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In The News for Jan. 25: Will the Bank of Canada raise its key interest rate again?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023 ... What we are watch...

Jan 25, 2023

Industry committee set to hold meeting on Rogers-Shaw deal

OTTAWA - The House of Commons industry and technology committee is set to meet today to look at Rogers Communications Inc.'s proposed takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. The committee previously revi...

Jan 25, 2023

Indigenous identity fraud 'the ultimate step in colonialism,' Métis lawyer says

Since Grey Owl a century ago,people of European descent have falsely claimed to be Indigenous for personal gain or a sense of absolution, but one Mtis legal expert says it would take a psychiatrist to...

Jan 25, 2023

Oilsands execs say they can't invest in decarbonization any faster, despite profits

OTTAWA - Oilsands executives insist they are all in on cutting emissions and will make big investments in green technology, but they maintain there isn't a place to invest that money yet. Many compani...

Jan 25, 2023

Resist urge to 'tickle' the snowpack as slide risk increases, avalanche survivor says

VANCOUVER - Twenty years after he survived being buried in a deadly avalanche in British Columbia's backcountry, Ken Wylie is urging people to be cautious and aware while dealing with a similarly unst...

Jan 25, 2023

'Disappointing' that U.S. pressing ahead with duties on Canadian softwood lumber: Ng

WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister says the United States appears to be pressing ahead with what she calls "unjustified" duties on softwood lumber imports. Mary Ng says the anti-dumpin...

Jan 24, 2023

Freeland silent on tanks for Ukraine, but says victory would boost world economy

OTTAWA - The United States and Germany are taking steps to send battle tanks to Ukraine, but Canada still will not say whether it plans to make a similar move to help the war-torn country. Foreign Aff...

Jan 24, 2023

Montreal aid groups seek more money to help care for rise in asylum seekers

MONTREAL - A coalition of Montreal community groups says its members are overwhelmed by the growing number of asylum seekers arriving in the city and need more resources to help them. Refugee aid grou...

Jan 24, 2023

Woman injured after stabbing on Toronto streetcar in latest violence on transit

TORONTO - A woman riding a Toronto streetcar was stabbed in the head on Tuesday in the latest case of violence on city transit as police said they were working to address safety issues in the system. ...

Jan 24, 2023

'The toll on families is tremendous:' N.W.T. sees increase in opioid-related deaths

HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - Health officials in the Northwest Territories say they're responding to an increase in opioid toxicity deaths. Chief Coroner Garth Eggenberger says there were six such deaths in th...

Jan 24, 2023