Good morning. The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navanethem Pillay, a South Africa-born judge on the International Court of Justice, at an announcement in Oslo this morning. More on that below, along with Ottawa’s courtship of Angola and a Quebec village’s zeal for rodeo.
(FILES) Former United Nations (UN) rights chief Navi Pillay poses during a photo session in Johannesburg on January 20, 2023. South African jurist Navanethem "Navi" Pillay wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. (Photo by Wikus de Wet / AFP via Getty Images)
An oil pumpjack near Claresholm, Alta. The federal Building Canada Act provides an accelerated pathway through regulatory approvals, but has been criticized by Indigenous groups over concerns that a faster approval process could trample their treaty rights.
NDP Leader Avi Lewis says Canadians did not vote for the 'wholesale rewriting' of Canada's project review process being pushed in Prime Minister Mark Carney's Bill C-39.
Good morning. The federal government plans to bar access to medical assistance in dying on the sole basis of mental illness while providing an opening for those already eligible for MAID to request it in advance. More on that below, along with Mark Carney’s Person of the Year prospects and Terry Fox on the silver screen.
Justice Minister Sean Fraser, left, and Health Minister Marjorie Michel outline next steps in the federal government's MAID laws in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
Building tops in Burnaby and Surrey rise above a thick layer of fog at dawn as a ridge of high pressure creates a coastal temperature inversion, as seen from Cypress Mountain in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Chris Helgren TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Wednesday Stelco's owner Cleveland-Cliffs cannot use the trade war to justify cutting jobs it committed to when it bought the Hamilton, Ont.-based steel plant, particularly when the head of its U.S. parent company has publicly backed steel tariffs.
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