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Ocean, safety at risk as wind tears apart rancid Newfoundland fish sauce plant: mayor
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
ST. JOHN’S — A foul-smelling abandoned fish-sauce factory in rural Newfoundland has become an environmental and safety hazard after high winds tore the front wall off the building on Friday night. Steve Ryan, the mayor of St. Mary’s, N.L., said there are more winds coming and he has been speaking with residents near the decaying ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dozens rally in Iqaluit for Greenland as Trump renews threats to control island
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
IQALUIT — Dozens of people rallied in Nunavut’s capital today in solidarity with Inuit people in Greenland who are concerned about U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed threats to take control of the island Aaju Peter, the lawyer and activist who organized the morning rally in Iqaluit, says rally goers chanted “Greenland is owned by the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal firearm buyback program to open Monday, with March 31 deadline to register
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — Owners of banned firearms will have until the end of March to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns. The federal government says the declaration period will begin Monday and run through March 31. Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawed about 2,500 types of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ocean at risk as wind tears wall off rancid Newfoundland fish sauce plant, says mayor
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
ST. JOHN’S — A Newfoundland mayor says a foul-smelling abandoned fish-sauce factory is now an environmental emergency after high winds tore the front wall off the crumbling building on Friday night. The decaying Atlantic Seafood Sauce Company Ltd. building is just steps away from the ocean in St. Mary’s and Mayor Steve Ryan says the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jeremy Hansen ‘pumped’ about historic trip around the moon
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says getting humans to fly around the far side of the moon is good for humanity. Speaking to reporters at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as NASA rolled the Artemis II rocket to its lunch pad, Hansen said he has been staring at the moon a lot more recently as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Details of compensation plan for owners of banned firearms to be announced today
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — Owners of banned firearms can expect to learn more today about federal plans to compensate them for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns. The Liberal government is slated to announce details of its national buyback program at a briefing in Montreal. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree, Québec Public Security Minister Ian Lafrenière ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Who wants to buy a sub? Why South Korea’s Hanwha is advertising around Ottawa
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — Ottawa residents and out-of-town travellers may have puzzled recently over a wave of ads in the downtown from a company trying to sell them submarines. Not the six-inch sandwich kind, either, but the sort of 300-foot submersible you’d be hard-pressed to squeeze into your garage. The federal government is in the market for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney visiting Qatar to drum up investment despite ‘brutal’ human rights record
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Qatar to drum up investment deals with a country known for both its brutal dictatorship and its growing diplomatic and economic influence. “Today, the epicentre of diplomatic, economic, financial and commercial power in the Middle East is in the Gulf,” said University of Ottawa professor Thomas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five things about Canadian Jeremy Hansen’s upcoming trip to the moon and back
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2026
LONGUEUIL — Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is set to make history as the first Canadian to fly around the moon. The Canadian Space Agency is hoping this “once-in-a-generation” event is one that will inspire young people to dream big. The impending Artemis II mission to the moon and back is in its final preparation stages with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian official says Carney will accept role on Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026
BEIJING — A senior Canadian government official says Prime Minister Mark Carney has been asked by U.S. President Donald Trump to join the “Board of Peace” tasked with supporting the administration, reconstruction and economic recovery of Gaza. Carney’s name was not among the initial list of executive board members, released by the White House Friday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian official says Carney will accept role on Trump’s Gaza board of peace
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2026
BEIJING — A senior Canadian government official says Prime Minister Mark Carney has been asked by U.S. President Donald Trump to join the “Board of Peace” tasked with supporting the administration, reconstruction and economic recovery of Gaza. Carney’s name was not among the initial list of executive board members, released by the White House earlier ... Read More »
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