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On Monday, Ontario premier Doug Ford doubled down on his condemnation of the federal government’s deal with China. Announced on Friday, the agreement will allow up to 49,000 electric vehicles into the Canadian market at a reduced tariff rate. In exchange, China will decrease its levies on canola and other Canadian products.
Ford argued that the deal would not only hurt the country’s auto industry, but also threaten Canadian security. “Once the camel gets his head in the tent, his whole body is in the tent,” he contended, later adding: “I’m not too sure if President [Donald] Trump wants...
January 22, 2026 - 06:30 | Wendy Kaur | Walrus
Like a private nightclub, this bright ambulance.
Modular interior, glitter-futuristic
fitted jewel box kitted out with drugs
(theirs, yours in a bag grabbed from home).
Spa recliner, straps, young paramedics
like DJs, bouncers, sit-down comedians
bantering about traffic.
I stroke your tripping head
while we ride backwards
to the cancer choir,
soprano wail and techno beat.
Inner zones of ER, curtains like field-tent flaps.
Patients recline, royals enrobed at battle or fête,
unspeaking or bellowing demands.
One trills for absent Tom, a (long-dead?) spouse.
In counterpoint, another laments...
January 22, 2026 - 06:29 | Kateri Lanthier | Walrus
Good morning. Donald Trump’s erratic policies have been very good business for gold – more on that below, along with Canada’s potential social media ban for kids and cheaper electric cars. But first:Today’s headlinesTrump says he will drop the tariff threat on countries opposing his Greenland acquisitionCanada’s civilian health care system is put to the test in a mass casualty war gameA Canadian general serving with the U.S. Army would not be subject to a potential Minnesota deployment
January 22, 2026 - 06:27 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
Mitch Marner heard boos from the Maple Leafs' travelling fans last week in Sin City.
January 22, 2026 - 06:01 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
Some smaller or rural communities have struggled to find enough family doctors; local leaders have begun developing incentive programs to bring physicians to their residents.
January 22, 2026 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
Unions representing Saskatchewan health-care workers say their members are worried about violence and weapons in hospitals — and while metal detectors are a start, other measures are needed to address the issue.
January 22, 2026 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Canada
