Is Venezuela just the beginning? A dispatch from Washington

US President Trump unveils ‘Board of Peace’ in Davos. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says allies will have to step up arctic security as part of a proposed framework with the United States over Greenland.  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy slams Europe for inaction at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.  Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal cabinet meet in Quebec City to prepare government's agenda before MPs return to parliament next week.  Family of Dave Sawatzky, held in Venezuela since 2013 on drug trafficking charges, hopes he will be freed from prison soon.  ‘Sinners’ makes history, setting Oscars nomination record.

US President Donald Trump tells world leaders in Davos, every NATO ally has an obligation to defend its territory, and Greenland is sitting in a strategic location, undefended.  European Parliament suspends work on the E-U's trade deal with the United States in protest of Trump's threats to Greenland and allies.  Cuban Canadians ask what's next for their homeland, after Trump promises to block all money and oil that was coming from Venezuela.  Trump's Board of Peace: Sweden says it's out. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he's in.  One person killed in Barcelona-area train crash, the second deadly train crash in Spain this week.  Tetsuya Yamagame sentenced to life in prison for killing former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.  Lisa Banfield, spouse of Canada's worst mass shooter, details years of domestic abuse in new memoir. 

Prime Minister Mark Carney tells world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, middle powers like Canada must take a stand against hegemony. Manitoba premier Wab Kinew says Churchill is Canada's "only hope" if US President Donald Trump acquires Greenland.  Carney government says deal to reduce tariffs on thousands of Chinese electric vehicles will not threaten national security. New study suggests 3 species of Antarctic penguin are shifting breeding seasons in record speed.  Researchers find DDT in fish in Yukon, 40 years after the pesticide was banned in Canada. 

Britain's Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, calls for calm discussion of US President Donald Trump's threats to take over Greenland. How far is Prime Minister Mark Carney willing to go to support Greenland against Trump's threats?  At least 39 people killed, dozens more injured, in high-spread train collision in southern Spain.  19-year-old Canadian woman found dead on beach, reportedly surrouned by dingoes, in Queensland, Australia.  Statistics Canada says inflation was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis in December. Prince Harry and other celebrities back in London's High Court for privacy case against Daily Mail newspaper.  Population of China drops to 1.4 billion people for the 4th year in a row.  California Govenor Gavin Newsom announces free entry to all California parks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.   People with service dogs say they are still being refused rides from Uber drivers. 

Prime Minister Mark Carney holds talks with top leaders in Qatar today as he pursues more trade opportunities.The European Union holds emergency talks today in response to Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs unless Greenland becomes part of the United States. Two dead in massive overnight Russian attack on Ukraine.The independent group set up to advise the federal government on climate policy has concerns about its own relevance.BC considers a longer black bear hunting season.And a pack of barking bellowing sealions takes up residence in West Vancouver --- much to the chagrin of some homeowners. 

NASA's Artemis Two rocket moves to the launchpad today ahead of next month's mission to circle the moon -- with a Canadian astronaut on board.Election results show Uganda's president, who has ruled since 1986, has taken more than two thirds of the vote. But the opposition leader is calling fraud.Canada's prime minister arrives in Doha as he pushes for more international trade deals.Mark Carney is named to Donald Trump's Gaza Board of Peace.Donald Trump threatens to slap tariffs of up to 25% on Denmark and other European nations unless they agree that Greenland becomes part of the US. A new survey says six out of ten nurses have exerienced violence in the workplace.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney reaches tariff-quota deal with China on electric vehicles, canola.  EV deal with China bad for Canada says Brian Kingston, head of Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association. RCMP faces class action lawsuit over past hiring process requiring invasive breast and genital exams. The Chinese language newspaper, Ming Pao, ends its Canadian editions today.  Matthew McConaughey becomes the first known actor to trademark his image and his voice to avoid being manipulated by artificial intelligence.

Canada and China sign multiple MOUs, economic and trade cooperation roadmap, during Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to Beijing. ICE agent in Minneapolis shoots Venezuelan man in leg during arrest at protest. Iran says 26-year-old protester Erfan Soltani will not be sentenced to death. Nobel Peace ‍Prize winner Maria Corina Machado meets US President Donald Trump for the first time.Yoweri Museveni seeks unprecedented 7th term in today's Uganda presidential election. Ontario school boards hold thousands of pieces of publicly-owned art, but board in London won't share information about its collection. 

Quebec Premier Francois Legault expected to resign, ahead of provincial election in October.  Foreign Ministers of Greenland and Denmark are meeting with US Vice President JD Vance in Washington as administration threatens to take over Danish territory. Organizers of the Arctic Winter Games say competition will go on despite tensions in the circumpolar region.  Swedish firm Saab wants Canada to buy 72 Gripen fighter jets and 6 GlobalEyes surveillance aircraft to fulfill promise of 12,600 jobs. NGO Human Rights Activists in Iran documents dozens of cases of forced confessions, accuses the regime sentencing protesters to death at "show trials."  At least 29 people dead after a construction crane crashed onto a moving passenger train in Thailand.  Climate monitoring groups say 2025 was the third hottest year on record, despite cooling influence of La Niña phenomenon.