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Foreign minister Anita Anand in a social post on Thursday said a Canadian citizen has died in Iran.
“Peaceful protests by the Iranian people — asking that their voices be heard in the face of the Iranian regime’s repression and ongoing human rights violations — has led the regime to flagrantly disregard human life. This violence must end. Canada condemns and calls for an immediate end to the Iranian regime’s violence,” she posted on X.
Anand extended her deepest condolences and said the officials are in contact with the victim’s family in Canada.
I have just learned that a Canadian...
January 15, 2026 - 10:14 | National Post Staff | National Post
My wife and I finally got around to go and see Retro at the Museum of History in Ottawa. I say Ottawa because it might as well have been held in Laflèche, Sask. or Richibucto, N.B., given that this 60’s, 70’s & 80’s music trip had almost no mention of Ottawa, the city so rich in musical history that it attracted international stars for as long as there were “draveurs” on la rivière des Outaouais. Read More
January 15, 2026 - 10:13 | Nicole Feriancek | Ottawa Citizen
OTTAWA — Winnipeg MP Leah Gazan says she’s backing activist Avi Lewis as the NDP’s next leader, becoming the first of the party’s seven-member caucus to endorse a leadership candidate.
Gazan said in a video released Thursday morning that Lewis was the right person to lead the party in a “critical moment” for Canada and the world. “I’m supporting Avi (Lewis) because he can blow open the doors of our movement, making it a home for everyone who believes in economic, social and environmental justice,” said Gazan. Gazan has been critical of Lewis’s moderate rival, Edmonton MP Heather...
January 15, 2026 - 09:50 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
The airline has said its reconfigured cabins underwent 'an extensive safety and certification process' and were signed off by Transport Canada.
January 15, 2026 - 08:53 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
Due to weather conditions, an overnight winter weather parking ban will be in effect on Thursday, January 15 between 7 pm and 7 am across Ottawa. These hours might be extended if additional time is needed to complete winter road operations. Alternative parking during a parking ban can be found by visiting the Winter Parking webpage. Please be sure to remove your vehicle when the ban ends if you use it.
During a winter weather parking ban, parking is prohibited on city streets so crews can plow easily and effectively. Vehicles parked on the street during a ban may be ticketed and...
January 15, 2026 - 08:48 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
BEIJING — Prime Minister Mark Carney ushered in what he called a “new era” in the Canada-China relationship Thursday by renewing and updating a series of old expired non-binding agreements with the Asian superpower on energy and public safety.
In the regal Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Carney and Chinese Premier Li Qiang — the second most powerful figure in the country — watched as their minister signed over a half-dozen memoranda of understanding (MOU) and letters of intent Thursday afternoon.
The countries also signed a Canada-China economic and trade cooperation “roadmap”...
January 15, 2026 - 08:42 | Christopher Nardi | National Post
