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Canadians are increasingly concerned about rising crime in their communities, according to a new Angus Reid Institute poll.
“New data from
Angus Reid
,” says Shachi Kurl, president of the institute, “shows that three-in-five (62 per cent) Canadians believe crime has been rising in their...
January 12, 2026 - 08:00 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
Core national leaders of the “Coalition of the Willing,” an assemblage of mostly NATO states (minus the US and Russian hangers-on like Hungary and Slovakia), met in Paris last week to discuss the future of the Ukraine peace process. Prime Minister Mark Carney made the trip to underscore Canada’s role. French president Emmanuel Macron gave us a nice shout-out.
Two thundercloud shadows loomed over the meeting: the US raid on Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and continuing threats made by US officials, including the president, about Greenland.
Trade-offs and tight-...
January 12, 2026 - 06:30 | Wesley Wark | Walrus
Good morning. From Venezuela to Iran, demonstration and dissent reign. More on that below, as well as revisiting the WE Charity scandal and the weekend’s trips to outer space. Let’s get to it.TOP STORY
January 12, 2026 - 06:14 | Sierra Bein | The Globe and Mail
Five group stage matches featuring the likes of Germany, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire, as well as a Round of 32 knock-out, are scheduled to take place in Toronto this summer.
January 12, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Canada
The remnants of an early-pandemic political scandal land at the Supreme Court of Canada this week in a case that could have widespread ramifications, as the top court considers the limits of citizens’ ability to challenge some government decisions.In June, 2020, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau said WE Charity, the international development group founded by the Kielburger brothers, would run a youth summer jobs program worth about $900-million. Conflict-of-interest accusations flared, and the plan was scrapped soon thereafter.
January 12, 2026 - 06:00 | David Ebner | The Globe and Mail
Thunder Bay has ended its search for human remains at a municipal landfill after no evidence was found in connection with the 2024 death of a First Nations woman, a result that the city’s chief of police says will not rule out similar undertakings in the future. The landfill search for Deborah Anishinabie, which began last fall, marked the first time that such an operation has been conducted in the Northwestern Ontario city. However, despite nearly two months of scouring through waste material, officers at the site came up empty, Thunder Bay Police Chief Darcy Fleury told The Globe and...
January 12, 2026 - 06:00 | Temur Durrani | The Globe and Mail
