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Prime Minister Mark Carney is weighing an invitation to join a U.S.-led Board of Peace for Gaza reconstruction while Canadian officials say the board’s charter and many details remain under discussion ahead of talks at Davos.

Unions reported that thousands of federal public servants received workforce adjustment notices in recent days, and it remains unclear how many of those who received notices will be laid off.

The World Economic Forum's Global Risks 2026 survey identifies geoeconomic confrontation as the top near-term global risk and reports that the United States and China are most closely watched for use of economic levers.

Bruce Springsteen dedicated a song to Renee Good and echoed Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's call for ICE to leave the city; state and local authorities say they are pursuing separate investigations while federal officials say they will handle the matter independently.

The United States has invited Russia, the European Commission and Thailand to join a new Board of Peace to help supervise the next phase of a Gaza plan, and several governments are reviewing the invitations while some Israeli officials oppose the initiative.

Nearly 3,000 high-level participants are gathered in Davos for the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, which includes more than 200 sessions and organizers say will draw nearly 400 top political leaders.

European Union leaders will meet in Brussels for an emergency summit after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on several European countries linked to his demand to acquire Greenland; British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has publicly pushed back and said he will use the full strength of government.

President Trump's social-media threats tied to acquiring Greenland and to raising tariffs prompted an EU emergency meeting and sharp criticism from European leaders.

Official results gave President Yoweri Museveni about 71.65% of the vote while challenger Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine) received 24.72%. Opposition figures have disputed the outcome and cited voting disruptions including the failure of biometric voter ID machines.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is considering sending Canadian soldiers to Greenland for exercises and officials told CBC News contingency plans were presented to the federal government; a Royal Canadian Air Force contingent is already taking part in a pre-planned NORAD exercise there.

Carney told reporters in Doha he agreed "in principle" to join a Trump-led Gaza peace board and said unimpeded humanitarian aid is a precondition for moving forward; he added details on how the board and financing would work still need to be worked out.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said he has agreed in principle to join U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace to support Gaza reconstruction, but he said many details including financing and aid access still need to be worked out.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Qatar has committed to significant investments in Canada's major building projects and that the two countries will finalise an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, the Prime Minister's Office said.

Around 60 countries were invited to join President Trump's proposed Board of Peace to start with Gaza; Hungary accepted publicly while many governments reacted cautiously and diplomats warned the plan could undermine the United Nations.

Kremlin-installed authorities said more than 200,000 households in Russian-held Zaporizhzhia lost electricity after damage to local power networks, which the governor attributed to Ukrainian drone strikes; Ukrainian officials reported overnight attacks across the country that killed at least two people.

An excerpt from a new book argues for a national annual wealth tax starting at one percent on fortunes above $25 million, which the authors estimate could raise about $40 billion a year in Canada; it also criticizes generous tax advantages for philanthropy and the concentration of funds in private foundations.

François Legault announced he will resign as Quebec's premier and said he will remain in office until his party selects a new leader; the announcement comes ahead of the scheduled fall provincial election.

The federal buyback declaration period for owners of banned firearms begins Monday and runs through March 31, and officials say roughly $250 million has been set aside to compensate participants.

The article reports the federal government has exempted up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles a year from a 100-per-cent surtax and that Ottawa is reported to be planning preferential market access for automakers that produce in Canada; full details of the proposed Auto Pact II have not been released.

The federal government opened a declaration window for its national gun buyback program through March 31 and set a $248.6-million fund; an amnesty for possession is scheduled to end Oct. 30, 2026.

On a broadcast segment, legal commentator Mike Davis said President Trump is offering Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey an "off‑ramp" amid a dispute over immigration enforcement and warned that escalation could prompt federal action such as invoking the Insurrection Act.

Social media posts by multiple Trump administration agencies used imagery and phrases critics say echo language popular with far-right groups during renewed immigration tensions in Minneapolis, and officials have defended the posts while critics and researchers raised concern.

A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation visited Denmark to reassure officials and Greenlanders after President Trump's comments about using tariffs related to Greenland; delegation leader Sen. Chris Coons said he aimed to de‑escalate rising concern.

A senior official said Ottawa will favour foreign automakers that build vehicles in Canada under a new auto policy due in February, and that Canada informed the United States before cutting tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Doha to pursue investment and partnerships and is scheduled to meet Qatar's emir and the Qatar Investment Authority; rights groups and experts have reported concerns about Qatar's human-rights record.

U.S. President Donald Trump invited Mark Carney to join an international 'Board of Peace' to supervise Gaza's temporary governance, and a Canadian official said Carney will accept.

The columnist reports that many Jewish residents say rising antisemitic incidents in Toronto have not been met with decisive police action, and municipal and provincial officials have publicly traded competing accounts while the Toronto Police Board has called for a legal review of protest and hate-crime rules.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has accepted an invitation to join U.S. President Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' on the future governance of Gaza, a senior government official said. The White House named other board members including Tony Blair, Jared Kushner and World Bank President Ajay Banga.

Circular Materials confirmed that in some Ontario communities overflow recyclables placed beside blue bins will not be collected, and residents in Toronto and Peel have reported missed recycling and Christmas tree pickups since the program began on Jan. 1.

Durham’s public and Catholic school boards kept schools open during a heavy snowstorm while cancelling school bus service; the boards said the choice followed inclement‑weather procedures and local safety assessments.