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Montreal scraps social and affordable housing bylaw, will offer city land for housing
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is following through on a campaign promise to rewrite her predecessor’s signature bylaw on affordable and social housing. Former mayor Valerie Plante’s bylaw required new housing builds to include fixed percentages of social, affordable and family-sized units. Developers were forced to set aside 20 per cent of their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s comments ‘false,’ Canadians made ‘great sacrifices’ in Afghanistan: Miller
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — A Liberal cabinet minister and former member of the armed forces is dismissing U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about NATO allies staying off the front lines in Afghanistan. Trump downplayed the contributions of the United States’ NATO partners in a media interview Thursday when he claimed that troops from allied nations “stayed a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of key events leading up to the arrest of Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
U.S. authorities have announced the arrest of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who is accused of running an international drug ring and ordering the murders of several people. The Federal Bureau of Investigation said the 44-year-old Wedding, originally from Thunder Bay, Ont., was arrested in Mexico after a yearslong manhunt and he will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government plans to bring forward online harms bill, AI minister says
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government is working on online harms legislation, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Friday. Solomon told reporters Culture Minister Marc Miller will bring the bill forward. The bill would be separate from privacy legislation Solomon is expected to introduce, and from a justice bill the government tabled last year that includes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assembly of First Nations warns members to be cautious in U.S. following ICE actions
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is warning First Nations individuals to be wary of crossing the border into the United States in response to immigration enforcement raids and the detention of some Indigenous people. AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak confirmed that at least one First Nations person had a negative encounter recently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Law Society investigates obscene remark that has delayed Myles Gray hearing
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
VANCOUVER — The Law Society of British Columbia has opened an investigation after a lawyer made an obscene comment that was broadcast over the audio stream of a public hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray. The legal regulator says it is looking into “concerns” about the matter, which forced the adjournment of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Simon Jolin-Barrette bows out of CAQ leadership race; Christine Fréchette to run
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
QUÉBEC — Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette says he won’t seek the Coalition Avenir Québec leadership to replace François Legault. Jolin-Barrette says he decided not to enter the race for family and professional reasons. Jolin-Barrette, first elected in 2014, had received the support of several CAQ caucus members since Legault’s announcement. Facing dismal polling, Legault said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!5 things to know about Canada being disinvited from Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Senior federal government officials told reporters travelling to China with Prime Minister Mark Carney last week that he was accepting an invitation to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace.” Less than a week later, Trump said Carney’s invitation had been rescinded — and the board appears to be morphing into something ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Too cold to ski: Bone-chilling cold warnings sweep the country, lows nearing -50 C
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
WINNIPEG — A baleful front of face-freezing Arctic air delivered a winter wallop across Canada’s midsection Friday, with temperatures so frosty in parts it was too cold to ski. The Windsor Park Nordic Centre in Winnipeg advised cross-country skiers that its trails would be closed through the weekend. “It’s extremely cold and we don’t expect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian ex-Olympian and alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding arrested in Mexico: FBI
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin Ryan Wedding has been arrested in Mexico, capping off a yearslong manhunt and dealing what U.S. officials called a significant blow to a violent criminal network that has endangered communities across several borders. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice first announced Wedding’s capture ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives prepare for national convention, anniversary of Harper’s historic win
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — On the morning of Jan. 24, 2006, newspapers across the Prairies spread the word with headlines like, “The West Is In!” and “Tories Turn The Tide!” Stephen Harper’s Conservative Party had just been elected, eking out a minority in his second election as leader of the still-new party and ending 12 years of ... Read More »
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