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Carney visiting Qatar to drum up investment despite 'brutal' human rights record
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Qatar to drum up investment deals with a country known for both its brutal dictatorship and its growing diplomatic and economic influence. "Today, the epicent...
Jan 17, 2026
Five things about Canadian Jeremy Hansen's upcoming trip to the moon and back
LONGUEUIL - Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is set to make history as the first Canadian to fly around the moon. The Canadian Space Agency is hoping this "once-in-a-generation" event is one that will inspire ...
Jan 17, 2026
Canadian official says Carney will accept role on Trump's Gaza 'Board of Peace'
BEIJING - A senior Canadian government official says Prime Minister Mark Carney has been asked by U.S. President Donald Trump to join the "Board of Peace" tasked with supporting the administration, re...
Jan 16, 2026
Insured flood costs estimated at $74M in B.C.'s Fraser Valley
Severe weather and flooding that lashed southern British Columbia and parts of Alberta last month caused close to $90 million in insured damage, with B.C.'s Fraser Valley suffering the heaviest losses...
Jan 16, 2026
Tribunal upholds $10K fine for B.C. ostrich farm over failure to report sick birds
The Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal has upheld a $10,000 fine handed to the British Columbia ostrich farm whose flock of more than 300 birds was culled last fall, nearly 11 months after the confir...
Jan 16, 2026
'Damn excited': Calgary lifts water-use restrictions after broken pipe repaired
CALGARY - Calgary's 1.6 million residents and those in surrounding municipalities are once again free to flush and take longer showers, as water restrictions imposed due to a broken water main were li...
Jan 16, 2026
Killer of Lapu Lapu suspect's brother calls festival attack a 'ripple effect'
VANCOUVER - The murderer of a man whose brother was later arrested for the Lapu Lapu festival attack that killed 11 people in Vancouver last April has called it a "ripple effect" from his own crime 15...
Jan 16, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Killer of Vancouver festival suspect's brother calls it 'ripple effect'
VANCOUVER - The murderer of a young man whose brother was later arrested for the Lapu Lapu festival attack that killed 11 people last year says it was a "ripple effect" from his own crime. Dwight Kema...
Jan 16, 2026
Calgary lifts all water-use restrictions after tests on repaired pipe successful
CALGARY - The City of Calgary says tests have been successful on a ruptured and repaired water main, so restrictions affecting its 1.6 million people are immediately lifted. Mayor Jeromy Farkas says i...
Jan 16, 2026
Carney's Canada-China deals are the product of months of diplomatic hustle
OTTAWA - The agreements Prime Minister Mark Carney brokered over the two days of his Beijing visit are the result of months of diplomatic work and cultural knowledge, international relations experts s...
Jan 16, 2026
