Unpublished Newswire
Good morning. Generic semaglutide is now legal in Canada, putting Ozempic on the brink of a price reset – more on that below, along with Chrystia Freeland’s last day as an MP and the drop in U.S.-bound flights. But first:Today’s headlinesThe U.S. seizes two oil tankers under sanction linked to VenezuelaThe fatal shooting of woman in Minneapolis sparks protests against ICEThe former head of AHS says she faced a campaign of intimidation since her lawsuit against the Alberta government
January 8, 2026 - 06:04 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
A New Brunswick paper mill worker fired for equating Zionists to Nazis has seen his dismissal replaced with four months of unpaid leave.
Ethan Chamberlain was terminated from his shipper position at Lake Utopia Paper, a division of J.D. Irving Ltd., this past May for violating the company’s Safe and Respectful Workplace Policy by harassing Igor Marichev, a long-haul truck driver with Sunbury Transport, an Irving affiliate. Chamberlain’s union, UNIFOR, Local 523, grieved the shipper’s firing.
According to a recent arbitrator’s decision, Chamberlain raised the subject of Nazism and...
January 8, 2026 - 06:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
International alcohol-maker Diageo announced its plan to shut down its Ontario Crown Royal facility last year and negotiated a closure agreement with members of the local union.
January 8, 2026 - 06:00 | Colin D’Mello | Global News - Ottawa
A team at Red Deer Polytechnic in central Alberta has developed a fully immersive virtual reality program that allows wheelchair curlers to test out the arena and practise their shots, even when they're not at the rink.
January 8, 2026 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Some homeowners and Realtors are accusing a private equity firm that owns mobile home parks in Ontario of using questionable and illegal tactics to raise lot rents beyond what many can afford. As a result, they say, homes that have traditionally been seen as affordable are becoming nearly impossible to sell.
January 8, 2026 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Ottawa
A Calgary company that uses stranded oil and gas assets to power its own bitcoin mines says Alberta’s enthusiasm for new investment in data centres can play a role in solving some of the province’s worries around old wells. New West Data Corp. buys up wells that are producing oil and gas, but the natural gas side of the operation is uneconomic, generally because of a lack of infrastructure to transport it off-site. The company then installs small, natural-gas-fired electricity generators at the sites to power mines.
January 8, 2026 - 06:00 | Emma Graney | The Globe and Mail
