B.C.’s balmy January brings out blossoms, but a cold snap could put plants in peril
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A couple weeks ago, North Vancouver resident Larry Sewell looked down a street in his neighbourhood and did a double take.
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'I'm traumatized': Terrified Haitians in the US make dangerous journey to Canada
Charlotte Glorieux / nationalobserver - Frantz André says his phone rings every day with scared Haitians in the United States considering the dangerous journey across the northern border.
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Justin Trudeau, Katy Perry make appearance at World Economic Forum
sootoday - DAVOS — Former prime minister Justin Trudeau spoke about the importance of soft power in geopolitics today at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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Le Massif de Charlevoix cancels ski season after employees reject contract offer
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Management says that to ensure safe skiing conditions, Le Massif had to continue artificial snow-making by the end of the month and operations needed to resume as of Tuesday.
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Thousands of federal government workers receive layoff notices
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada said federal government workers are being forced into a 'Hunger Games-style fight for jobs.'
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Hearings begin at Supreme Court on constitutionality of random police traffic stops
sootoday - MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada started hearing a case on Monday about whether it's constitutional for police to make random traffic stops, after Quebec's highest court ruled that the practice leads to racial profiling.
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Montreal public transit ridership fell in 2025 due to rotating strikes, agency says
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Montreal’s public transit agency says commuters took about 20 million fewer trips on its network in 2025 as metros and buses were disrupted by rotating strikes.
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Inflation ticked up to 2.4% in December: StatCan
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Statistics Canada says the end of the federal government’s tax holiday a year earlier pushed the annual pace of inflation up two ticks to 2.4 per cent in December.
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Doctors in FIFA World Cup cities worry about ER capacity, strain on health system
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Doctors in Canada's FIFA World Cup host cities say they're concerned the already strained health-care system will buckle if an unexpected surge happens during the tournament.
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Carney heads to Switzerland to take part in World Economic Forum
Dylan Robertson / nationalobserver - Prime Minister Mark Carney heads today to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum in the ski resort town of Davos.
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Burner phones, security warnings and no ‘megaphones’: How Carney’s trip to Beijing struck a surprising new tone with China
Christopher Nardi / nationalpost - Before entering Chinese airspace, all political staff were required to power down their usual work and personal devices and stash them in a faraday bag
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On-duty OPP officer charged with impaired driving
John Marchesan / citynews - An Ontario Provincial Police constable with 17 years of service is facing drunk driving charges while on duty. The Southern Georgian Bay OPP detachment began an investigation on Jan. 15. involving one of their members. They say 39-year-old Christopher Pro…
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Durham, Ont. police say officer shot when responding to armed person call
Sean Previl / globalnews - Durham Regional Police say officers were responding to a call about an armed person in Oshawa, Ont., when both the suspect and an officer were shot.
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Carney ‘concerned’ about U.S. ‘escalation’ on Greenland after tariffs
Kyle Duggan / theglobeandmail - PM says territory is protected through NATO
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‘People are crying’: Montrealers gather in support of deadly protests in Iran
Johaniebouffard / citynews - Montreal’s Iranian community took to the streets on Saturday amid the deadly protests in Iran. The demonstration started at the Atwater metro before protesters made their way to the U.S. Consulate on Sainte‑Catherine Street, calling for the fall of the Is…
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Keith Gerein: Edmonton’s hospital crisis an ongoing story of half-measures and false promises
Keith Gerein / edmontonjournal - Like the fable of the ant and the grasshopper, a lot of time has been wasted in this province on harmful system reorganizations, divisive culture war battles and other nonsense instead of preparing for winter. And now it’s here
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Subs for sale: What’s behind Hanwha’s Ottawa ads?
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Ottawa residents and out-of-town travellers may have puzzled recently over a wave of ads in the downtown from a company trying to sell them submarines.
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Carney visiting Qatar to drum up investment despite 'brutal' human rights record
sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Qatar to drum up investment deals with a country known for both its brutal dictatorship and its growing diplomatic and economic influence.
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Details of compensation plan for owners of banned firearms to be announced today
sootoday - OTTAWA — Owners of banned firearms can expect to learn more today about federal plans to compensate them for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns.
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NASA readies for historic Artemis II flight around the moon
Ivan Semeniuk / theglobeandmail - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and crewmates will be first to travel beyond low Earth orbit in half a century
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