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Hundreds line up near Edmonton to endorse referendum on Alberta leaving Canada
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
STONY PLAIN — Hundreds of people braved bone-chilling temperatures today at a community centre just west of Edmonton to sign a petition to force a vote on Alberta leaving Canada. Citizens in Stony Plain were met by a long lineup when the doors opened around lunchtime, with some waiting more than an hour to sign. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinese ambassador urges Canada to move quickly to implement deals signed in Beijing
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
OTTAWA — China’s ambassador to Canada is urging the government to make progress quickly on areas of collaboration both countries agreed to during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing last week. “As long as both China and Canada have adequate sincerity, both sides will be able to translate the important outcomes into reality,” Chinese ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinese envoy says PM’s claim that Beijing agreed to visa-free entry not yet official
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
OTTAWA — China’s ambassador in Ottawa says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s claim that Beijing is about to lift its visa requirement for Canadians is not yet official, suggesting the move is still under consideration. “I did notice that Prime Minister Carney made it public that the Chinese side told him that China is actively considering ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Canadian values key to sovereignty, pushes back on Trump’s remarks
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
QUÉBEC — Staying true to Canada’s core values will be key to upholding its sovereignty, Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a speech Thursday which also pushed back against recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump. Surrounded by ministers and secretaries of state, Carney delivered the speech in Quebec City at a historically significant spot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ski season saved at Le Massif ski resort in Quebec after workers accept new deal
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
MONTREAL — A major Quebec ski resort that has been shut down because of a labour dispute will resume operations on Saturday after unionized employees voted in favour of a new deal. The CSN union representing the workers at Le Massif de Charlevoix says its members voted 91 per cent in favour of a deal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Myles Gray police beating hearing in B.C. adjourned after hot-mic obscenity
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
VANCOUVER — A public hearing into the 2015 police beating death of Myles Gray that got underway in Vancouver this week has been adjourned after a lawyer used a strong obscenity to describe someone in a remark captured by a microphone. The long-awaited hearing by the Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner that is scheduled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Canadian values key to maintaining sovereignty as authoritarianism rises
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
QUÉBEC — Staying true to Canada’s core values will be key to maintaining its sovereignty, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. In a speech to kick off the cabinet retreat in Quebec City, Carney said Canada was created by people of different backgrounds coming together to build a nation on the principles of multiculturalism and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parents of Canadian held in Syria urge Ottawa to act as prisoners are sent to Iraq
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
OTTAWA — The mother of a Canadian man detained in northeastern Syria says he risks going from “one legal black hole into another” as prisoners in the strife-torn region are transferred to Iraq. Sally Lane has been calling on Ottawa for years to facilitate the release of her son Jack Letts from a Syrian prison. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says upholding Canadian values key to sovereignty as authoritarianism rises
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
QUÉBEC — Prime Minister Mark Carney says staying true to Canada’s values is key to maintaining its sovereignty. In a speech to kick off the cabinet retreat in Quebec City today, Carney says Canada was created by people of different backgrounds coming together to build a nation on the principles of multiculturalism and openness. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge says Montreal man not criminally responsible for stabbing relatives 212 times
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
MONTREAL — A Montreal man who stabbed his parents and grandmother a total of 212 times has been found not criminally responsible for their murders. Arthur Galarneau, 22, was impassive as Quebec Superior Court Justice Annie Émond issued her decision on Thursday, agreeing with a joint submission from the Crown and defence that had been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!La Loche marks 10 years since mass shooting in northern Saskatchewan
By Canadian Press on January 22nd, 2026
LA LOCHE — A high school in northern Saskatchewan where a deadly shooting took place is open for the first time in a decade on the anniversary of the tragedy. The Northern Lights School Division says Dene High School in La Loche, about 600 kilometres north of Saskatoon, is set to hold a community ceremony ... Read More »
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