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Liberals wrap two days of cabinet meetings focused on affordability, security
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
QUÉBEC — The Liberal cabinet has wrapped two days of meetings in Quebec City focused on affordability, economic growth and security, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Friday. Now the government is looking ahead to Monday’s return to the House of Commons after a six-week holiday break. “The whole focus will be about execution, delivery and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. Law Society names counsel whose obscene remark derailed hearing
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
VANCOUVER — The Law Society of British Columbia has identified Brad Hickford, counsel for a public hearing into the death of Myles Gray, as the person who uttered an obscenity resulting in the adjournment of the long-awaited proceeding this week. The society has opened an investigation into the vulgar remark that was broadcast on Wednesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ministers defend ‘great sacrifices’ after Trump downplays NATO role in Afghanistan
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Liberal cabinet ministers and former Armed Forces members are defending the sacrifices Canadian soldiers made in Afghanistan after U.S. President Donald Trump downplayed NATO troops’ contributions in the war. Trump renewed long-standing grievances with NATO partners in a media interview on Thursday by disputing sacrifices made by non-U.S. troops. “We’ve never needed them, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec government is removing the British crown from province’s coat of arms
By Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2026
MONTREAL — The Quebec government announced Friday that it’s removing the British crown from the province’s official coat of arms, in what it described as a reaffirmation of the province’s autonomy. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette and French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge said in a news release that removing symbols of the monarchy was a recommendation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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