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In the news: P.M. visits China and President Xi, talks on agriculture and tariffs
By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Carney arrives in Beijing today for crucial visit Prime Minister Mark Carney is on his way to Beijing for a short but consequential visit, as China and Canada try to move past years of diplomatic tensions and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney arrives in Beijing today ahead of highly anticipated meeting with Xi
By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is on his way to Beijing for a short but consequential visit, as China and Canada try to move past years of diplomatic tensions and Ottawa pushes to double non-U.S. trade by 2035. “It is Carney’s pragmatic foreign policy in action,” said Asia Pacific Foundation vice-president Vina Nadjibulla. “There ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top court to look at whether challenge of ethics ruling in Trudeau case can proceed
By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2026
OTTAWA — A group that pushes for political accountability says the courts must be allowed to review the reasonableness of a federal ethics ruling about former prime minister Justin Trudeau. In a filing to the Supreme Court of Canada, Democracy Watch argues the Federal Court of Appeal is entitled to examine and rule on its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Almost one in three Canadians say U.S. might try to invade Canada: poll
By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2026
OTTAWA — Following the recent U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, a new poll suggests almost a third of Canadians say the United States might attempt “direct action” to take control of Canada. It suggests one-in-five Americans think the same. The poll, which was conducted online and can’t be assigned a margin of error, surveyed 1,540 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of a turbulent decade in the Canada-China relationship
By Canadian Press on January 14th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is visiting China this week — part of his government’s efforts to repair the bilateral relationship after years of tensions over national security, trade and the detention of two Canadians. Here is a look at key moments in Canada-China relations since 2016: Aug. 29, 2016: Then prime minister Justin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2025 was the third warmest year on record. What does that mean in Canada?
By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026
This past year was the third warmest on record and stood on the cusp of surpassing a major climate threshold globally, according to new data from the European climate agency. The Copernicus data indicates 2025 was about 1.47 degrees warmer than pre-industrial levels, following the previous year’s record-setting 1.6 degrees. When 2023 is added to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TSB says seaplane had faulty repair job months before 2025 crash in Quebec
By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026
MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board says there was a faulty repair job on the flight controls of a small seaplane a few months before it crashed into the Richelieu River last year. On May 2, a float-equipped De Havilland DHC-2 Mk. I (Beaver) aircraft took off from the St-Mathias aerodrome, on the Richelieu River, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba Premier Kinew asks Ontario counterpart Ford to rethink Crown Royal boycott
By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026
GIMLI — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew called on Ontario Premier Doug Ford Tuesday to drop plans for a boycott of Crown Royal whisky, and wrote Ford’s name on a barrel outside the plant north of Winnipeg where some of the whisky is mashed, distilled and aged. “We understand, Doug, that you get fired up and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some Canadians manage to contact family in Iran for first time in days amid protests
By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026
Before the latest anti-government protests in Iran began, Shadi Dashmiz was in contact with her father every day, exchanging calls, texts and pictures. But she suddenly lost touch with the 70-year-old who currently lives alone in the country, after the Iranian government disabled the internet and blocked landlines from placing international calls. For nearly a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coastal First Nations call on Carney to defend the B.C. tanker ban in pipeline talks
By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026
PRINCE RUPERT — Coastal First Nations president Marilyn Slett says she called on Prime Minister Mark Carney in a meeting Tuesday to maintain and protect the oil tanker moratorium in his government’s pipeline talks with Alberta. The meeting between Carney and Coastal First Nations in Prince Rupert, B.C. was held to restart relations with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-journalists lament closure of Ming Pao, Canada’s last Chinese-language daily paper
By Canadian Press on January 13th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Former journalists for Ming Pao Daily News say its impending closure will be a devastating blow for consumers of the only Chinese-language daily newspaper in Canada. Ming Pao announced on Monday that its final Vancouver and Toronto editions will be published on Jan. 16 and its newsrooms and offices will shut on Jan. ... Read More »
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