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Anand: ‘not appropriate’ to compare with past ministers on human rights, global law
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says her government’s approach to human rights and international law shouldn’t be compared to that of her predecessors because of increased turbulence and economic threats. “This moment in which we are living is markedly different than every other geopolitical environment in which previous foreign ministers have found themselves,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Experts question U.S. president’s threat to decertify new Canadian planes
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
MONTREAL — Experts are casting doubt on U.S. President Donald Trump’s ability to ban new Canadian-made aircraft from American skies in a move that could have big implications for airlines and travellers on both sides of the border. Former Canadian Transportation Agency member Jean-Denis Pelletier says regulatory authority for plane certification in the U.S. rests ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advocates call for federal, provincial governments to strengthen child-care system
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
Child-care advocates are calling on the federal and provincial governments to commit today to strengthening the $10-a-day system, as the ministers responsible meet in Ottawa. Most provinces and territories now have average fees of $10 a day, but not all of them do and space creation targets are not on track to be met while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa wins Federal Court appeal allowing single-use plastics ban to stand
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court decision, giving Ottawa the power to keep its ban on single-use plastics in place. A 2023 Federal Court decision said Ottawa had overstepped in designating all “plastic manufactured items” as toxic. But in a unanimous decision Friday, the three-judge panel ruled the federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Insurance policy doesn’t entitle couple to additional rebuilding costs: Supreme Court
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has sided with an insurance company in a dispute over coverage for a family whose home on the Ottawa River was declared a total loss due to flooding. Trillium Mutual Insurance Co. acknowledged that the loss of Stephen and Claudette Emond’s house in April 2019 was covered under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Court of Appeal rules decision underlying feds plastic ban ‘reasonable’
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court decision, giving Ottawa the power to keep its ban on single-use plastics in place. The lower court’s 2023 decision said Ottawa had overstepped in designating all “plastic manufactured items” as toxic. But in a unanimous decision Friday, the three-judge panel ruled the federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Extreme cold disrupts Hydro-Québec exports to Massachusetts during spike in power use
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
MONTRÉAL — Extreme cold forced Hydro-Québec to temporarily suspend its energy exports to Massachusetts just one week after inaugurating its new line. Hydro-Québec and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs both confirmed the news, which was first reported by specialized media outlet E&E News. The decision came as last weekend’s polar vortex ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal deficit $26.4B for April-to-November period: fiscal monitor
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government posted a deficit of $26.4 billion for the first eight months of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its fiscal monitor, the Finance Department says the result compared with a deficit of $22.7 billion for the same April-to-November period a year earlier. Revenue for the period totalled $317.2 billion, up from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney calls Trump’s U.S. Fed chair pick, Warsh, a “fantastic choice’
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is offering his seal of approval on U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve. Trump said earlier today he would nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to replace outgoing chair Jerome Powell when his term expires in the spring. Carney, a former central banker ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal Court of appeal to rule on Ottawa’s single-use plastics ban today
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of appeal is expected issue a ruling that could end Ottawa’s ban of some single-use plastics today. In 2023, a Federal Court judge said Ottawa had overstepped in designating all “plastic manufactured items” as toxic. Ottawa appealed that ruling, which came a year after the federal government used the toxic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economy stalled in November and may have contracted in Q4: StatCan
By Canadian Press on January 30th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says economic growth was flat in November as declines in the manufacturing sector weighed on real gross domestic product in the month. The agency says a global semiconductor shortage led to supply bottlenecks in automotive production, which sent durable-goods manufacturing to its lowest monthly levels since 2011, outside the COVID-19 pandemic. ... Read More »
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