Unpublished Newswire
Ottawa is sending military troops to a northern First Nation in Manitoba after a prolonged power outage forced the evacuation of thousands of people and damaged hundreds of homes.In a letter posted on social media late Friday, federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski said cabinet has agreed to deploy a specialized team from the Canadian Armed Forces to help Pimicikamak Cree Nation. She did not indicate an exact date for the team’s arrival.
January 9, 2026 - 18:20 | Temur Durrani | The Globe and Mail
Canadian figure skaters supported the national governing body’s decision to ice events in Alberta, while holding out hope that major competitions could one day return to the province.The national sport governing body announced last month it will no longer host international and national events in Alberta because of the provincial Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, a law that bars transgender Albertans aged 12 and older from competing in female-only sports.
January 9, 2026 - 18:10 | Daniel Rainbird | The Globe and Mail
The United Arab Emirates has removed state funding for citizens who want to study in the United Kingdom over fears of campus Islamist radicalization there driven by the Muslim Brotherhood.
The move to formally exclude British universities from eligibility for state-funded UAE scholarship programs appears to date to last summer, and it had been informally implemented even before that, but it has come to light now after British officials inquired about the absence of any British institutions on the list of schools approved for UAE scholarship programs.
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January 9, 2026 - 18:10 | Joseph Brean | National Post
Thousands of residents have been forced to leave their homes in the Pimicikamak Cree Nation due to frozen pipes and sewage backup.
January 9, 2026 - 17:43 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
The victim was a great-grandfather driving through Canada. The accused killer was a hitchhiker. Now, decades later, he is facing justice in Canada, where he entered a guilty plea on Friday.
January 9, 2026 - 17:34 | | CBC News - Canada
Clara Wong and her work pals were excited to try out the latest hot restaurant this week in Vancouver: Touk, a high-end Cambodian restaurant with offerings like borbor, rice porridge with bits of seafood and kampot pepper foam, and amok, halibut cheeks in kroeung custard, coconut normande and morning glory.Ms. Wong, a fortysomething physician, is always on the alert for new ventures, particularly Asian ones, in the city’s constantly changing array.
January 9, 2026 - 17:25 | Frances Bula | The Globe and Mail
