Friday, January 09, 2026
In Detail Full day, Friday, January 09, 2026, Timezone: America/Chicago
Alberta's Smith calls on Carney to speed up major project approvals
sootoday - EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to further speed up its approval process for major projects, saying she wants to see applications approved within six months.
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Canada women’s hockey team to bring experience and some young grit to Milan Olympics
The Canadian Press / nationalpost - TORONTO — Canada looked to experience and some young grit in choosing its 23-player women’s hockey roster for the Milan Cortina Olympics. Captain Marie-Philip Poulin, headed to her fifth Olympics, is one of 16 players returning from the 2022 gold-medal sq…
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Saskatoon hospital patient dead after altercation with security
sootoday - SASKATOON — Saskatoon police say they're investigating after a patient at the Royal University Hospital died this morning following an altercation with security.
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Calgary water main repaired but restrictions remain until testing done, city says
sootoday - CALGARY — The City of Calgary says it has finished repairs on a disastrous water main break but testing still needs to be done before it's fully operational again.
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Flu has peaked in some provinces while nationally cases remain high but ‘stable or decreased’
The Canadian Press / nationalpost - TORONTO — At least two provinces in Canada say flu activity likely peaked over the holidays, while national data shows the number of new cases remains high but stabilized by the start of the new year. The latest national influenza data released Friday acc…
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Calgary-area woman’s stolen ashes returned to her family
Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - Following an emotional plea from the family of 74-year-old Anna Thompson, a stolen urn containing the ashes of the recently-deceased woman, has been returned.
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Man accused in Ryan Wedding case seeks to protect IDs of sureties, citing safety risk
John Marchesan / citynews - An Ontario man arrested in a sweep targeting alleged associates of Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding is asking the court to protect the identities of the people proposing to supervise him on bail. Lawyers representing Rolan Sokolovski made an application ahe…
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Calgary police investigate suspicious death in community of Canyon Meadows
Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - Homicide investigators were still at the scene Friday morning, a day after Calgary police were called out to a suspicious death in the southwest community of Canyon Meadows.
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ICE agent who killed Minnesota woman was dragged by car in previous incident
Katie Scott / globalnews - The same ICE agent 'was dragged in June by a child sexual predator trying to evade an immigration enforcement arrest,' the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said.
- Evidence emerges: video, legal appeals stir scrutiny of actions (5)
- Expert voices weigh in on tragic incident and legacy (2)
- Officer past unraveled amidst troubling ICE conduct revelations (2)
- On the ground: community protests spark unity and grief (4)
Evidence emerges: video, legal appeals stir scrutiny of actions
Expert voices weigh in on tragic incident and legacy
Officer past unraveled amidst troubling ICE conduct revelations
On the ground: community protests spark unity and grief
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Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran’s former Shah, calls for international support as protests spread
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - Reza Pahlavi, an Iranian opposition figure and the son of Iran’s former shah, has issued an urgent appeal for international support amid ongoing protests and reports of a nationwide communications blackout in Iran.
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Ontario sues Skills Development Fund-linked company over alleged fraud
John Marchesan / citynews - The Ontario government has filed a lawsuit against a company it contracted to run a student mental health program, alleging fraudulent misrepresentation and seeking to recoup more than $25 million in public money. Ontario alleges Keel Digital Solutions, t…
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Russia says it used new Oreshnik ballistic missile in major attack on Ukraine
sootoday - KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people.
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The past and potential of Venezuela's oil sector, and the implications for Canada
Lauren Krugel / nationalobserver - US President Donald Trump's ambition to have US energy companies swoop in and revive Venezuela's beleaguered oil industry has raised questions about what it means for Canadian oilsands producers and whether it's a task American supermajors can or even wan…
- Canada's Oil Sector and Currency Turmoil (5)
- Latin American Political Reactions (1)
- Trump's Push for Venezuelan Oil Investments (5)
- US Military Intercepts Venezuelan Oil Tankers (4)
Canada's Oil Sector and Currency Turmoil
Latin American Political Reactions
Trump's Push for Venezuelan Oil Investments
US Military Intercepts Venezuelan Oil Tankers
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Statistics Canada to release December jobs data
The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - Statistics Canada is set to release labour force figures for December this morning.
- Data release announcements (3)
- Economic policy forecasts (2)
- Regional employment breakdowns (4)
- Unemployment surges at 6.8% (6)
Data release announcements
Economic policy forecasts
Regional employment breakdowns
Unemployment surges at 6.8%
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