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Publication Date: January 1, 2026 - 13:25
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Pimicikamak Chief requests military’s support with power outage crisis
January 1, 2026
The Chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation in northern Manitoba has urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to send in the military to deal with a crisis caused by a prolonged power outage.
The community has been without power since late Sunday when a line crossing the Nelson River snapped.
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Algonquin College is recommending to its Board of Governors that it suspend 30 academic programs to address the financial impact of a drop in international students and funding shortfalls from the provincial government. The Ottawa-area college, which also has campuses in Pembroke and Perth, is looking at suspending a raft of programs, including journalism, financial services, paralegal, and hotel and restaurant management. Julie Beauchamp, the school’s senior vice-president academic, said in a memo that Algonquin faces a significant budget shortfall and is under financial pressure.
January 23, 2026 - 21:34 | Joe Friesen | The Globe and Mail
Return trips to the United States were down almost 24 per cent year-over-year in November, which continues a trend from the same month in 2024.
January 23, 2026 - 21:30 | Amy Judd | Global News - Canada
The circumstances of former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned alleged cocaine kingpin Ryan Wedding’s arrest and swiftness of his transport from Mexico to the U.S. are raising concerns about the handover, which appears to have sidestepped the norms that have typically dictated such cross-border operations.Top law enforcement officials from Canada and the United States stood shoulder-to-shoulder in California on Friday morning, to announce the capture of Mr. Wedding in Mexico the previous evening.
January 23, 2026 - 21:29 | Colin Freeze, Adrian Morrow | The Globe and Mail
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