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In the news today: Parliament returns, Toronto storm, Senators whip Golden Knights
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Affordability, sovereignty expected to dominate debate as parliamentarians return The struggle of Canadian families to make ends meet in a turbulent economy is expected to be a key theme as Parliament reconvenes today after the holiday break. Opposition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Travel delays expected as Toronto clears mountains of weekend snow
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
TORONTO — Toronto residents should give themselves a bit more time to get where they’re going this morning as the city digs out from a weekend snowstorm. City manager Paul Johnson told a news conference yesterday it’s likely going to be a couple of days until snow is cleared all the way to the curb. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver hearing into Myles Gray’s death set to resume after obscenity caused delay
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A hearing into the death of Myles Gray, who died in 2015 after a violent altercation with Vancouver police, is set to resume today after it was delayed by an obscene remark that was captured on an audio feed of the proceeding last week. Brad Hickford, counsel for the Office of the Police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Affordability, sovereignty expected to dominate debate as parliamentarians return
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — The struggle of Canadian families to make ends meet in a turbulent economy is expected to be a key theme as Parliament reconvenes after the holiday break. Opposition members say they will press Prime Minister Mark Carney to back up his bold words about Canada’s future with concrete action. Carney returns to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. homicides put gay dating apps in spotlight, as advocates, police warn of risks
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Richard Hesketh says he won’t be going back to Grindr. He told a B.C. Supreme Court hearing that he now refuses to use the gay dating app where his friend, Alexander Lo, encountered Dwight Kematch, who beat and stabbed Lo to death in January 2024. It was the first time they had met. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jewish group calls on Ottawa to launch commission on antisemitism
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
OTTAWA — Jewish advocacy group B’nai Brith is calling on Ottawa to launch a commission on antisemitism and appoint someone to the envoy role that has been left vacant since July. The group is holding a midday press conference on Parliament Hill today, a day before the annual remembrance ceremony at the National Holocaust Monument. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korea delegation travelling to Canada in effort to win sub procurement contract
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
A delegation from South Korea says it is travelling to Canada to meet with the federal government in a bid to win a multi-billion-dollar submarine procurement contract. Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff for South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, says on social media the group includes the country’s trade minister, the minister of the Defense ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More Pizza Pops recalled due to possible E. coli contamination
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
A recall of select Pizza Pops products that was announced before Christmas has been expanded. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says numerous types of Pizza Pops have been added to the recall, including three-cheese, pepperoni, pepperoni and bacon, deluxe and 3-meat in various packaging, due to possible E. coli O26 contamination. A complete list of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Museum in Vancouver puts personal failures on display, encouraging people to move on
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A dead aloe plant, an old wedding dress that symbolized a failed marriage and a rejection letter for a job application are all exhibits that are part of a display of personal failure at a Vancouver mall. Eyvan Collins, curator of the Museum of Personal Failure, says he started putting up posters online ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heavy snowstorm and frigid temperatures prompt flight cancellations and delays
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
Hundreds of flights were cancelled or delayed Sunday as Toronto was hit with a blizzard and temperatures so bone-chilling that the city urged residents to stay home and avoid unnecessary travel. Environment Canada predicted Toronto could get over 50 centimetres of snowfall Sunday. Eastern Canada was bracing for a similar snowfall, as the storm moved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PQ leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says QC referendum campaign is already underway
By Canadian Press on January 25th, 2026
SAINT-HYACINTHE — Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says the referendum campaign for Quebec independence is already underway. He told party members Sunday that Prime Minister Mark Carney triggered the federalist “No” campaign with recent remarks on the Plains of Abraham. Speaking at a PQ convention in Saint-Hyacinthe, in the Montérégie region of Québec, St-Pierre ... Read More »
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