Unpublished Newswire
For my party—the Conservative Party of Canada—2025 was an annus horribilis. We suffered a string of strategic missteps, failed to break through to voters on the issues that dominated the national conversation, and paid the price in both public confidence and political momentum. I won’t revisit every episode here, but we must acknowledge the reality of a very difficult year and learn from it.
It’s important to acknowledge that Conservatives set the agenda on most of the critical issues facing Canada. From working with Alberta to get Canadian energy to market, to a focus on sovereignty in...
January 27, 2026 - 06:30 | Erin O’Toole | Walrus
What if, in the ruins of the liberal international order, the world is spiralling back not to the fascist 1930s, not to the gunboat imperialism of the late nineteenth century, but all the way back to the rule of warrior princes, and their predatory cliques, in early modern Europe?
That’s where two American political scientists, Stacie Goddard and Abraham Newman, believe we are headed: a world ruled by authoritarians who extract resources from their subjects and from their neighbours, with violence or threats of coercion, to enrich their families and their courtiers.
They think we’re...
January 27, 2026 - 06:29 | Michael Ignatieff | Walrus
Good morning. Incomes may be outpacing inflation, but Canadians are still feeling the squeeze at the grocery checkout – more on that below, along with Toronto’s snow woes and World Cup asylum claims. But first:Today’s headlinesCanada spoke with a Trump official to reassure the U.S. that a free-trade deal with Beijing is not in the worksA U.S. Border Patrol commander will leave Minneapolis as Trump reshuffles the leadership of his immigration crackdownRyan Wedding pleads not guilty to charges of murder conspiracy and drug trafficking
January 27, 2026 - 06:21 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
Halifax Regional Council is expected to begin debate today on a proposed bylaw requiring more oversight of drivers working for ride-hailing companies like Uber.
January 27, 2026 - 06:20 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Annual budget documents show the city handed out 7,700 fewer child care subsidies than it had planned to, even as the waitlist for subsidies hit just over 16,000 children.
January 27, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Canada
In his final season of professional hockey seven years ago, Andrew Campbell had a profound impact on a young defenceman fresh out of college. Read More
January 27, 2026 - 06:00 | Callum Fraser | Ottawa Citizen
