Canada ranks low on military oversight: study

Brett Ballah / globalnews - Canada maintains a low level of civilian oversight of the military due to rigid party discipline, according to a new book that compares it with fourteen other democracies.

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Independent report into Quebec Liberal vote-buying allegations due in January 2026

News Staff / citynews - The Quebec Liberal Party says a retired judge hired to investigate allegations of cash payments during the party’s leadership race will have to submit a report by the end of January 2026. The party’s executive signed off on the independent investigation m…

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Unions, community groups to hold demonstration in Montreal against Quebec government

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Major Quebec unions will rally in downtown Montreal today, protesting government cuts, underfunded services and what they call a shift to the political right.

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Who is Steven Guilbeault? Before he quit cabinet, before he ran for the Liberals, he was a Greenpeace radical

Adrian Humphreys / nationalpost - Guilbeault's resignation from cabinet is perhaps his biggest act of disobedience since his last arrest as a Greenpeace activist, when he scaled the side of Toronto’s CN Tower

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‘Not enough butter’: Calgary Transit sees funding boost but more required to expand service

Adam MacVicar / globalnews - A $59 million boost is earmarked for Calgary Transit in the proposed budget to cover increased frequency on key routes, the low-income transit pass, and maintenance and upgrades.

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Saskatoon city council passes 2026 budget with 6.7% property tax hike

Vanessa Tiberio / globalnews - Saskatoon city council passes next year's budget with residents footing a 6.7 per cent property tax hike.

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Ottawa launches public registry listing more than 400 federal AI projects

Catherine Morrison / nationalobserver - The federal government has launched a public registry to keep Canadians in the loop on its growing use of artificial intelligence. The registry lists more than 400 areas where AI is currently being explored, developed, implemented or deployed within the g…

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LILLEY UNLEASHED: Steven Guilbeault is gone as cabinet minister

Postmedia News / torontosun - WATCH: Sun political columnist Brian Lilley on the departure of Steven Guilbeault from Mark Carney’s cabinet. What’s next for the federal Liberal party? What do YOU think? Tell us your thoughts in the comment section below or send us a Letter to the Edito…

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Trump threatens to ‘permanently pause’ migration to U.S. from ‘third-world’ countries

Rachel Goodman / globalnews - In a series of social media posts, Trump blamed the millions of migrants residing in the U.S. for "eroding" the living standards of Americans.

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Alberta faces $6.4-billion deficit as falling oil prices and trade troubles take toll

Lisa Johnson / theglobeandmail - This year’s budget represents a massive multibillion-dollar swing from an $8.3-billion surplus last year

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3 Calgary police officers accused of sexual misconduct on the job

Karen Bartko / globalnews - Three Calgary Police Service officers have been relieved without pay and one fired after alleged offences ranging from having sex on the job to sharing nudes without consent.

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Quebec Liberal Party crisis: Rodriguez accuses opponents of playing a 'political game'

Jack Wilson / montrealgazette - Québec solidaire, Parti Québécois take shots at Liberals as UPAC looks into vote-buying allegations related to party's leadership convention.

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Ontario urged to allow restorative justice in cases involving sexual offences

Paola Loriggio / theglobeandmail - Report says Crown policy deprives those who have experienced sexual harm from choosing the form of justice that best fits their needs

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What we know about shooting of 2 National Guard members in D.C.

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - After two National Guard members were shot in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, officials say a suspect is in custody and the condition of the victims is considered critical.

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Hong Kong high-rise fire: 3 arrested, at least 44 dead and 279 still missing

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Officials said the fire started on the external scaffolding of one of the buildings, a 32-storey tower, and later spread to inside the building and then to nearby buildings.

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Montreal university students criticize Quebec government's plan to ban prayer rooms

The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - Muslim students at a Montreal university say they're deeply troubled by the Quebec government's plan to ban prayer rooms in post-secondary schools.

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