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Mother of Myles Gray tells of 'screaming and screaming' after police-beating death
VANCOUVER - The mother of Myles Gray, who died after a beating from a group of Vancouver police officers more than a decade ago, has told the first day of a public hearing into his death of her shock ...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

From climate change to Inuit culture: Five things shared by Greenland and Canada
OTTAWA - As Greenland and Canada both feel the threat of American expansion, the two have deep ties they are hoping to build on. In February 2024, the Danish territory launched an Arctic strategy that...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

Permanent residency applications approved for family of Ottawa mass murder victims
OTTAWA - Canada has approved permanent residency status for the Sri Lankan brother and father of an Ottawa man whose wife and four children were killed in a gruesome mass stabbing. Darshani Ekanayake,...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

Hearings begin at Supreme Court on constitutionality of random police traffic stops
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 ...
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

Dingo pack surrounded Canadian found dead on beach, Australian police say
BRISBANE - Australian police are investigating the death of a Canadian woman, whose body was found on a beach surrounded by a pack of dingoes, on an island off the country's east coast popular with ba...
Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

This year is expected to rival some of the hottest ever recorded, Canadian federal scientists say
Canadian scientists say the recent stretch of exceptional global temperatures shows no signs of letting up in 2026. Scientists with Environment and Climate Change Canada say global average temperature...
Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

Canadian found dead on Australian island, surrounded by dingo pack: Australian police
BRISBANE - Australian police are investigating the death of a Canadian woman, her body found surrounded on a beach by a pack of dingoes, on an island popular with backpackers and other tourists and of...
Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

Vancouver officers deny misconduct as hearing into Myles Gray beating death begins
VANCOUVER - A group of seven Vancouver police officers are denying allegations of abuse of authority and neglect of duty related to the 2015 death of Myles Gray after a violent altercation with office...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

Family of Ottawa mass murder victims gets permanent residency applications approved
OTTAWA - Canada has approved permanent residency status for the Sri Lankan brother and father of an Ottawa man whose wife and four children were killed in a gruesome mass stabbing. Febrio De-Zoysa was...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026

Canada considers sending troops to Greenland as U.S. ramps up takeover talk: reports
OTTAWA - Canada is mulling whether or not to send troops to Greenland in a show of solidarity as U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up talk about taking over the Danish self-governing territory. Both T...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Jan 19, 2026










