Unpublished Newswire
A Senate report highlighting large discrepancies in building timelines and development charges among Canadian municipalities is calling for federal funding to be contingent on cities proving that they can fast track housing projects and lower builder fees.The report studying housing affordability, by the standing Senate committee on banking, commerce and the economy, found major differences between the approval timelines for homebuilders in different cities. It said that a housing project can take more than two years to be approved in Toronto, because of a bloated regulatory process....
January 21, 2026 - 20:58 | Salmaan Farooqui | The Globe and Mail
A Toronto-area jeweller accused in the United States of laundering money for a violent, international cocaine smuggling ring allegedly led by former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding would be a target for the gang if he were released on bail, prosecutors told a Toronto courtroom on Wednesday.Rolan Sokolovski, a 37-year-old poker player turned jeweller is one of eight Canadians who were arrested in November. They are now facing extradition to the U.S. in connection to their alleged ties to Mr. Wedding, also a Canadian citizen. The others accused include Deepak Paradkar, a lawyer charged...
January 21, 2026 - 20:30 | Colin Freeze | The Globe and Mail
Kate Twiss wishes she could visit her ailing sister in Peterborough more often — and she believes a high-speed train would help make that possible. Read More
January 21, 2026 - 20:21 | Ben Andrews | Ottawa Citizen
The Toronto Tempo are scheduled to make their debut when the 2026 WNBA season kicks off on May 8.The Tempo are set to host the Washington Mystics at Coca-Cola Coliseum in one of three season-opening games as part of its 44-game schedule released Wednesday.
January 21, 2026 - 20:12 | | The Globe and Mail
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday,
U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a speech
heavily aimed at a domestic audience and focused on America’s economy, but which also made crucial reference to the many geopolitical storms that involve America today, from...
January 21, 2026 - 19:40 | Joseph Brean | National Post
Climate change is rapidly shrinking the number of reliable hosts for the Winter Olympics and Paralympics, say Canadian researchers studying how to adapt the Games as a new paper floats the idea of a unified event or multi-country hosts.The study published Wednesday builds on recent research co-authored by the University of Waterloo’s Daniel Scott that suggested about half of a possible 93 locations could reliably host the Olympics in February by mid-century if global warming continues on its current trajectory.
January 21, 2026 - 19:40 | Jordan Omstead | The Globe and Mail
