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Carney stands by Plains of Abraham speech that rankled Quebec’s political class
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is standing by his comments about the Battle of the Plains of Abraham that drew a swift rebuke from Quebec’s political class. The controversy erupted last week when Carney said the 1759 battle in Quebec City — during which the British defeated the French — symbolized the beginning of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cleanup will take ‘days’ after record-breaking Toronto snowstorm, city officials say
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
TORONTO — The cleanup after a record-breaking winter storm that left mountains of snow across Toronto and the surrounding areas is expected to take several days, city officials said Monday as a snow day was declared for schools across the region and commuters faced severe transit delays. Mayor Olivia Chow said even though plowing is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: ICE wants to buy Pattison building to use for ‘holding and processing’
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
The United States Department of Homeland Security says it wants to buy a building owned by the property arm of Vancouver-based conglomerate Jim Pattison Group to use as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement “processing facility.” The department sent a letter to the Hanover County planning department in Hanover, Va., last Wednesday, sharing its intent to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney defends Canada’s Afghanistan record but does not ask Trump for apology
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney defended the Canadian military’s contributions to the war in Afghanistan today, but stopped short of asking U.S. President Donald Trump to apologize for belittling Canada’s role. Carney said everyone should recognize the extraordinary contributions made by the Canadian Armed Forces in that conflict and noted 30 Canadian soldiers were ... Read More »
1 response‘Troubled’ counsel for OPCC resigns from Myles Gray hearing over obscenity
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The counsel for the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner of British Columbia at the hearing into the 2015 death of Myles Gray says he is resigning from the long-awaited proceeding after coming under a B.C. Law Society investigation for an obscenity uttered last week. Richard Neary, the lawyer for Brad Hickford, read ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa gives conditional approval for Marineland to export remaining belugas to U.S.
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says she has provided conditional approval for the export of Marineland’s remaining beluga whales to the United States. Thompson says in a statement posted on social media that she met with Marineland today and she will issue final permits once the Niagara Falls, Ont., theme park provides further information. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Counsel for OPCC resigns from Myles Gray hearing over obscenity
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The counsel for the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner of British Columbia at the hearing into the 2015 death of Myles Gray says he is resigning from the long-awaited proceeding after coming under a B.C. Law Society investigation for an obscenity uttered last week. Richard Neary, the lawyer for Brad Hickford, read ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman found dead in Montreal-area home without power during extreme cold
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
MONTREAL — The Quebec coroner will investigate the death of a woman whose body was found Sunday evening inside a Montreal-area home that had been without power for more than a day. It was fire department officials who found the woman’s body during a door-to-door wellness check on the on-island town of Montreal West, where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Snowstorm wreaks havoc on air travel plans, as hundreds more flights cancelled
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
Canadian airlines continue to cancel flights by the hundreds following a record-breaking snowstorm that blasted southern Ontario and Quebec on Sunday and Monday before whirling farther east. After hundreds of cancellations Sunday, aviation analytics firm Cirium says roughly 300 more flights across the country had been called off as of 9 a.m., affecting tens of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Most NDP MPs unable to get to Ottawa for return of Parliament due to weather delays
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Most NDP MPs were unable to get to Ottawa today for the return of Parliament after weather-related travel issues stranded several of them in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. A party spokesperson says four MPs, including interim leader Don Davies, are in transit to Ottawa after being unable to leave Rankin Inlet for Winnipeg until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MacKinnon says minority Parliament can work if Conservatives ‘get out of the way’
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Government House leader Steven MacKinnon said Monday he believes the minority Parliament can function and pass bills — if Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre agrees to “get out of the way.” Poilievre, meanwhile, shared online Saturday a letter he wrote to Prime Minister Mark Carney that says he is willing to work with the ... Read More »
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