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Publication Date: January 14, 2026 - 04:00
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Saab wants Canada to buy 72 fighter jets and 6 surveillance aircraft from Sweden to create 12,600 jobs
January 14, 2026
The Canadian Armed Forces would need to buy 72 Gripen fighter jets and six GlobalEye surveillance aircraft for Swedish manufacturer Saab to deliver on its pledge of creating 12,600 jobs in Canada, CBC News has learned.
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Good morning. After years of frosty relations, Ottawa is testing whether a Beijing reset is worth the domestic and diplomatic fallout – more on that below, along with ICE clashes in Minnesota and the shrinking public service. Bur first:Today’s headlinesIran hints at fast trials and executions of protesters as the death toll exceeds 2,500As Venezuela begins releasing prisoners, a Manitoba man held there since 2013 seeks Ottawa’s helpAn Ontario court seeks the arrest of a man in a $10-million music-industry heist case
January 14, 2026 - 06:34 | Danielle Groen | The Globe and Mail
After two-and-a-half years without a permanent leader, the Quebec Liberal Party finally elected one last summer. Now, they’re leaderless again. A week before Christmas, Pablo Rodriguez resigned amid allegations of vote buying, plunging a once-dominant political machine back into crisis. The Liberals are polling around 20 percent and scrambling to rebuild trust with a base that’s fed up with the disarray and fleeing. Meanwhile, support for the governing Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) has collapsed; according to recent polls, François Legault is Canada’s least popular premier.
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January 14, 2026 - 06:30 | Caitlin Walsh Miller | Walrus
The holiday break is now behind us, and Premier François Legault has yet to take his walk in the snow. All signs point to him running his fifth election campaign as leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec this fall—and his third as premier.
However, the embattled premier will have a steep hill to climb. A new Quebec survey from Pallas Data of decided and leaning voters, partly commissioned by The Walrus, suggested the holiday break did nothing to improve Quebecers’ mood toward their government in Quebec City, nor toward Legault himself.
Let’s first look at the province-wide figures.
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January 14, 2026 - 06:29 | Philippe J. Fournier | Walrus
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