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Author: Jenn Thornhill Verma
Publication Date: January 16, 2026 - 20:01
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Canada shores up commitment to protect high seas with UN treaty set to become law
January 16, 2026
A landmark agreement to protect marine biodiversity on the high seas becomes international law on Saturday, but Canada still has not ratified the agreement, a step that would give the country an official role in ocean conservation measures.
More than 80 nations have ratified the High Seas Treaty, formally known as the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ).
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January 17, 2026 - 07:32 | Norman Provencher | Ottawa Citizen
Chinese-made electric vehicles are almost invisible in Canada and the United States, but elsewhere around the globe they are a huge hit, dominating international production and sales for battery-powered cars.
The lack of visibility for popular Chinese-made electric vehicle (EVs) brands in North America is largely because both Canada and the United States imposed a tariff of 100 per cent on their importation, doubling their cost for consumers.
The presence on Canada’s roads should be changing soon after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Beijing for meetings with China’s President...
January 17, 2026 - 07:00 | Adrian Humphreys | National Post
The last 20 days in Iran have been deadly, violent, and unbearable to witness. The authoritarian regime in Tehran has indiscriminately targeted peaceful protesters with guns and live ammunition, cut off internet access, and imprisoned thousands.
At least 3,428 civilian protesters have been killed and thousands injured, according to Iran Human Rights, an Oslo-based NGO that monitors violence inside Iran. The death toll could be much higher.
The demonstrations were first sparked by bazaaris, or shopkeepers, in Tehran’s main bazaar — the financial hub of the country — in response to...
January 17, 2026 - 07:00 | Special to National Post | National Post
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