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First ministers meeting to focus on what Canada can control: Carney
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada’s premiers huddled in a meeting room in Ottawa on Thursday, under the long shadow of the upcoming negotiations on renewing North America’s key free trade agreement. Canada, the United States and Mexico are starting a review this year of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement on trade, better known ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Health-care systems are not built for us’: LGBTQ+ people struggle to get good care
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
TORONTO — A new report says LGBTQ+ people in Canada aren’t getting access to the health care they need — including mental-health treatment —compared to the general population. The Pink Paper on Health, released by Pink Triangle Press on Thursday, says mental health and gender-affirming services were the most prevalent concerns identified by LGBTQ+ people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nation shooting in northern Quebec leaves two men dead
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
MISTISSINI — Provincial police say two men in their 30s were killed in a double murder Wednesday evening in a First Nation in northern Quebec. Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu says the deaths appear to be linked to organized crime and there is no active shooter in the community. Provincial police say the men were local residents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CPNewsAlert: Two dead in First Nation shooting in northern Quebec
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
MISTISSINI — Provincial police say two men in their 30s were killed in a double murder Wednesday evening in a First Nation in northern Quebec. Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu says the deaths appear to be linked to organized crime and there is no active shooter in the community. Earlier, the Cree Nation of Mistissini announced the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney meeting with Canada’s premiers in Ottawa Thursday
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s premiers are meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa as negotiations on renewing North America’s key free trade agreement cast a shadow over their talks. Canada, the United States and Mexico are starting a review of the trade pact this year and U.S. President Donald Trump is already threatening new tariffs. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby calls reported meeting between Alberta separatists and U.S. official ‘treason’
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — B.C. Premier David Eby says that a reported meeting between individuals in the Alberta separatist movement and White House officials amounts to “treason.” Speaking in Ottawa this morning before the premiers’ meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, Eby — citing a report in the Financial Times — said it’s completely inappropriate for a ... Read More »
2 responsesFirst Nation under lockdown after shooting resulting in ‘multiple fatalities’: chief
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
MISTISSINI — A First Nation in northern Quebec is under lockdown after a deadly shooting. Chief Michael Petawabano of the Cree Nation of Mistissini has issued a statement urging members of the community to stay in their homes and lock their doors as police investigate a shooting that has caused “multiple fatalities.” He says travel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Creeping snow drought’: Canadian research shows less snowpack a concern
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
New research shows less snowpack in certain regions of Canada can have wide-ranging effects on everything from farms and wildlife to the broader economy. The Concordia University study, published in the Nature journal “Communications Earth and Environment,” says the usable water from snowpacks has dropped sharply in areas of the Canadian Rockies. The mountainous region ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Canada’s premiers to meet with PM, Heated Rivalry creators visit Ottawa
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Carney meeting with Canada’s premiers today Canada’s premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later today with the renewal of North America’s trilateral free trade agreement casting a shadow over the meeting. Canada, the United States and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Months after B.C. ostrich cull, why does protest movement persist?
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
Melody Leinweber’s latest tattoo is a stylized portrait of an ostrich with a colourful beak, pink and turquoise stars around its head and a twinkle in its eyes. The mother of four from West Kelowna, B.C., said the inspiration was twofold — her daughter had wanted an ostrich for Christmas, and Leinweber never wanted to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney meeting with Canada’s premiers in Ottawa today
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later today with the renewal of North America’s trilateral free trade agreement casting a shadow over the meeting. Canada, the United States and Mexico are entering into a review of the trade pact this year and U.S. President Donald Trump is already threatening new tariffs. ... Read More »
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