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Most NDP MPs unable to get to Ottawa for return of Parliament due to weather delays
OTTAWA - Most NDP MPs were unable to get to Ottawa today for the return of Parliament after weather-related travel issues stranded several of them in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. A party spokesperson says f...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Provincial police investigate after man, woman found dead in Manawan, Que.
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police are investigating an apparent case of domestic violence after discovering two bodies in an apartment in Manawan, a First Nations community northeast of Montreal. Po...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

François Legault shuffles cabinet as two ministers announce run for CAQ leadership
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault has shuffled his cabinet after two ministers stepped aside to run in the Coalition Avenir Qubec leadership race. Labour Minister Jean Boulet was given the additi...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Carney links Trump's latest tariff threat to negotiations on CUSMA trade pact
OTTAWA - It is not a coincidence that U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat against Canada came just ahead of negotiations on renewing North America's main free-trade pact, Prime Minister...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Carney pitches GST rebate boost as major plank of Liberal affordability agenda
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney kicked off the winter session of Parliament on Monday by unveiling a new plank in the Liberals' affordability agenda. Making the announcement from an Ottawa grocery...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

In the news today: Parliament returns, Toronto storm, Senators whip Golden Knights
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Affordability, sovereignty expected to dominate debate as parliamentarians return The struggle of Canadian fam...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Cleanup will take 'days' after record-breaking Toronto snowstorm, city officials say
TORONTO - The cleanup after a record-breaking winter storm that left mountains of snow across Toronto and the surrounding areas is expected to take several days, city officials said Monday as a snow d...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

'Troubled' counsel for OPCC resigns from Myles Gray hearing over obscenity
VANCOUVER - A long-awaited public hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray that finally got underway in Vancouver last week could be delayed by up to another year after the counsel fo...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

MacKinnon says minority Parliament can work if Conservatives 'get out of the way'
OTTAWA - Government House leader Steven MacKinnon said Monday he believes the minority Parliament can function and pass bills - if Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre agrees to "get out of the way." ...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

Jewish group calls on Ottawa to launch commission on antisemitism
OTTAWA - The Jewish advocacy group B'nai Brith has called on Ottawa to launch a commission on antisemitism and appoint someone to the envoy role that has been left vacant since July. "The absence of t...
The Canadian Press Jan 26, 2026

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