Keir Starmer appears to have picked a side, although diplomatically, when asked if he agreed with Mark Carney's Davos speech. Read More

Canada has reached a tentative deal for 30 belugas in an amusement park to be shipped to four aquariums in US

• ‘It’s heartbreaking’: how 30 captive beluga whales have become pawns in row over animal cruelty

Before boarding the plane, the travellers will be given a dose of Valium to calm their nerves. For some, it will be the first time they’ve flown. Others have logged thousands of miles over the Pacific Ocean. Like most weary and anxious passengers, they will be offered minimal personal space on board and food isn’t included in their fare.

But for these jet-setters, the tight quarters and minimal refreshments aren’t meant to maximize airline profits: they’re meant to keep them safe.

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© Photograph: Chris Young/AP

© Photograph: Chris Young/AP

Toronto residents, emerging from homes banked by snow after a record-breaking 56 centimetres fell in one day Sunday, have a new thing to complain about. But if they are upset that someone else has taken a street parking spot that they’ve shovelled out, they would be wise to take the advice of one of the city’s litigation lawyers: “The snow melts, but the neighbours stay.” Read More

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Shares in Ocado fall almost 10% after revealing Sobeys will close Calgary site that uses UK group’s delivery technology

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Ocado has revealed its Canadian partner is closing a warehouse that uses its robots and automation technology in another blow to the UK online delivery group’s business model. Shares in Ocado dived almost 10% on Thursday after it announced that Sobeys would be shutting the Calgary facility, saying it was “largely due to the Alberta grocery e-commerce market’s size and the rate of expansion being slower than originally anticipated”.

The decision came less than three months after Ocado’s US partner Kroger closed three warehouses, knocking almost a fifth off the UK company’s value.

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© Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters

© Photograph: Paul Childs/Reuters

A Hamilton woman whose 58 dogs, including 55 miniature poodles, were seized last summer from her home that was "covered in layers of feces" with the floors "soaked in urine," has seen her $108,928.64 bill for their care slashed to $10,000. Read More

OTTAWA — Half of Canadians believe it would be unethical for Mark Carney's Liberal government to achieve a majority by attracting opposition MP floor crossers, according to a new poll. Read More

Montreal — Veteran rock legend Neil Young has given Greenland residents free access to his catalogue, saying he hoped the gesture offered stress relief to those unsettled by U.S. President Donald Trump's threats. Read More

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has once again directed pointed remarks toward Canadian prime minister Mark Carney. Read More

A former Vice Media employee who was convicted of helping arrange cocaine smuggling into Australia — a plot that ended with the arrest of five drug mules carrying bricks of cocaine — spent a morning in jail Wednesday while three judges heard arguments on his appeal. Read More

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Wednesday that the possibility of the separatist Parti Québécois winning the upcoming elections in the neighbouring province of Quebec would be a “disaster” for Canada. Read More

OTTAWA — Police and political leaders in more than half of Canada have so far rejected taking any part in the federal government's firearms compensation program.  Read More

A minor earthquake with a magnitude of 3.7 was felt in parts of Ontario last night. Read More

U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra created the diplomatic equivalent to a sonic boom recently by stating that if Canada doesn’t go ahead with the purchase of 88 F-35 fighter jets, that will mean the United States would have to buy more of the advanced fighter aircraft for its own air force, and fly them more often into Canadian airspace to address threats approaching the U.S. Read More

As the Conservatives prepare for their annual convention in Calgary this weekend, hostile voices are trying to undermine them. They are being told to be less hard-edged, to reject populism, to be respectable “team players.” Read More

OTTAWA — Canada's Liberals have received another boost in voter support after Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent tour to China and Davos, Switzerland, with nearly half of Canadians now saying they would likely vote Liberal if a federal election were held today. Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Prime Minister Mark Carney told the world at Davos last week that Canada is building strength at home amid a rupture in globalization and positioning itself as a middle power that similar nations can trust to be a responsible leader in the diplomatic arena. Read More

OTTAWA — When Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre takes the stage at his party's convention on Friday night, he will be  facing two very different audiences.  Read More

OTTAWA —  NDP leadership hopefuls Heather McPherson and Rob Ashton are stressing their differences from social activist Avi Lewis as the party's leadership race hits a critical juncture. Read More

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to make a potentially important visit to India in the next couple of months, government officials have confirmed, as Canada continues efforts to diversify trade, attract investment and mend international fences.  Read More