Friday, January 30, 2026

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In Detail Full day, Friday, January 30, 2026, Timezone: America/Chicago

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Canadian Armed Forces say New Brunswick-based soldier has died in Latvia

sootoday - The Canadian Armed Forces say a service member has died in Latvia.

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Jeffrey Epstein denied permission to visit Canada in 2018, documents show

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Canadian government informed Epstein he was inadmissible because he was convicted of a crime considered an indictable offence in Canada.

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Ontario man who pleaded guilty to terrorism charges seeks lighter sentence

John Marchesan / citynews - An Ontario man who was a member of a neo-Nazi group and has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges told a Toronto judge today that he was a “complete monster at times,” but has turned over a new leaf since his arrest in 2023. Matthew Althorpe said he…

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Pattison Developments says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won’t proceed

Andrea Woo / theglobeandmail - The proposed sale had sparked protests on both sides of the border as the U.S. agency faces intensifying scrutiny

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Alex Pretti: U.S. DOJ opens federal civil rights investigation into death

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Department of Homeland Security also said Friday that the FBI will lead the federal probe into Pretti's death.

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Carney jokingly takes credit for Heated Rivalry’s success: ‘I greenlit this thing. I stood up to the Americans’

National Post Staff / nationalpost - Carney said during a speech that the show could only be made in Canada as the country 'celebrates what makes us different'

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Feds’ single-use plastics ban to stand after Federal Court appeal ruling

Ling Hui / torontosun - The Responsible Plastic Use Coalition, representing major players in the Canadian plastics industry, had launched the court challenge

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Canadian comedy giant Catherine O'Hara dead at 71

sootoday - Canadian comedy giant Catherine O'Hara, known for her roles in "Home Alone" and "Schitt's Creek," has died at age 71. Her agency says O'Hara died at her home in Los Angeles on Friday "following a brief illness.

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3 million pages of Jeffrey Epstein files to be released, says U.S. DOJ

Rachel Goodman / globalnews - Among the latest released files are more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, some taken by Jeffrey Epstein himself, said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

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Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested after anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church

Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested in Minnesota earlier this month following a demonstration that disrupted a church service in St. Paul, according to a U.S. Justice Department official familiar with the matter.

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Canada’s economic growth stalled in November, may have contracted in fourth quarter

theglobeandmail - Full-year growth expected to be at 1.3 per cent in 2025, Statscan says

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