Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has not spoken with Prime Minister Mark Carney after a China agreement that reduces tariffs on up to 49,000 electric vehicles; Ford says he was not given advance notice and is concerned about impacts on Ontario's auto sector.
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.
The Ted Reeve Community Arena Board voted 5-4 to uphold its December decision to keep ice in the main rink through spring and summer and has issued a statement explaining a shift to a Hybrid Operational Model with one year‑round ice surface and one dedicated dry floor from May to August.
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.
An Ontario Chamber of Commerce analysis finds the Bruce C Project would add more than $217 billion to Ontario's GDP over an 80-year lifespan and support about 18,900 full-time equivalent jobs annually during construction.
Gold and silver hit record highs after reported US tariff threats linked to Greenland, and 10% levies are reported to be due next month.
An Oxfam report says global billionaire wealth rose to US$18.3 trillion in 2025 and that Canada's 40 richest people saw their combined wealth grow to nearly $550 billion, which Oxfam says exceeds the GDP of some countries.
Investigators say technicians found a broken joint (fishplate) in the rails at the site of a Spanish high-speed train derailment that killed at least 39 people. Spain's rail accident commission has been tasked with the formal inquiry and the investigation is ongoing.
Three former leaders of the Hong Kong Alliance are due to stand trial this week on charges of "inciting subversion of state power," after the group was forced to disband amid allegations it acted as an "agent of foreign forces." The Alliance had organized annual Victoria Park candlelight vigils to mark the 1989 Tiananmen events.
