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First Nation under lockdown after shooting resulting in ‘multiple fatalities’: chief
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
MISTISSINI — A First Nation in northern Quebec is under lockdown after a deadly shooting. Chief Michael Petawabano of the Cree Nation of Mistissini has issued a statement urging members of the community to stay in their homes and lock their doors as police investigate a shooting that has caused “multiple fatalities.” He says travel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Creeping snow drought’: Canadian research shows less snowpack a concern
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
New research shows less snowpack in certain regions of Canada can have wide-ranging effects on everything from farms and wildlife to the broader economy. The Concordia University study, published in the Nature journal “Communications Earth and Environment,” says the usable water from snowpacks has dropped sharply in areas of the Canadian Rockies. The mountainous region ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Canada’s premiers to meet with PM, Heated Rivalry creators visit Ottawa
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Carney meeting with Canada’s premiers today Canada’s premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later today with the renewal of North America’s trilateral free trade agreement casting a shadow over the meeting. Canada, the United States and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Months after B.C. ostrich cull, why does protest movement persist?
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
Melody Leinweber’s latest tattoo is a stylized portrait of an ostrich with a colourful beak, pink and turquoise stars around its head and a twinkle in its eyes. The mother of four from West Kelowna, B.C., said the inspiration was twofold — her daughter had wanted an ostrich for Christmas, and Leinweber never wanted to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney meeting with Canada’s premiers in Ottawa today
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later today with the renewal of North America’s trilateral free trade agreement casting a shadow over the meeting. Canada, the United States and Mexico are entering into a review of the trade pact this year and U.S. President Donald Trump is already threatening new tariffs. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Not their story to tell’: Broncos families angry over Netflix hockey tragedy series
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
The story of a small-town hockey team reeling after several of its teenage players are killed in a bus crash would probably seem familiar to Canadians, but Netflix says its new series has nothing to do with the Humboldt Broncos. Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured when a truck driver went through a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. mayor says 20 more RCMP officers on the way to boost anti-extortion battle
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
The mayor of Surrey, B.C., says she’s been told Ottawa will send 20 more RCMP officers to battle extortions that have seen homes and businesses riddled with gunfire, after Premier David Eby announced an inter-provincial meeting in the city to tackle the crime wave. Eby had said in Ottawa that officials from B.C., Alberta, Manitoba ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.-based Pattison says it didn’t know Virginia warehouse was to become ICE facility
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
ASHLAND, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES — A gigantic warehouse across the street from an outdoor equipment store has become a flashpoint in Virginia as the U.S. grapples with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown — and a British Columbia company has been pulled into the fray. Hundreds of people gathered at the Hanover County Administration building in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provinces hit by extortion wave to meet in Surrey, B.C.: Eby
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
British Columbia Premier David Eby says officials from four provinces will meet in Surrey, B.C., to discuss a wave of extortion cases with the head of the RCMP national team handling the phenomenon that has seen homes and business riddled with gunfire. Eby says the meeting involving B.C., Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario will happen within ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian companies criticized over ties to U.S. immigration enforcement
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canadian companies are coming under fire over their ties to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as U.S. President Donald Trump pursues a mass deportation campaign to expel vast numbers of immigrants. Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel and Vancouver-based companies Hootsuite and Jim Pattison Group are being raked publicly over their ties to the immigration ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.-based Pattison says it did not know warehouse was to become ICE facility
By Canadian Press on January 28th, 2026
ASHLAND, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES — A gigantic warehouse across the street from an outdoor equipment store has become a flashpoint in Virginia as the U.S. grapples with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown — and a British Columbia company has been pulled into the fray. The property arm of Vancouver-based Jim Pattison Group did not know ... Read More »
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