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Publication Date: January 19, 2026 - 16:29
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Calgary man convicted in double murder freed after court of appeal finds 'serious flaws' in verdict
January 19, 2026
Gerald Benn, who was serving a life sentence for two counts of murder, should not have been found guilty, said the province's top court Monday in its decision to overturn the convictions and enter acquittals.
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — In her 2017 track “Power”, pop superstar Katy Perry warned to not “mistake my warmth for weakness.” On Tuesday, she watched her beau Justin Trudeau argue that it’s a mistake to underestimate soft power amid instability not seen in 80 years.
On Tuesday, the former prime minister gave a keynote address at Brand Finance’s Global Soft Power Summit on the margins of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum.
As Perry watched impassively from the front row, Trudeau told the crowd of roughly 100 attendees and journalists that democracy is “backsliding” everywhere...
January 20, 2026 - 07:48 | Christopher Nardi | National Post
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard says he has shared his concerns with his Ontario counterpart and says given trade tensions with the U-S, now is not the time for measures that weaken Canadian supply chains.
January 20, 2026 - 07:33 | | CBC News - Canada
Canada will not be paying a reported US$1-billion membership fee to participate in Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Tuesday in comments that suggest Ottawa is still weighing whether to join.Mr. Champagne, speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, would not say whether the fact that Mr. Trump had invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to join the “Board of Peace” would affect Canada’s position.
January 20, 2026 - 06:35 | Steven Chase | The Globe and Mail

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