Author: The Canadian Post
Prime Minister Mark Carney joined allied leaders in Paris on January 6, 2026, as the Coalition of the Willing adopted a declaration on security guarantees for Ukraine. The Paris Declaration promises politically and legally binding guarantees once a ceasefire takes effect, including U.S.-led ceasefire monitoring, long-term military support and a European-led multinational force. What the Paris Declaration promises The declaration, agreed by coalition members together with Ukraine and the United States, says any settlement of the war will have to be backed by “robust security guarantees” and confirms that Ukraine’s sovereignty and lasting security will be an integral part of…
Prime Minister Mark Carney told Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Paris on January 6, 2026, that Canada supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Denmark, including Greenland. Carney said Greenland’s future is for Greenlanders and Denmark to decide, as U.S. President Donald Trump renewed talk of annexing the island. Support delivered in person in Paris Carney met Frederiksen at the Canadian embassy in Paris on Tuesday, on the margins of the Coalition of the Willing meeting on Ukraine. According to the readout from the Prime Minister’s Office, Carney “emphasised Canada’s support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Denmark,…
Saskatchewan’s only PET/CT scanner, in Saskatoon, cancelled 51 appointments on Dec. 23 and 24, 2025, and ran at about half capacity after production problems cut its supply of radioactive tracer, the Saskatchewan Health Authority confirmed Jan. 6, 2026. One patient’s family called the disruption “irresponsible.” The province’s only scanner, running at half speed The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Tuesday that its PET/CT scanner in Saskatoon — the province’s only such device — was down for two days in December and still wasn’t running at full capacity. The problem wasn’t the machine. The authority said unexpected production problems in late December…
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre wrote to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Jan. 6, 2026, demanding Ottawa commit to approving a West Coast pipeline within 60 days of Alberta’s application. He warned revived Venezuelan heavy oil could displace Canadian barrels in U.S. refineries after the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro. “Altered the global energy landscape” In a letter to Carney posted on social media Tuesday, Poilievre said the action taken by the United States over the weekend — a military raid on Caracas that captured President Nicolás Maduro and brought him to New York to face charges — has “altered the…
Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba faces extensive damage after a Dec. 28, 2025, power outage froze pipes across the community, Chief David Monias said Jan. 6, 2026. About 35 homes are uninhabitable, water is shut off at the school, arena and youth centre, and hundreds of homes need inspection. “We’re actually on life support” Chief David Monias says residents of Pimicikamak Cree Nation, about 530 kilometres north of Winnipeg, are dealing with cracked floors and overflowing sewage after a power outage caused pipes to freeze in homes across the community of roughly 7,000 people. It is unclear how many…
Former IWK Health Centre CEO Tracy Kitch told her sentencing hearing on Jan. 6, 2026, that she “did not prioritize” oversight of the expense claims that led to her fraud conviction. The Crown asked for nine months in jail; the defence sought house arrest. The judge reserved her decision to Feb. 4. “I did not prioritize these appropriately” At the conclusion of her sentencing hearing in Halifax provincial court, Tracy Kitch said she was ultimately responsible for the performance of the IWK Health Centre, as well as for the decisions and practices related to her own expenses. “I did not…
Quebec provincial police announced Jan. 6, 2026, that Juan Pablo Serrano, wanted since June 2024 over the theft and resale of Desjardins members’ data, had been arrested in Spain on Nov. 6, 2025. He faces fraud, identity theft and trafficking charges in Quebec once extradition is complete. One of Quebec’s most wanted, caught abroad The Sûreté du Québec said Serrano, 40, was arrested on Nov. 6, 2025, in a joint operation involving Spanish police, Quebec provincial police and Interpol. A Canadian citizen of Ecuadorian descent, he had been sought since June 2024 and ranked among Quebec’s most wanted fugitives. Police…
Canadians bought an estimated 126,000 vehicles in December 2025, down 7.3 per cent from a year earlier, DesRosiers Automotive Consultants said Jan. 6, 2026. But full-year sales of 1.9 million vehicles rose two per cent and made 2025 the industry’s best year since 2019, despite tariff turmoil. A “mediocre” December DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. did not mince words about the final month of the year, calling December’s sales numbers “mediocre.” The firm estimates 126,000 vehicles were sold, down 7.3 per cent from December 2024 — despite December 2025 having one extra selling day. The comparison, though, was a punishing one.…
The first winter storm of 2026 hit eastern Newfoundland on Jan. 5, dropping about 20 centimetres of snow on St. John’s. Schools closed, Metrobus and GoBus stayed off the roads during the morning, flights were delayed or cancelled, and winds gusting to 70 km/h cut visibility across the Avalon Peninsula. The capital digs out Residents of eastern Newfoundland woke on Monday to knee-deep drifts and cancelled classes as the first storm of the new year howled outside their windows. Most of the snow fell overnight, and Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist David Neil said about 20 centimetres had come…
Chrystia Freeland announced on Jan. 5, 2026, that she will resign as the Liberal MP for University-Rosedale to become an unpaid economic adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. She confirmed two days later she would vacate her seat on Jan. 9, also giving up her role as Canada’s special representative for Ukraine’s reconstruction. Zelensky makes the announcement The news came first from Kyiv. On Monday, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on social media that Freeland would serve as his adviser on economic development, saying she has “extensive experience in attracting investment and implementing economic transformations.” Freeland confirmed the appointment the same…
