Manitoba returns to the private agencies it dropped as it struggles to fill nursing shifts
This week, the province went back to some of the private nursing agencies it dropped in an effort to find enough nurses to address staffing shortages. Manitoba Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara said extending the use of private agencies temporarily will ensure 'safe and reliable care' for patients. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAre you affected by the reduction in private nursing agencies? The planned reduction in the number of nursing agencies also resulted in new limits on what nurses can earn for travel. The province's spending on private nursing agencies has soared year-over-year, rising from $26.9 million in 2020-21 to $80 million in 2024-25, Shared Health said.
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January 21, 2026 14:09 UTC
Read Mark Carney's full speech on middle powers navigating a rapidly changing world
Below are Prime Minister Mark Carney's remarks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. But I also submit to you that other countries, particularly middle powers like Canada, are not powerless. The multilateral institutions on which middle powers have relied — the WTO, the UN, the COP — the very architecture of collective problem solving, are under threat. And the question for middle powers, like Canada, is not whether to adapt to the new reality — we must. 'Middle powers must act together'Middle powers must act together because if we're not at the table, we're on the menu.
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January 21, 2026 09:07 UTC
Penguins break records by moving breeding season in warming climate
Scientists are alarmed at dramatic changes in the breeding habits of three key penguin species, and they could be linked to climate change. Penguins in Antarctica are changing their breeding habits at record speed to survive rising temperatures from climate change, a decade-long study has found. (Ignacio Juarez Martinez)The chinstrap and Adélie penguins, meanwhile, rely on krill for their diet and migrate hundreds to thousands of kilometres throughout the year. Martinez’s team used a network of 77 time-lapse cameras to monitor the three penguin species across Antarctica. (Ignacio Juarez Martinez)Beyond penguins, the bigger pictureWhile penguins may be changing their schedules at the fastest rate, they're not the only species shifting their breeding and migration patterns with climate change.
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January 21, 2026 08:43 UTC
Finance minister says Canada will not pay $1B US if it joins Trump's 'Board of Peace'
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, who is in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, took questions Tuesday about U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed 'Board of Peace' and what type of role, if any, Canada should have. Canada 'is not going to pay' to join Trump's 'Board of Peace,' Champagne saysFinance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said on Tuesday that Ottawa does not plan to pay the $1-billion US price tag for a permanent seat on U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" that will oversee the governance and reconstruction of Gaza." "We're still early days [into] that what's going to be the terms of reference of that board, how it's going to operate," Champagne said. A federal official earlier told CBC News that Canada has not been asked to pay at this time and would not do so. UAE among 1st countries formally signing onOther world leaders have exercised some caution as the details have not been finalized.
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January 21, 2026 08:42 UTC
Donald Trump posts doctored image of U.S. flag over Canada, Greenland
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January 21, 2026 05:35 UTC
Coastal First Nations say no to oil pipeline
By Sonal GuptaLocal Journalism Initiative ReporterFollowing a closed-door meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney last week, Coastal First Nations leaders said they are still firm in their opposition to a new oil pipeline. The group of coastal nations has been a primary voice against the proposed pipeline carrying bitumen from Alberta since an MOU was signed between Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in November. First Nations leaders invited the prime minister to meet on their territory to speak with him directly about North Coast resource projects and shipping, including the controversial Alberta oil pipeline that would bring oil tankers to the region. He reiterated his apology to Coastal First Nations leaders on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the First Nations leaders said no commitments were made and the discussion focused on identifying shared priorities.
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January 21, 2026 04:41 UTC
'We can withstand the pressure' of U.S. economic threats, Carney says
'We can withstand the pressure' of U.S. economic threats, Carney saysNewsDuration 1:09Prime Minister Mark Carney took a question on Canada's vulnerability to pressure from the United States in a fireside chat following his speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. 'We can give ourselves far more than any foreign country can take away,' Carney said.
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January 21, 2026 01:49 UTC
Carney in Davos: Canada ‘stands firmly with Greenland’
Carney in Davos: Canada ‘stands firmly with Greenland’NewsDuration 1:42Prime Minister Mark Carney reiterated Canada’s support to the people of Greenland to choose their own leadership in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to annex the Arctic island. Carney’s speech to global and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, called on allies to build coalitions to resist coercion from what he calls ‘hard powers.’
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January 20, 2026 23:44 UTC
Carney's 'variable geometry': Finding different global partners for different issues
Carney's 'variable geometry': Finding different global partners for different issuesNewsDuration 8:14Without mentioning U.S. President Donald Trump by name, Prime Minister Mark Carney stressed in his speech at Davos that 'great powers' were using economic levers as 'weapons.' He said middle powers like Canada needed to find new partners for trade, energy and other affairs — possibly on a case-by-case basis, dependent on the issue at hand.
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January 20, 2026 23:38 UTC
Gael Monfils bids emotional farewell to the Australian Open after a 1st-round loss
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January 20, 2026 22:44 UTC
Eckhart Library to offer CPR class
Auburn, IN (46706)TodaySnow will taper off and end this morning but skies will remain cloudy this afternoon. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Snow accumulations less than one inch..TonightCloudy. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.
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January 20, 2026 22:19 UTC
Why this Canadian is deputy commanding general of U.S. troops in Alaska that could be sent to Minneapolis
Reports that U.S. troops based in Alaska are being readied for deployment to the streets of Minneapolis amid a turbulent immigration crackdown there could put a Canadian officer in a sticky situation. But could a Canadian officer be stuck in the middle of such an historic American controversy? “I doubt the U.S. would even ask for a Canadian exchange officer to deploy on such a task, and even less likely it would be approved,” he said. Though Canada declined to take part in the attack, a handful of Canadian soldiers deployed with their American units. In 1982, a Canadian exchange officer with the British Parachute Regiment was refused authority to join the Falklands War, as was his U.S. colleague, said Eyre.
Source:National Post
January 20, 2026 21:34 UTC
Minister told chiefs 'abuses' found in Jordan's Principle funding, but advocates question claims
OTTAWA — An internal email shows federal Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty told chiefs that funding for a legal principle ensuring First Nations children have access to government services should be for “emergencies” and that “abuses” had happened under the initiative. “After 30 days at her post, she intends to play an important role in the Jordan’s Principle initiative, considering the following,” reads a summary of the minister’s remarks, released to National Post under federal access-to-information legislation. “I have heard from community members and leadership about the challenges they face with accessing Jordan’s Principle, and that’s why I am undertaking a review to make sure that we properly address those concerns. An earlier Federal Court decision found the department had acted “unreasonably” by considering the issue “as solely a housing remediation matter,” rather than looking at the children’s health, as Jordan’s Principle intends. “At this time, Minister Gull-Masty does not have the intention of bringing forward legislation.
Source:National Post
January 20, 2026 21:24 UTC
Antisemitic graffiti that called for the death of Jews in Toronto cleaned up, says city councillor
A Toronto city councillor says that antisemitic graffiti calling for the death of Jews in the city’s west end has been cleaned up. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementCity councillor for Beaches-East York Brad Bradford said he was disgusted by the graffiti after he saw a post on X about it by Toronto resident Christine Van Geyn. “Jewish restaurants have been firebombed, Jewish girls schools have been shot at, and Jewish neighbourhoods have been targeted by hateful protests. Bradford shared the post on X and said that “we are far too used to seeing disgusting antisemitic graffiti like this” in Toronto. A Toronto resident took a photo of antisemitic graffiti discovered in her west end neighbourhood in November 2025.
Source:National Post
January 20, 2026 21:07 UTC
Auburn Board of Works approves several contracts
Auburn, IN (46706)TodaySnow will taper off and end this morning but skies will remain cloudy this afternoon. Winds SW at 10 to 20 mph. Snow accumulations less than one inch..TonightCloudy. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.
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January 20, 2026 20:46 UTC