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Author: Alanna Smith
Publication Date: January 9, 2026 - 19:27
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Flu numbers start to ease after hitting three-year peak in December
January 9, 2026
Influenza cases peaked in late December, reaching a three-year high in Canada, but they continue to roar across the country.
Data from the Public Health Agency of Canada, updated on Friday, show the positivity rate for flu hit 33.3 per cent at the end of December – the highest rate recorded over the last three viral seasons. The previous record was 27.6 per cent in the 2024-25 season.
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Core national leaders of the “Coalition of the Willing,” an assemblage of mostly NATO states (minus the US and Russian hangers-on like Hungary and Slovakia), met in Paris last week to discuss the future of the Ukraine peace process. Prime Minister Mark Carney made the trip to underscore Canada’s role. French president Emmanuel Macron gave us a nice shout-out.
Two thundercloud shadows loomed over the meeting: the US raid on Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and continuing threats made by US officials, including the president, about Greenland.
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January 12, 2026 - 06:30 | Wesley Wark | Walrus
Good morning. From Venezuela to Iran, demonstration and dissent reign. More on that below, as well as revisiting the WE Charity scandal and the weekend’s trips to outer space. Let’s get to it.TOP STORY
January 12, 2026 - 06:14 | Sierra Bein | The Globe and Mail
The remnants of an early-pandemic political scandal land at the Supreme Court of Canada this week in a case that could have widespread ramifications, as the top court considers the limits of citizens’ ability to challenge some government decisions.In June, 2020, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau said WE Charity, the international development group founded by the Kielburger brothers, would run a youth summer jobs program worth about $900-million. Conflict-of-interest accusations flared, and the plan was scrapped soon thereafter.
January 12, 2026 - 06:00 | David Ebner | The Globe and Mail
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