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Publication Date: January 4, 2026 - 06:00
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Sask.'s only Liberal MP reflects on his 1st year in Ottawa, shares thoughts on Carney
January 4, 2026
The MP for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River, a political veteran, described the prime minister as a “complex thinker” with a clear message.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has once again directed pointed remarks toward Canadian prime minister Mark Carney.
“I would just encourage Prime Minister Carney to do what he thinks is best for the Canadian people, not his own virtue signalling, because we do have a (CUSMA) negotiation coming up,” Bessent said. “I would not pick a fight going into (those negotiations) to score some cheap political points.”
Bessent was speaking at an event in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, where he was interviewed by...
January 28, 2026 - 15:35 | National Post Staff | National Post
A former Vice Media employee who was convicted of helping arrange cocaine smuggling into Australia — a plot that ended with the arrest of five drug mules carrying bricks of cocaine — spent a morning in jail Wednesday while three judges heard arguments on his appeal.
Ali Lalji surrendered at the Toronto South Detention Centre before the start of his appeal hearing, which was a condition of his release on $1-million bail.
Being behind bars is a rarity for Lalji, despite his arrest seven years ago and conviction of conspiracy to import cocaine in 2021, because he has been out on bail...
January 28, 2026 - 15:31 | Adrian Humphreys | National Post
OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Wednesday that the possibility of the separatist Parti Québécois winning the upcoming elections in the neighbouring province of Quebec would be a “disaster” for Canada.
Ford was speaking at a press conference in Ottawa ahead of the First Ministers’ Meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday. That in-person gathering could be Quebec Premier François Legault’s last, as he is set to resign as premier later this year.
Asked by a reporter about the possibility of having PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon replace Legault around the...
January 28, 2026 - 15:12 | Catherine Lévesque , Stephanie Taylor | National Post
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