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Ontario Premier Doug Ford trades barbs with Parti Québécois leader over sovereignty
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
SAINT-GEORGES — The leader of the Parti Québécois and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are trading barbs after the latter said it would be a disaster for Canada if the sovereigntist party was elected. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is criticizing Ford, who for the past two days has been urging Quebecers to reject the PQ for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Missing baby believed dead after mother’s remains found in Alberta
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
ST. ALBERT — Alberta RCMP say they have arrested a suspect after the remains of a 23-year-old woman were found in an apartment in St. Albert and that her missing nine-month old daughter is also believed to be dead. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stepfather of missing Nova Scotia children charged with sexually assaulting an adult
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP say the stepfather of two children who were reported missing more than eight months ago has been charged with sexual assault, assault and forcible confinement involving an adult victim. The Mounties confirmed that 34-year-old Daniel Martell of Lansdowne, N.S., was arrested on Monday morning by officers with the Pictou County ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post, union finalize outstanding contractual language in tentative deals
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada Post and the union representing thousands of its mail carriers say they have finalized outstanding contractual language in the tentative agreements reached last month that would end more than two years of labour strife. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the contractual language deals with clauses related to the short-term disability ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec private doctors challenge law forcing five years of public system work
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
MONTREAL — Quebec’s private doctors federation is mounting a legal challenge against a law that requires all new doctors to practice in the province’s public system for five years. The Fédération des médecins en pratique privée du Québec is asking Superior Court for a stay on the measure, which they describe as unjustified and discriminatory. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa, South Korea pledge to bring auto manufacturing to Canada
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government has signed an agreement with South Korea with the goal of bringing Korean auto manufacturing to Canada. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and her counterpart, Jung-Kwan Kim, signed the agreement focused on “economic prosperity and supply chain resilience.” A news release from Joly’s department says a forum will be established on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anandasangaree says lack of help from some provinces, police won’t thwart gun buyback
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he doesn’t foresee logistical challenges in gathering up banned firearms through a federal buyback program, despite the refusal of several provinces and police forces to help. Anandasangaree said in an interview the use of mobile collection units and off-duty or retired police officers will help ensure the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heated Rivalry creators defend Online Streaming Act in Ottawa
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — The people behind the hit Canadian TV show “Heated Rivalry” defended the Online Streaming Act — which the U.S. has identified as a trade irritant — at a Canadian media production industry conference in Ottawa on Thursday. “People have got to negotiate the way they’ve got to negotiate, but I think it would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal vigil to mark anniversary of Quebec City mosque attack
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
MONTREAL — A vigil will be held in Montreal at 4:30 p.m. today to mark the ninth anniversary of the Jan. 29, 2017, Quebec City mosque attack and to honour the six people killed. The event, being held at the Parc metro station, is part of Muslim Awareness Week, an initiative created in the aftermath ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Don’t be fooled by AI videos of Toronto snowstorm
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
As Toronto residents dig out from a record-breaking winter storm — the latest in the city’s snowiest month have been kept — some videos that seemingly show the snow’s aftermath are creating confusion online. While many spectacular winter scenes shared in recent days are real, some accounts known for making videos generated with artificial intelligence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!StatCan says income and wealth gap grew wider in third quarter
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — The gap between the country’s highest earning and wealthiest households and those at the bottom end grew in the third quarter of last year as strong financial market gains benefited the rich. Statistics Canada says the difference in the share of disposable income between households in the top 40 per cent and the ... Read More »
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