Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland as an economic development adviser, citing her experience in attracting investment. Freeland already serves as Canada's special representative for the reconstruction of Ukraine. "One cannot be a Canadian MP and an adviser to a foreign government," said Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong. Carney pledges $2.5B for UkraineThe source said Zelenskyy would like Freeland to organize an international advisory council on the reconstruction of Ukraine. After Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022, she was a leading proponent among Ukraine's allies for freezing some Russian assets.

The NHL's department of player safety suspended Calgary Flames forward John Beecher and Winnipeg Jets defenceman Logan Stanley one game each Sunday for separate roughing incidents. The bare-knuckle punch occurred moments after McCarron dropped his gloves and began swinging on Beecher as a scrum ensued near the Flames bench. Beecher, 24, received a roughing minor and a 10-minute misconduct at the time. The 27-year-old Stanley was assessed a roughing minor and an illegal equipment minor while Tkachuk, who was furious after receiving the blow, was given a 10-minute misconduct. Beecher has played 155 games, while Stanley has suited up in 242.

Late last year, following a visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney to the Middle East, Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon announced the expansion of air transport agreements with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The reciprocal deal will allow Canadian carriers to send the same amount of flights to the Middle East. in past years after diplomatic spats over human rights issues and a lack of reciprocal benefits for Canada’ airlines. A CBC News story suggests that the expanded air agreements will put pressure on Canadian airlines, as they try to compete with the services offered by Middle East carriers. In mid-November, Air Canada and Emirates expanded a previous three-year strategic partnership until 2032.

“The government (is) actually getting more synchronized with what private investors are looking for,” said Emond, who leads the $496-billion Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec . Instead of dreading a threat of quotas, pension funds are now bringing their ideas to the government. Under the program, the Australian government raised more than $23 billion AUD to fund new infrastructure projects by selling or leasing assets that were already producing returns to pension funds. Notably, the Caisse de dépôt and another Canadian pension fund, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), participated in the Australian program, buying stakes in assets from electricity transmission to ports. Transport Canada also owns and operates a number of smaller airports in British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec and Newfoundland.

Montrealers condemn and celebrate removal of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in separate ralliesNewsDuration 2:00Two separate rallies were held in Montreal on Sunday following the forceful removal of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. One protest denounced what it described as the United States’ “imperialist” behaviour and the other one saw Venezuelans celebrating Maduro's ouster.

Premier Susan Holt says she’d still like to find a different site for a controversial natural gas power plant now planned for a rural area in Tantramar. Power chose the Tantramar site for the power plant because it is close to both existing transmission lines and the Maritimes and Northeast natural gas pipeline, from which it will draw gas to power its turbines. Holt also did not provide a clear answer when she was asked if she had confidence in N.B. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe utility chose the Tantramar site because it is close to both existing transmission lines and the Maritimes and Northeast natural gas pipeline, from which it will draw gas to power its turbines. Holt said this urgency has put the province “between a rock and a hard place” with the gas plant, which is intended to generate backup power for new wind and solar generation that N.B.

Airlines in Canada could soon be under pressure from customers to improve their services as the federal government opens its skies to more competition from the Middle East. The reciprocal deal will allow Canadian carriers to send the same amount of flights to the Middle East. Countries including in the Middle East are trying to reach the "gold standard" with Canada, Gradek said. "I think you'll see much more presence by the Middle East carriers." Ottawa is allowing more flights from airlines in the Middle East including Saudia Airlines.

Among the Ottawa-area criminal cases set for trial in 2026 are the accused murder of a woman whose disappearance went unsolved for decades, and the alleged bounty killings of two brothers in a strip mall parking lot. Six weeks have been set aside to hear the case against Abdullahi "Avon" Osman and Ahmed "Baby Dice/Dice/Dicey" Siyad. (CBC)Rodney Nichols, now 83 years old, has two months of trial dates before a judge and jury starting in late March. Gavin Chisholm, 25, is set to stand trial before a judge and jury for six weeks starting in August. Class action continuesA big civil case is also being continued in court in March: the $215-million Metro Taxi class-action lawsuit against the City of Ottawa.

An Uber driver in the United Kingdom reportedly kicked out a Jewish camper and staff member in the middle of the night after initiating a conversation about Israel and Judaism. The incident occurred last month, on Dec. 26 around 3:10 a.m., on Ashbourne Rd. in Cheadle, a village just south of Manchester, Staffordshire Police told National Post in an emailed statement. Authorities said they were notified about it by a third party. The driver “became aggressive with a passenger, a man, and asked the man and a child to get out of a taxi following a conversation about religion,” police...

The leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Sunday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to stop threatening to take over Greenland, after he reiterated his wish to do so in an interview with The Atlantic magazine. The U.S. has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Danish Kingdom," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement on Sunday. Trump told the magazine: "We do need Greenland, absolutely. Trump has advocated for Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, to become part of the United States. Greenland, a former Danish colony, has the right to declare independence under a 2009 agreement but depends heavily on Danish subsidies.

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Verónica Gutiérrez woke up to what seemed like “a million WhatsApp messages” from her family in Venezuela after the U.S. launched a strike on the capital of the country that led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday. “We have been living in this dictatorship for 26 years,” she said, referring to Maduro’s regime and that of his predecessor, Hugo Chávez. (@realDonaldTrump/Handout/Reuters)Ivon Valdebenito, another Venezuelan living in Halifax, said she is pleased that Maduro isn't in power anymore. “And this is just the beginning.”She said she remembers what it was like living in Venezuela. She cites concern about Trump’s treatment of Latin Americans living in his country, adding that mass deportations have affected many Venezuelans living in the U.S.

reacts to U.S. capture of Venezuela’s president: B.C. reacts to U.S. capture of Venezuela’s president | Duration 2:22 British Columbians have mixed reactions to the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. As Tanushi Bhatnagar reports, Trump's promise of rebuilding Venezuela's oil industry could have a serious impact on Canada. Venezuelan oil could undercut Canadian crude: expertDuring a Saturday news conference, Trump said he'll get Venezuelan oil flowing and will sell it to several countries. Vigil says it will take years to reverse the long decline of Venezuela's oil sector and that it's not clear how the Trump administration intends to move forward.

The United States' capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, along with his wife, is an event worth celebrating for one Venezuelan refugee living in Newfoundland and Labrador. Pacheco arrived in St. John’s with her husband and two small children from the South American country through a humanitarian aid visa in 2024. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. after the United States Venezuela with a 'large-scale strike.' Multiple explosions rang out, and low-flying aircraft swept through Caracas, the capital of the oil-rich nation, early Saturday, as Maduro’s government immediately accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations. The United States will lead Venezuela until a "proper transition can take place," Trump said during a news conference.

Juliana Fombona said she felt a surge of hope when she learned that the U.S. military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas on Saturday. But that optimism was fleeting as she began to ponder what the future might hold.The same political forces behind Mr. Maduro are still entrenched in her home country despite his removal, said Ms. Fombona, an architect who has lived in Halifax for 23 years. And it’s still unclear who will run Venezuela, whether democracy will be restored and when the humanitarian crisis may improve.