
OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney lands Wednesday in Beijing to kick off a potentially important diplomatic trip to China and the Mideast, analysts say the mission removes any doubt that Canadian foreign policy has taken a clear pivot towards trade and investment since the departure of Justin Trudeau.
Carney’s trip to China and then Qatar, foreign policy specialists say, is clear evidence that Canada’s relationships abroad are now focused on boosting the Canadian economy, as Ottawa tries to fill in the gaping export hole left by the Trump tariffs on key Canadian sectors. During...
January 14, 2026 - 04:00 | Simon Tuck | National Post
With Ottawa's population projected to grow by more than half a million people over the next 20 years, city councillors are poised to pass a sweeping overhaul of outdated zoning bylaws that could reshape the look and feel of the city's neighbourhoods. Read More
January 14, 2026 - 04:00 | Aedan Helmer | Ottawa Citizen
Quebec is projected to surpass 600 drug overdose deaths for a second consecutive year and experts are repeating calls for the province to do more to curb this trend.
January 14, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Roughly three and a half years after an Ottawa man’s flight to Portugal was delayed by over 24 hours, the Ontario Superior Court has ordered Air Canada to pay Rejean Landry $15,000 in compensation.
January 14, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Roughly three and a half years after an Ottawa man’s flight to Portugal was delayed by over 24 hours, the Ontario Superior Court has ordered Air Canada to pay Rejean Landry $15,000 in compensation.
January 14, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Nearly 85,000 people were known to be experiencing homelessness province-wide last year — about an eight per cent rise over the previous year — and northern and rural regions are driving that growth, a new report from Ontario's municipalities shows. Officials at shelters in northen Ontario communities say those numbers reflect the demands they've seen on the ground.
January 14, 2026 - 04:00 | | CBC News - Canada


