing up promises with action to bolster economy
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
OTTAWA — Opposition members say they will press Prime Minister Mark Carney to back up his bold words about Canada’s future with concrete action as Parliament resumes Monday after the holiday break. Carney returns to the front bench of the House of Commons after travelling the globe to spur exports and drum up investment from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Australia culls dingoes linked to attack on Canadian Piper James, found dead on beach
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
A pack of “aggressive” dingoes involved in the death of 19-year-old Canadian Piper James on an Australian beach is being culled, government officials have announced. Preliminary autopsy results released on Thursday found that James, from Campbell River, B.C., had been bitten by dingoes both before and after her death on the island of K’gari, in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s recent dealings with China ‘entirely consistent” with CUSMA, Carney says
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa’s recent dealings with Beijing are “entirely consistent” with Canada’s obligations under its trade agreement with the United States and Mexico. Carney said today that under the continental trade pact, known as CUSMA, Canada cannot pursue free trade agreements with non-market economies — ones driven more by government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heavy snowstorm to hit Toronto, Eastern Canada as frigid temperatures persist
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
While much of the country has been hit with bone-chilling cold, Toronto and other parts of Eastern Canada are bracing for heavy snowfall and other severe weather conditions. Environment Canada predicts Toronto could get up to 40 centimetres of snowfall Sunday. The weather agency has issued an orange winter storm alert for the much of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QC Minister Christine Fréchette is entering the race for the leadership of the CAQ
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
TROIS-RIVIÈRES — Quebec Economy Minister Christine Fréchette officially launched a bid to lead the governing Coalition Avenir Québec and replace Premier François Legault, who plans to step down. She made the announcement Sunday in Trois-Rivières, her hometown. She joins her colleague Environment Minister Bernard Drainville, , who announced on Saturday his intention to try to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. cities face off for a piece of ‘Heated Rivalry’ star Hudson Williams
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
VANCOUVER — It’s a “Heated Rivalry” beef, with a side-serving of spaghetti, as British Columbia cities lay claim to Hudson Williams, star of the gay hockey television phenomenon. Williams, who stars as Shane Hollander in the Crave series, has connections with multiple B.C. cities — he was born in Kelowna, grew up in Kamloops, lives ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney set to spend much of 2026 travelling the world in search of trade
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
OTTAWA — Mark Carney has been circling the globe on government aircraft since becoming prime minister — part of his efforts to secure new trade links and investment to double non-U.S. exports in the next decade. In just the first month of this year, he visited France, China, Qatar and Switzerland. The Prime Minister’s Office ... Read More »
4 responsesAustralia announces cull of dingoes that circled Canadian woman’s body on beach
By Canadian Press on January 24th, 2026
Government officials in Australia say a pack of dingoes found circling the body of a Canadian woman after her death on a beach on K’gari will be culled. A spokesperson from Queensland’s ministry of Environment and Tourism says in an online statement that rangers have monitored the pack since the death of 19-year-old Piper James ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Australia to cull dingoes that circled Canadian woman’s body on beach
By Canadian Press on January 24th, 2026
Government officials in Australia say dingoes found circling the body of a Canadian woman after her death on a beach on K’Gari will be culled. A spokesperson from Queensland’s ministry of Environment and Tourism says the pack has been deemed an “unacceptable public safety risk” and will be euthanized “humanely.” More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
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