Carney to meet premiers amid rising global tensions, stalled US trade talks
The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Canada's premiers in Ottawa later this month as global tensions rise and as trade talks with the U.S. remain stalled.
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Toronto budget will be tabled with proposed 2.2% tax increase
Isaac Callan / globalnews - The city will table its draft budget on Thursday, laying out the initial increase and spending constraints for councillors to debate.
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Chrystia Freeland to resign as MP Friday after accepting Ukraine advisory role
Stephanie Levitz / theglobeandmail - Former cabinet minister was criticized for taking the job while still serving in Parliament
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City of Calgary ignored two decades of warning signs about water system, report finds
Patrick White / theglobeandmail - Panel says the city became aware of vulnerabilities as early as 2004, when a similar type of pipe ruptured
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NDP leadership candidates scramble to raise funds ahead of membership deadlines
David Baxter / theglobeandmail - Membership cutoff for voting eligibility and the final fundraising deadline are both on Jan. 28
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Quebec residences get training to become more inclusive and safe for LGBTQ+ seniors
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A Quebec foundation is hoping to train 10,000 people on making seniors residences safer and more inclusive for older LGBTQ+ adults.
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Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival to return after deadly SUV attack, focus on healing
sootoday - VANCOUVER — Filipino BC has announced the 2026 Lapu Lapu Day Festival in Vancouver will go ahead nearly a year after the devastating van attack that killed 11 people and injured dozens more.
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Man charged with first-degree murder in fatal shooting of international student at UTSC
theglobeandmail - Police say a 28-year-old suspect from Toronto has been arrested
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Yorkdale GO bus shooting: Murder charge laid in Toronto’s 1st homicide of 2026
Gabby Rodrigues / globalnews - Toronto police have laid a first-degree murder charge in connection to a fatal shooting on board a Yorkdale GO bus earlier this week, marking the city's first homicide of 2026.
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Deloitte sees Canadian economic growth slowing to 1.5% in 2026
Daniel Johnson / theglobeandmail - But chief economist Dawn Desjardins optimistic economy will gain momentum through second half of the year
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Richmond Hill home targeted by second drive by shooting in 14 months
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - York Regional Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Richmond Hill early Wednesday after multiple rounds were fired at a residence that had been targeted in a previous incident last fall.
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Canadian agencies embrace AI tools to defend national security
Jim Bronskill / nationalobserver - The national spy watchdog is reviewing the use and governance of artificial intelligence by Canada’s security agencies.
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Novo Nordisk may compete with generics through renamed lower-price Ozempic
Nicole Ireland / nationalobserver - Novo Nordisk Canada is considering competing with generic versions of its brand-name Ozempic and Wegovy drugs by introducing renamed, lower-priced copies of the medications.
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Toronto real estate slumps in 2025, with sales and prices both down
Sammy Hudes / theglobeandmail - Regional real estate board says economic uncertainty weighed on the GTA housing market last year
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'Lucky nobody was seriously hurt': Calgary woman charged after traffic pylon thrown from downtown high-rise balcony
Scott Strasser / calgaryherald - 'Throwing any object off a high-rise is incredibly dangerous,' said Staff Sgt. Paul Ralstin of the Calgary Police Service
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