There are more than four million paper cheques from the government valued at more than $2 billion since 2022 that have been sent out to Canadians — and have not been cashed. That’s according to the latest data from Public Services and Procurement Canada, which released a response to an order paper question submitted by…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 29, 2026 2:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s private doctors federation is mounting a legal challenge against a law that requires all new doctors to practice in the province’s public system for five years. The Fédération des médecins en pratique…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The U.S. Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at an event in Minneapolis, according to court papers made public Thursday. The man arrested for Tuesday’s attack, Anthony Kazmierczak, faces a charge of forcibly assaulting, opposing, impeding and…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 29, 2026 12:28 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A crowd of more than 50 Ubisoft workers and supporters braved the cold at a rally in downtown Halifax this morning, urging the video game developer to reopen the studio that was…
The Ontario Provincial Police say 11 people are facing more than 200 charges after police targeted multiple criminal networks following a “concerning escalation of violence” in London, Ont. The OPP, alongside London police, launched Project Alias — a year-long investigation that started in London — which looked into the trafficking of illegal firearms, fentanyl and…
The FBI searched an election office in Georgia’s Fulton County outside Atlanta on Wednesday, pursuing U.S. President Donald Trump‘s false claims that his 2020 election defeat was the result of widespread voting fraud. The FBI said in a brief statement that its agents executed a warrant at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center in Union City, a large, warehouse-like…
One person is dead after a crash on Barlow Trail near 7 Avenue Northeast. Police shut down Barlow Trail in both directions from 4 Avenue to 16 Avenue as part of the investigation. Source link
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 29, 2026 7:07 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Premier Susan Holt is expected to lay out the priorities and challenges facing her government in the year ahead today as the premier delivers her second State of the Province address in Fredericton….
Last year, the Ford government’s landmark overhaul of policing laws in Ontario finally took effect, five years after it was first tabled. The new Community Safety and Policing Act is made up of 263 sections, passed in 2019 and took effect in April 2025, replacing the 34-year-old Police Services Act. The law applies stricter regulations…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Corus Radiothon in support of the Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation starts Jan. 29 and while the Edmonton hospital is well-known for world-class medical care — it’s the softer touches the foundation provides that make a big difference in lives of patients and families too. Spaces like…
