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Author: Danielle Groen
Publication Date: January 21, 2026 - 06:28
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Morning Update: Canada’s middle-power conundrum
January 21, 2026
Good morning. In his first Davos speech as Prime Minister, Mark Carney highlighted a system that bends to the powerful – more on that below, along with the NDP leadership contenders and Heated Rivalry’s sexy consent. But first:
Today’s headlines- Trump says ‘you’ll find out’ when asked about his ambitions to annex Greenland
- Former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says she is starting treatment for breast cancer
- Vancouver social-media company Hootsuite is looking to work with ICE to ‘build trust’
Unpublished Newswire
Prime Minister Mark Carney was scheduled to deliver a much-anticipated speech to the Munich Security Conference this past weekend. The mass-casualty shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, changed that. Carney dispatched a senior delegation to Germany in his place—a crew that included Foreign Minister Anita Anand, Defence Minister David McGuinty, and Minister for AI and Digital Innovation Evan Solomon.
Understandable, given the circumstances, but unfortunate. Munich Security Conference is where the world’s power brokers gather each February to take the temperature of global order....
February 17, 2026 - 14:38 | Wesley Wark | Walrus
The Jay Treaty allows Indigenous to travel freely to the U.S. to live, work or travel, but some First Nations are urging caution due to the U.S. changes around immigration.
February 17, 2026 - 14:34 | Sean Previl | Global News - Canada
Two of six Ottawa Senators competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics were on the ice for the start of the medal round in the men's hockey tournament on Tuesday. Read More
February 17, 2026 - 14:21 | Callum Fraser | Ottawa Citizen
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