Unpublished Newswire
When we launched our regional bureaus last year, it was part of a broader effort to deepen our coverage of the most consequential stories unfolding across the country and to strengthen the role of local reporting in our national conversation.
We began with three bureaus. This year, we are expanding again—and we are especially pleased to announce the launch of our Quebec desk. The timing could not be more important. With a provincial election scheduled for October 2026, we will be paying close attention to the political, social, and economic forces shaping the province over the next year...
January 14, 2026 - 06:28 | Carmine Starnino | Walrus
Quebec is replacing pap tests with a more sensitive human papillomavirus test to detect cervical cancer earlier. The rollout aims to improve screening across the province and future self-swab tests could make prevention even more accessible.
January 14, 2026 - 06:19 | | CBC News - Ottawa
A transgender woman convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of a 13-year-old Edmonton girl who was lured to a golf course, sexually assaulted, strangled, stabbed, then bludgeoned to death with a hammer, has lost her bid to stay in a women’s prison.
Michelle Autumn, who identified as Michael Williams at the time of the killing, challenged her involuntary transfer from Grand Valley Institution for Women (GVIW) to Millhaven Institution, a male institution, in Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice.
“Regardless of whether the decision to involuntarily transfer (Autumn) from GVIW to...
January 14, 2026 - 06:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
Almost a year ago, Premier Doug Ford held a news conference to announce he was placing a 25 per cent charge on electricity sent from Ontario to New York, Michigan and Minnesota.
January 14, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions are hard to figure out. Read More
January 14, 2026 - 05:00 | Doug Menary, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Sun
The emergency call bell system in Chelsey Park Long Term Care's independent living building has been disconnected since October 2025, leaving residents without a way to get help quickly. In a memo to residents, the care home recommended people buy their own cell phones or personal alarm systems instead.
January 14, 2026 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Canada
