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Kashechewan First Nation evacuation plans will prioritize 500 vulnerable people: feds
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
Indigenous Services Canada says the evacuation of 500 vulnerable people from a remote First Nation in northern Ontario will happen “as early as possible,” as the community deals with failures in its water supply and sewage systems. The federal department says the priority evacuees from Kashechewan First Nation will be taken to Timmins and Kapuskasing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Protesters, ICE face off as tensions simmer in Minneapolis after fatal shooting
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS — Protesters in Minneapolis shouted during a tense standoff with masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers Thursday as public anger over the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent continued to simmer. Demonstrators stood defiant near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, which houses the local ICE headquarters, the day after an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fisheries Department grants authorization for port expansion in Contrecoeur, Que.
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
MONTRÉAL — Fisheries and Oceans Canada has granted authorization to the Montreal Port Authority to expand a container port terminal northeast of the city in the habitat of an endangered fish species. The authority announced today it has obtained the green light for the project at Contrecœur, Que., that would increase the capacity of port ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservative MP accuses students of free speech attack after campus event cancelled
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — The cancellation of a planned event at York University has led some Conservative MPs to accuse students there of attacking free speech. Conservative MP Garnett Genuis says he was denied permission to hold an event on campus on Friday. But the York University Student Centre says its decision was “not politically motivated in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Protesters, ICE faceoff as tensions simmer in Minneapolis after fatal shooting
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS — Protesters shouted during a tense standoff with masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers as anger from Minneapolis residents simmers following the fatal shooting of a woman on Wednesday. Demonstrators stood defiant near the Whipple Federal Building, which houses the local ICE headquarters, the day after an ICE officer shot 37-year-old mother Renee Good ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New charges against man with al-Qaida ties as lawyer raises mental health concerns
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
MONTREAL — New details are emerging about a homeless man with previous ties to al-Qaida who is charged with allegedly threatening to bomb public transit in Montreal. Mohamed Abdullah Warsame faces new charges filed this week for allegedly threatening to blow up the Passport Canada offices in Montreal and Quebec City in November while he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court to hear challenge of law allowing Ontario Place redevelopment
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from a coalition challenging the constitutionality of legislation that opens the door to major changes at Ontario Place. The urban park on the Toronto waterfront, opened in 1971, included a theatre that showed movies on a huge screen, children’s play areas and several pavilions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rogers puts $50M to address excessive screen time among teens and tweens
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
TORONTO — Rogers Communications says it is investing $50 million over five years to address the excessive time teens and tweens spend on screens. The telecom giant launched a national school program Thursday that Tony Staffieri, the president and CEO of Rogers, said is meant to change behaviour and help youth develop healthy relationships with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Airlines overhauling routes, RCAF retention via pay hike, gear boosting
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Airlines overhaul routes as Canadians shun U.S. Canadian airlines pulled back in a big way from the United States over the past year and boosted flight volumes elsewhere — especially the Caribbean — with no sign of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victims’ families mark six-year anniversary of Flight PS752 downing in Iran
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
Victims’ families will mark the six-year anniversary of the downing of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 in Iran with events in Ontario and British Columbia today. The plane was shot down on Jan. 8, 2020 by two Iranian missiles just minutes after taking off from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board including 55 Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calls for caution as Carney prepares to meet Xi amid new global political order
By Canadian Press on January 8th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Former Hong Kong pro-democracy legislator Albert Chan Wai-yip is a longtime critic of China, who has accused its government of “crimes against humanity” after a crackdown on dissent in the Chinese special administrative region. But Chan said it is time for Canadians to look east again, as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares for ... Read More »
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