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Eby tells anti-extortion chief to demonstrate urgency or step down
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the head of a police anti-extortion task force needs to step aside if he cannot demonstrate a sense of urgency in the fight. Eby’s remarks about RCMP Assistant Commissioner John Brewer come a day after Brewer repeatedly declined to characterize a wave of extortion-related shootings in the Lower Mainland ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Experts warn Canada risks losing top researchers in ‘global war for AI talent’
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada must act to retain its international leadership in AI research in the face of a worldwide race for talent that’s reached a “fever pitch,” the country’s national AI institutes warned the government last summer. They cautioned that funding for a key program was running out and told the federal government it needs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Verbatim: Carney’s speech to the World Economic Forum
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
DAVOS — Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech at World Economic Forum that is garnering attention around world. Here is the full text of his speech: Thank you very much, Larry. I’m going to start in French, and then I’ll switch back to English. [Translated from French] Thank you, Larry. It is both a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Eby tells anti-extortion chief to demonstrate urgency or step down
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the head of a police anti-extortion task force needs to step aside if he cannot demonstrate a sense of urgency in the fight. Eby’s comments about RCMP Assistant Commissioner John Brewer come after Brewer repeatedly declined to characterize a wave of extortion-related shootings in the Lower Mainland as a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian man posed as a pilot and flight attendant to get hundreds of free flights, authorities say
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
HONOLULU (AP) — A Canadian man posed as a commercial pilot and as a working flight attendant to obtain hundreds of free flights from U.S. airlines, authorities said. Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, was arrested in Panama after being indicted on wire fraud charges in federal court in Hawaii last October. He pleaded not guilty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal Court sets aside TikTok Canada shutdown order
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
Federal Court has set aside a government order for TikTok to wind down operations in Canada, meaning the social media company can keep running its offices here while the industry minister conducts another review. In 2024, the Liberal government ordered TikTok to close its offices in Canada, citing national security concerns, but stopped short of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. man gets 5 years in Snapchat child sex abuse case, as advocates warn of surge
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
CAMPBELL RIVER — A British Columbia man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes involving a minor he met over Snapchat, his jailing coming amid what advocates say is a surge in “extreme online violence.” RCMP in Campbell River said on Wednesday that 33-year-old Dillon Caleb Partanen of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. mayor urges Ottawa to co-ordinate extortion fight after rash of shootings
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
SURREY — The mayor of Surrey, B.C., is urging Ottawa to “take immediate action and implement a full-scale national initiative” against extortion violence in Canada amid a rash of shootings linked to attempted blackmail in her city. Brenda Locke says in a statement that her city has seen 34 cases of reported extortion in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney heads home after trips to Davos, China, Qatar focused on non-U.S. trade
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
DAVOS — Prime Minister Mark Carney headed home Wednesday from his nine-day trip around the world — a tour aimed at drumming up investment abroad that has attracted some cross-partisan criticism. Carney left for Ottawa from Switzerland, where he attended the World Economic Forum and delivered a widely praised speech warning that middle powers must ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doug Ford calls for boycott of Chinese EVs that will enter Canada under Carney deal
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Canadians to boycott Chinese-made electric vehicles when they are allowed back into the country under a deal recently struck by Prime Minister Mark Carney. Ford has been critical of the deal — and the fact Carney did not speak to him about it in advance — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former flight attendant from Toronto posed as pilot and received hundreds of free flights: U.S. authorities
By Canadian Press on January 21st, 2026
HONOLULU (AP) — A former flight attendant for a Canadian airline posed as a commercial pilot and as a current flight attendant to obtain hundreds of free flights from U.S. airlines, authorities said. Dallas Pokornik, 33, of Toronto, was arrested in Panama after being indicted on wire fraud charges in federal court in Hawaii last ... Read More »
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