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Canada pushes back on Chinese military drills in Taiwan Strait
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada is pushing back on Chinese influence in the Taiwan Strait after Beijing ratcheted up tensions in East Asia by conducting military drills off Taiwan this week. China’s People’s Liberation Army said Wednesday that it had “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan, concluding a set of high-powered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: End to remote work, New Year’s bar fire, Quebec’s first babies of 2026
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Remote work option ending for thousands of public, private sector workers in 2026 The new year is already bringing some big changes to return-to-office rules. As of Monday, Ontario government employees will be expected to work in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Remote work option ending for thousands of public, private sector workers in 2026
By Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2026
OTTAWA — The new year will bring some big changes to the rules on in-office work for many employees across the country — including tens of thousands of provincial government staff in Ontario and Alberta who will soon be required back in the office full-time. As of Jan. 5, Ontario provincial government employees will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Downed power line in northern Manitoba repaired, electricity being restored
By Canadian Press on January 1st, 2026
CROSS LAKE — Manitoba Hydro said Thursday it is restoring power to residents of a northern First Nation after a downed power line forced residents out. Completion of the challenging repairs came a day after the chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to send in the military to deal with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Global Affairs Canada not aware of any Canadians hurt or killed in Swiss bar fire
By Canadian Press on January 1st, 2026
Global Affairs Canada says it’s not currently aware of any Canadian citizens among the dozens killed and hundreds injured in a Swiss bar fire. Police have said about 40 people died and another 115 were injured after the fire ripped through a New Year’s celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Many mark the new year with ‘exhilarating’ polar dip in icy water
By Canadian Press on January 1st, 2026
HALIFAX — Hundreds in Dartmouth, N.S., marked the new year by plunging into the frigid water of Lake Banook. Laurel Floyd from Ottawa was one of the brave dippers who waded into icy lake with her daughter and son in-law, saying the plunge felt exhilarating. It was her first time doing a polar dip, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pimicikamak chief calls on Carney to deploy military over power outage fallout
By Canadian Press on January 1st, 2026
CROSS LAKE — The chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba has urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to send in the military to deal with a crisis caused by a prolonged power outage. The community has been without power since late Sunday when a line crossing the Nelson River snapped. Manitoba Hydro said Wednesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Snowmobiler dies in avalanche in Rocky Mountains in northeastern B.C.
By Canadian Press on January 1st, 2026
A snowmobiler has died after being buried by an avalanche in the Rocky Mountains in northeastern British Columbia. Avalanche Canada says three snowmobilers were riding in the Bullmoose area near Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday when an avalanche was remotely triggered from the base of the slope. The organization says one of the three was fully ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spy watchdog reviewing Canadian security agencies’ use of artificial intelligence
By Canadian Press on January 1st, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s spy watchdog is examining the use and governance of artificial intelligence in national security activities. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency has informed key federal ministers and organizations of the study, which will look at how the security community defines, uses and oversees aspects of AI technologies. Canadian security agencies have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Cut them off’: Canadians angry, defiant as U.S. tariffs take effect
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
HALIFAX — Canadians are remaining defiant in the face of punishing U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods, promising to use their wallets to fight the trade war launched on Tuesday by President Donald Trump. Hours after Trump imposed 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on products from Canada, and a 10 per cent levy on energy, Haligonians ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec companies vulnerable to U.S. tariffs eligible for loans up to $50 million
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
MONTREAL — Promising Quebecers to protect them against the “unjustified attack” of U.S. tariffs, Premier François Legault announced retaliatory measures on Tuesday and a program to offer vulnerable companies with up to $50 million in loans. Legault’s announcement came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canadian goods, and ... Read More »
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