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Strike suspends operations at Quebec ski resort Le Massif de Charlevoix
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
A major Quebec ski resort has suspended operations for the day after the union representing some 300 workers launched a strike. Le Massif de Charlevoix says it was forced to shut its ski lifts, slopes, tobogganing areas, food services, the gift shop and the workshop at the resort northeast of Quebec City along the St. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney will meet with Ukraine’s allies in Paris as ceasefire talks intensify
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to France next week to meet with Ukraine’s allies as talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in Russia’s war intensify. The Prime Minister’s Office said Friday that Carney will be in Paris on Monday and Tuesday to meet with the “coalition of the willing” in an effort ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Companies can make generic Ozempic as of next week, but don’t expect to get it soon
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
TORONTO — Drug companies in Canada are allowed to make lower priced generic versions of the blockbuster drug Ozempic as of next week, but experts say patients shouldn’t expect it to be available for at least a few months. As of Dec. 29, Health Canada had received nine submissions seeking approval to make semaglutide, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian furniture and cabinet industry still reeling after Trump pauses tariff spike
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
WASHINGTON — The Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association is welcoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s postponement of tariff increases on furniture, cabinets and vanities, but the industry is still being devastated by the duties. Trump hit the industry with 25 per cent tariffs in October but paused a promised increase of 30 per cent for furniture and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney will meet with Ukraine’s allies in Paris as peace talks intensify
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to France next week to meet with Ukraine’s allies as talks aimed at ending Russia’s war intensify. The Prime Minister’s Office says Carney will be in Paris on Monday and Tuesday to meet with the “coalition of the willing” in an effort to push forward a peace ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada pushes back on Chinese military drills in Taiwan Strait
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada is pushing back on Chinese influence in the Taiwan Strait after Beijing ratcheted up tensions in East Asia by conducting military drills off Taiwan this week. China’s People’s Liberation Army said Wednesday that it had “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan, concluding a set of high-powered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: End to remote work, New Year’s bar fire, Quebec’s first babies of 2026
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Remote work option ending for thousands of public, private sector workers in 2026 The new year is already bringing some big changes to return-to-office rules. As of Monday, Ontario government employees will be expected to work in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remote work option ending for thousands of public, private sector workers in 2026
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
OTTAWA — The new year will bring some big changes to the rules on in-office work for many employees across the country — including tens of thousands of provincial government staff in Ontario and Alberta who will soon be required back in the office full-time. As of Jan. 5, Ontario provincial government employees will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downed power line in northern Manitoba repaired, electricity being restored
By Canadian Press on January 1st, 2026
CROSS LAKE — Manitoba Hydro said Thursday it is restoring power to residents of a northern First Nation after a downed power line forced residents out. Completion of the challenging repairs came a day after the chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to send in the military to deal with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Global Affairs Canada not aware of any Canadians hurt or killed in Swiss bar fire
By Canadian Press on January 1st, 2026
Global Affairs Canada says it’s not currently aware of any Canadian citizens among the dozens killed and hundreds injured in a Swiss bar fire. Police have said about 40 people died and another 115 were injured after the fire ripped through a New Year’s celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Many mark the new year with ‘exhilarating’ polar dip in icy water
By Canadian Press on January 1st, 2026
HALIFAX — Hundreds in Dartmouth, N.S., marked the new year by plunging into the frigid water of Lake Banook. Laurel Floyd from Ottawa was one of the brave dippers who waded into icy lake with her daughter and son in-law, saying the plunge felt exhilarating. It was her first time doing a polar dip, and ... Read More »
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