Federal government to help fund firearm buyback efforts in Quebec

News Staff / citynews - This federal government says it will provide up to $12.4 million to cover costs incurred by Quebec to co-ordinate a buyback of banned firearms in the province. Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawed approximately 2,500 types of guns on the basis they belong …

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Ford government to build underwater electricity line to power Toronto for 2 decades

Meredith Bond / citynews - The Ford government is planning to go underwater to build a new electricity line that will power Toronto for at least two decades. The cable will run in Lake Ontario from the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, just east of Oshawa and ending in the eas…

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Carney to meet premiers amid rising global tensions, stalled US trade talks

The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with Canada's premiers in Ottawa later this month as global tensions rise and as trade talks with the U.S. remain stalled.

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Toronto budget will be tabled with proposed 2.2% tax increase

Isaac Callan / globalnews - The city will table its draft budget on Thursday, laying out the initial increase and spending constraints for councillors to debate.

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Chrystia Freeland to resign as MP Friday after accepting Ukraine advisory role

Stephanie Levitz / theglobeandmail - Former cabinet minister was criticized for taking the job while still serving in Parliament

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NDP leadership candidates scramble to raise funds ahead of membership deadlines

David Baxter / theglobeandmail - Membership cutoff for voting eligibility and the final fundraising deadline are both on Jan. 28

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First Nations chiefs alarmed by feds’ lack of commitment to protecting source water

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Some First Nations chiefs say Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty’s recent refusal to commit to source water protections in a promised clean water bill shows the government is sidelining the health of Indigenous communities in its push …

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Canadian agencies embrace AI tools to defend national security

Jim Bronskill / nationalobserver - The national spy watchdog is reviewing the use and governance of artificial intelligence by Canada’s security agencies.

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Canada co-signs pact to help secure Ukraine after an eventual peace deal

sootoday - PARIS — Canada and Ukraine's other allies in the "coalition of the willing" signed a statement Tuesday pledging to help secure Ukraine from further Russian invasions if there is a viable peace deal.

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Carney says Freeland’s Ukraine role ‘consistent’ with plan to resign as MP

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Conservatives say Freeland should have resigned by now and Carney should have asked her to do so when she took on the new role as an advisor to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Charles Milliard to enter race to replace Pablo Rodriguez as Quebec Liberal leader

sootoday - QUÉBEC — Businessman Charles Milliard is the first candidate to announce he's entering the race to lead the Quebec Liberal Party. Milliard, born in 1979, published a video on social media today in which he promised to fight for Quebecers.

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Bianca Mugyenyi, the wife of rejected NDP leadership hopeful, puts her name forward

The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - The wife of Montreal activist and former federal NDP leadership hopeful Yves Engler, barred over alleged harassment, says she has put her name forward for the job.

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Quebec students must address teachers as ‘Mr.’ and ‘Ms.’ under new civility rules

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Quebec students returning to class after winter break will now have to use formal language to address their teachers under new rules designed to foster civility.

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Quebec Liberals set new guidelines for leadership race, name ethics officer

Jack Wilson / montrealgazette - The campaign to replace Pablo Rodriguez will kick off Jan. 12, with voting to run from March 9 to 14.

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Ford reaffirms threat to remove Crown Royal from LCBO amid trade tensions

Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO- Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province still intends to remove Crown Royal whisky from LCBO shelves following Diageo’s decision to move part of its Ontario production to the United States.

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As Ontario civil servants return to office full time, union calls order 'ridiculous'

sootoday - TORONTO — Ontario government employees are expected to return to the office five days per week starting Monday, despite objections from public sector unions.

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