Princeton mayor raises concern over uniquely high gas prices in town
Princeton Mayor Spencer Coyne sent an open letter saying the town's fuel price was 141.9 cents per litre and noted it is higher than nearby communities.
2026/01/22
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Rural staff and councillors gather in Toronto to learn and lobby
Almost 2,000 municipal leaders attended the Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference in Toronto Jan. 18–20, where delegates took part in workshops, heard speeches from provincial figures, and held meetings with provincial ministries.
2026/01/22
Putin says 'Board of Peace' invite is under consideration after Trump said it was accepted
President Trump said Vladimir Putin had accepted an invitation to join a Board of Peace initiative; Putin later told officials the foreign ministry was still studying the proposal and would respond in due course.
2026/01/22
Trump's push for territorial expansion departs from predecessors
The article reports President Trump has signaled interest in U.S. use or control of parts of Greenland, and that this stance has unsettled NATO allies while contrasting with earlier presidents who rejected territorial expansion.
2026/01/22
NATO faces test on Arctic security, Carney and Rutte say in Davos
Prime Minister Mark Carney and NATO Secretary‑General Mark Rutte said NATO faces a 'test' to ensure security in the Arctic and reaffirmed support for Denmark's sovereignty over Greenland.
2026/01/22
Alzheimer's drug access in Canada delayed by bureaucracy
Health Canada has approved lecanemab, a disease‑modifying drug shown to delay Alzheimer's progression by about one year, but many patients in Canada are still waiting for public or private coverage.
2026/01/22
Israeli fire kills five in Gaza as truce progress stalls
Israeli strikes killed five Palestinians in Gaza, including two children, and Israel said it had killed a militant; the U.S.-brokered ceasefire remains at its initial phase and progress toward later stages is stalled.
2026/01/22
Furniture manufacturing business looks to relocate to Castlegar.
Castlegar council endorsed a three-year temporary use permit for Kootenay Beds to operate light industrial furniture manufacturing at 2240 Sixth Ave; the permit is contingent on a complete building permit application and neighbour notification.
2026/01/22
Davos signals a new great game for Canada
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a stark speech urging Canada to secure economic sovereignty and to help build coalitions of middle powers to resist economic coercion. He said the international rules-based order is diminished and warned against protectionism.
2026/01/22
Potential biomarker linked to MS progression identified by researchers
Researchers at the University Health Network and the University of Toronto report in Nature Immunology that a high CXCL13-to-BAFF ratio is associated with leptomeningeal (compartmentalized) inflammation seen in progressive multiple sclerosis, based on a new preclinical model and measures in human samples.
2026/01/22
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