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Alberta couple fighting the CRA after being asked to repay $33K in COVID benefits
OTTAWA - An Alberta couple says Canada's tax agency is trying to recoup tens of thousands of dollars in COVID supports, years after the claims were cleared. Daria Skibington-Roffel said she signed up ...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Jan 18, 2026

Despite Liberal pivot, Conservatives to keep pressing for tougher crime measures
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party has spent years accusing the Liberals of being too lenient on crime. Under Prime Minister Mark Carney, the Liberal government's justice policy has taken a markedly toug...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Jan 18, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney in Qatar to boost trade, investment ties
DOHA - Prime Minister Mark Carney attended an official welcoming ceremony in the capital city of Doha and met Sunday with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. A readout from the Prime M...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Jan 18, 2026

Ocean, safety at risk as wind tears apart rancid Newfoundland fish sauce plant: mayor
ST. JOHN'S - A foul-smelling abandoned fish-sauce factory in rural Newfoundland has become an environmental and safety hazard after high winds tore the front wall off the building on Friday night. Ste...
Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press Jan 17, 2026

Dozens rally in Iqaluit for Greenland as Trump renews threats to control island
IQALUIT - As thousands marched Saturday in Greenland to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's renewed threats to take control of the island, about 825 kilometres away, dozens did the same in Nunavut's...
Canadian Press Jan 17, 2026

Federal firearm buyback program to open Monday, with March 31 deadline to register
OTTAWA - Owners of banned firearms will have until the end of March to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns. The federal go...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Jan 17, 2026

Ocean at risk as wind tears wall off rancid Newfoundland fish sauce plant, says mayor
ST. JOHN'S - A Newfoundland mayor says a foul-smelling abandoned fish-sauce factory is now an environmental emergency after high winds tore the front wall off the crumbling building on Friday night. T...
Canadian Press Jan 17, 2026

Jeremy Hansen 'pumped' about historic trip around the moon
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says getting humans to fly around the far side of the moon is good for humanity. Speaking to reporters at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as NASA rolled the Artemi...
Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press Jan 17, 2026

Details of compensation plan for owners of banned firearms to be announced today
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. The Liberal government is slated to anno...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Jan 17, 2026

Who wants to buy a sub? Why South Korea's Hanwha is advertising around Ottawa
OTTAWA - 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. Not the six-inch sandwich kind, either,...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Jan 17, 2026










