Canada's cheaper, cleaner and lower-risk oil can rival a resurgent Venezuela, Carney says
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's not worried about the prospect of increased oil production from Venezuela challenging Canada's energy exports because Canadian oil is cheaper, cleaner and lower-risk. "That makes Canadian oil competitive for the medium and long term." After launching military strikes against Venezuela and arresting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, Trump said U.S. oil companies would go into the country, fix the oil infrastructure and oversee the industry. Oil wealth will help Venezuelans, Carney saysCanada's oilsands produce nearly five million barrels of oil per day, the vast majority of which is exported to the U.S. "Every barrel the United States sources from Venezuela could mean one less barrel these refineries would buy from Canada.
Source:CBC News
January 07, 2026 12:35 UTC
Tariffs, EV pause jolted Canada’s auto industry in 2025
CBC News is calling 2025 a “turbulent” year for Canada’s auto sector — one dominated by tariff whiplash, softened EV demand and major production shifts that hit workers from Windsor to Oshawa and Ingersoll in Ontario. Auto-specific tariff threats followed, and OEMs reported billions in hits as steel and aluminum levies added pressure. In September, Prime Minister Mark Carney paused and launched a review of Canada’s EV sales mandate, saying the move is meant to relieve some of the “extreme pressure” automakers face from tariffs. In October, Stellantis scrapped plans to build the Jeep Compass at its Brampton assembly plant, leaving roughly 3,000 workers facing uncertainty. General Motors, meanwhile, announced it would cut a third shift in Oshawa — a move expected to eliminate about 750 GM jobs and trigger further supplier layoffs.
Source:CBC News
January 07, 2026 12:22 UTC
New year, new changes for transit riders
Transit service changes start Jan. 5, 2026 for passengers across the Lower Mainland, impacting 37 bus routes and the SeaBus service. The transit authority says the changes will address overcrowding, improve convenience and extend the hours of service. Notable bus changes include more trips for route 609 that go to and from Tsawwassen. Denis Agar, the executive director of transit rider advocacy group Movement, rode the first additional route 80 bus service on Jan. 5. More details on services changes can be found on translink.ca.
Source:CBC News
January 07, 2026 12:05 UTC
Education Department to review hiring policy for new B.Ed. grads following unintended consequences
We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. What a job promise meansPremier Tim Houston announced the policy at the same time he announced a plan to allow people to enter education programs without having completed an undergraduate degree. The latter plan never came to fruition, in part because such a change cannot happen without the agreement of the teachers union. Still, Day called for the creation of a comprehensive recruitment and retention plan that makes clear how people can get into the education system and stick around once they’re there. Union representatives for other people who work in the same system made their own case for enhanced retention efforts.
Source:CBC News
January 07, 2026 11:51 UTC
Drunk driver gets 8 years for killing pedestrian, severely injuring her daughter in Niagara Falls
Aden found employment, during the night shift, as a laundry attendant at a hotel in Niagara Falls. She walked to that job, always escorted by her mother.”Minutes after Bonaldo left the restaurant, he struck the mother and daughter. Ms. Aden sustained life altering injuries. “Within ten months of arrival, the dreams Ms. Hasan and Ms. Aden brought to Canada were shattered,” said the judge. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“As a result of the collision, Ms. Aden was thrown an approximate distance of 13 meters and slid another four meters southbound on the roadway.
Source:National Post
January 07, 2026 11:22 UTC
MUN's campus radio station is hoping to adapt amid financial troubles
Operators of Memorial University's campus radio station — CHMR-FM — in St. John's say they're facing financial pressures and a changing media landscape, meaning the station is having to adapt in order to survive. And while the station used to focus solely on radio, station manager Rhea Rollmann says they’re now shifting to include more podcast and video content. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement“We're kind of starting to increasingly envision ourselves as kind of a community access media lab,” Rollmann told CBC News. Meanwhile, a recent survey conducted by the National Campus and Community Radio Association suggests campus and community radio listenership has doubled since 2017. MUN student Andrew Connors, who also produces CHMR's Sports on the Rock, says a rising interest in podcasting could drive more students to join the university's radio station.
Source:CBC News
January 07, 2026 10:07 UTC
‘Very unique’: Pod of killer whales seen rubbing bellies on rocks off B.C.'s Sunshine Coast
's Sunshine Coast by swimming close to shore and rubbing their bellies on the rocks. Ryan Chilibeck lives in Gibsons, across Howe Sound from West Vancouver, and on Jan. 2 heard that killer whales were swimming by Secret Beach Park. Photographer Carl Olsen saw a group of six northern resident killer whales passing Gospel Rock in Gibsons on Jan. 2. WATCH | Orcas seen displaying unique behaviour: Pod of killer whales seen rubbing bellies on rocks off Sunshine Coast, B.C. People watched the whales swim back and forth rubbing their bellies on the pebbles at Secret Beach Park on Jan. 2.
Source:CBC News
January 07, 2026 09:36 UTC
Alberta's independence movement is a global rarity: right-wing separatists
While the (mostly) centre-left Parti Québécois and democratic socialist Québec Solidaire have long fronted Quebec’s separatist movement, Alberta separatism is an almost entirely right-wing phenomenon. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAnd the Stetson-hatted cheerleaders of Alberta’s independence movement have shown no interest in making it a cross-partisan one, regularly spitting out MAGA-infused talking points about how the province’s rugged individualism makes it culturally incompatible with Canada’s woke, post-national malaise. “The roots of Alberta separatism have always been tied to the social credit movement, and have always been part of that social credit, populist strain on the right in Alberta,” said Heath. Daniel Miller, a leader of Texas’s independence movement, says that his state’s rugged disposition makes it a kindred spirit with Alberta. Miller says he supports Alberta independence and has had conversations with “various” pro-independence organizations and individuals.
Source:National Post
January 07, 2026 09:19 UTC
What did Jack Ryan know about Venezuela? Spy show hero goes viral after Maduro capture
According to U.S. spy Jack Ryan, it just might be. Ryan goes on to say Venezuela has become a "failed state" that can be easily exploited by adversaries. So Russia, China can never be the most major threat "until countries like Venezuela stop leaving the door open." (Matias Delacroix/The Associated Press)Also central to the virality of the Jack Ryan clip is the idea of the U.S. controlling countries of strategic interest. Unimagined outcomeMaduro's fate is yet to be determined, unlike that of his fictional counterpart in Jack Ryan.
Source:CBC News
January 07, 2026 09:03 UTC
N.S. community mourns boy who died after dog attack
Police said that three "large-breed" dogs attacked a 13-year-old boy in Welshtown, N.S., as he was riding past on his bicycle. Boy dies after being attacked by 3 dogs in Nova ScotiaA Nova Scotia community is mourning a 13-year-old boy who died following an attack by three dogs. The boy was a Grade 8 student at Shelburne Regional High School. Police said on Monday that three "large-breed" dogs attacked the boy just after 5 p.m. on Saturday as he was riding on his bicycle. The attack was reported on Upper Sandy Cove Road in Welshtown, N.S., about 12 kilometres north of the town of Shelburne.
Source:CBC News
January 07, 2026 08:59 UTC
Tech highlights from CES 2026
Companies both large and small are giving consumers a first look at their new products during CES 2026, the world's largest consumer technology trade show now underway in Las Vegas. ( John Locher/The Associated Press)Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time at CES. (Abbie Parr/The Associated Press)Lego smart bricks are also shown during the news conference . (Abbie Parr/The Associated Press)Uber gives the public a first look at its robotaxi. The company — along with luxury electric vehicle manufacturer Lucid Motors and vehicle tech company Nuro — is introducing an autonomous vehicle with an Uber-designed in-cabin experience.
Source:CBC News
January 07, 2026 08:28 UTC
This airline is holding flights so passengers don't miss their connections
It might seem counterintuitive, but American Airlines is experimenting with making travel faster and more efficient by sometimes delaying its flights. Last May, the U.S. airline announced it would begin testing the new technology at its Dallas-Fort Worth hub. The idea was to identify departing flights with incoming connecting customers who might miss that flight. “Been on quite a few American flights, a lot w/ short layovers,” she wrote, adding that her first flight had been delayed 50 minutes and she worried she wouldn’t make the second. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementNational Post has reached out to American Airlines for more information.
Source:National Post
January 07, 2026 07:22 UTC