Alberta sending 40 wildland firefighters early next week to help with L.A. wildfires

Alberta confirmed it will be sending 40 wildland firefighters early next week to help combat the raging fires that have killed at least 11 people and damaged or destroyed more than 10,000 structures in Los Angeles County over the past week.

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OCDSB announces major restructuring of elementary program

Ottawa's largest English-language school board is proposing significant changes to boundaries, grade configurations and program offerings at its elementary schools.

Set to take effect in the fall of 2026, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) says it's simplifying its programs in an effort to bring students back to schools in their own communities, rather than make them travel around the district. The proposed changes include eliminating alternative schools by turning them into community schools, a major redistribution of school boundaries and new options for immersion programming.

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Ontario is considering buying back Hwy. 407. How would that work?

Doug Ford's government is reigniting speculation that Ontario could buy back Highway 407. CBC's Lane Harrison has more on what that would mean for drivers.

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Merlin the macaw spreading his wings at new home in Ontario

A beloved Halifax mascot has finally made a friend and his health seems to be improving, according to the Ontario nature park where he is rehabilitating.

For 20 years, Merlin the Rainbow Macaw greeted visitors at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic until he had to retire due to declining health.

During COVID, Merlin had fewer interactions with his human friends. He plucked his own feathers, a behaviour some birds exhibit when under stress.

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Trudeau Rejects U.S. Annexation Talk, Cites Canadian Pride

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau firmly dismissed President-Elect Donald Trump’s suggestion of Canada becoming the 51st U.S. state, emphasizing Canadians’ strong national identity and opposition to the idea. He also criticized Trump’s proposed 25% tariffs on Canadian goods, warning of economic harm to both nations.

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Canada shuts out U.S. to win women's world U-18 championship

Canada claimed gold at the women’s under-18 hockey championship, defeating the U.S. 3-0 with goals from Caileigh Tiller, Dorothy Copetti, and Stryker Zablocki. Marilou Grenier earned a shutout, finishing the tournament with stellar stats, while Chloe Primerano was named Best Defender for the second year. Czechia won bronze with a 2-1 victory over Sweden.

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Province seeks new operator for B.C. ski hill while suing previous resort owner over fire insurance claim

The province of British Columbia is seeking someone to run a Prince George-area ski hill at the same time it is embroiled in a legal conflict with the previous operator.

The Tabor Mountain ski area hasn't reopened since a fire burned its lodge in 2018. Now, the province is seeking an expression of interest for someone to take over operations of the hill, which once hosted a national competition and future Olympians. It is also suing the previous ski area operator, claiming it improperly claimed and spent insurance money from the fire.

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Canada fights California wildfires despite Trump threats

Canada and Mexico have stepped up to aid in combating the flames threatening Los Angeles.

This co-operation comes against a backdrop of heightened political tensions, particularly with the U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's approach, which includes discussions of tariffs and potential "takeovers."

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Olivia Chow's new budget features 6.9% tax hike to pay for bolstered services

The first version of Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow's budget for this year will include a proposed 6.9 per cent tax hike for homeowners, the city's budget chief said Monday morning.

That includes a 5.4 per cent property tax increase and the annual 1.5 per cent "city building fund" levy, Coun. Shelley Carroll said at a news conference alongside Chow.

Chow said it would amount to an additional $5.50 per week for the average homeowner in the city.

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Singh calls on Canada to stop critical minerals exports to U.S. amid Trump tariff threat

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the only way to deal with 'bully' U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and his looming tariff threat is to make him feel the 'pain' of Canada's retaliatory measures.

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'We need to be prepared' for tariffs, Alberta premier says after Trump meeting

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith warned of a potential national unity crisis if Ottawa considers restricting energy exports, following her weekend meetings with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. Smith discussed the importance of U.S.-Canada relations and prepared for possible tariffs. She attended as a guest of Canadian investor Kevin O’Leary, who is proposing an AI data center in northern Alberta and has expressed interest in a U.S.-Canada economic union. Smith described the talks as friendly and constructive, emphasizing mutual economic ties.

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Netflix and other streaming services now blocked on federal government networks

Federal government employees are no longer able to stream Netflix, Disney+ and other streaming services while at work.

The government agency responsible for providing IT services, Shared Services Canada (SSC), confirmed in an email that it blocked the streaming sites on all networks it manages late last year. Though there are some exceptions, Shared Services Canada oversees the majority of government networks.

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The Quebec Liberal Party leadership race has begun - too late, some say

Over the next five months, at least four candidates will make their case to party members about why they should lead the Liberals into the next provincial election.

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Can someone be prime minister if they're not an MP?

A few of the potential candidates to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau do not currently have a seat in the House of Commons — but that would not prevent them from being sworn in if they win the Liberal leadership race.

Former governor of the Bank of Canada Mark Carney is expected to formally announce a bid for leadership this week while Frank Baylis — a businessman and former Montreal MP — announced his candidacy last week.

Former B.C. premier Christy Clark had been considering putting her name forward but announced Tuesday that she wouldn't be running.

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With clock ticking, future of Liberals' dental and pharmacare programs uncertain

With a federal election potentially only months away, two of the Liberal government's landmark social programs are not fully in place. The majority of planned dental care recipients are still not eligible, and no deals have been signed with provinces and territories to pay for contraceptive and diabetes medications.

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Smudging space, Indigenous identity built in to new hospital in northern B.C.

Signs at the new Fort St. James hospital, about 160 kilometres northwest of Prince George, welcome visitors in both English and Dakelh. Officially open to patients on Jan. 20, the new hospital replaces an aging 12-bedroom facility built out of trailers in 1972.

Inside, there is a spiritual gathering space with special ventilation built in to allow for smudging — a cultural ceremony involving burning items such as sweetgrass, spruce bows and tobacco. These touches bring pride to Lauretta Prince, an events co-ordinator with the Nak'azdli Whut'en First Nation, one of several First Nations who will be served by the new hospital in a region whose identity is up to 40 per cent Indigenous.

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Canada's tax "holiday" has had mixed results, businesses say

The tax "holiday" on GST and, in some provinces, the HST on various items and food has been in effect for a month, first announced as a way to give consumers a break on taxes on their shopping and food purchases.

But businesses are split on whether the break has actually helped their sales, with restaurants reporting a boost of roughly seven to nine per cent while just five per cent of small to medium-sized retailers seeing an increase.

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Parties must meet 2 of 3 requirements to join federal leaders' debate in next election

The Leaders' Debates Commission has released rules for the English- and French-language leaders' debates that are to be held during the next federal election campaign.

The commission — a government agency created in 2018 to organize federal leaders' debates — said that a leader of a registered political party can only participate if they meet at least two of three criteria.

The first requirement is that the leader has to be represented in the House of Commons by an MP who was elected under the party banner on the day the election is called.

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