Doctors later told him devastating news: he had inoperable Stage 4 lung cancer and only 12 to 14 months to live. Radon-induced lung cancer kills an estimated 3,200 Canadians each year , and lung cancer, in general, remains the deadliest type of cancer in Canada, even as smoking rates have dropped dramatically in recent decades. The timing is crucial, as Canadian medical teams are “now seeing a shift in more and more never-smokers developing lung cancer,” she said. and Ontario have permanent lung cancer screening programs to catch cases early on — with narrow eligibility that includes moderate or heavy smoking. Expanded cancer screenings across the country could help catch more lung cancer cases early before it’s too late, Kelly said.

January 27, 2026 16:23 UTC

Prime Minister Mark Carney is dismissing a claim that he walked back the remarks he made in Davos, Switzerland, last week during a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday. "To be absolutely clear, and I said this to the president, I meant what I said in Davos," Carney said Tuesday on his way into a meeting with his cabinet. WATCH | 'I meant what I said': Carney says he told Trump in call: 'I meant what I said in Davos' | Duration 1:42 Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump on a call Monday about everything from Ukraine and Venezuela to Arctic security. He spoke to Prime Minister Carney, who was very aggressively walking back some of the unfortunate remarks he made at Davos," Bessent said. Carney has not issued readouts for every conversation he has with Trump, or other leaders, since coming to office.

January 27, 2026 16:14 UTC

That was Toronto in January 1999, and to most people who experienced it, it was entirely too much snow. That day, as a storm dropped more snow on the city, 400 soldiers arrived from Petawawa to help with snow removal. Toronto mayor Mel Lastman had called them in, drawing ridicule from many people in other cities across wintry Canada. Fast forward to 2026, and Toronto is once again buried after a monster storm dumped snow across the region. On Monday, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow told a news conference they had 600 plows on city roads and sidewalks.

January 27, 2026 16:11 UTC

One reason why you might be paying more for groceriesNewsDuration 3:15Why are grocery prices so high? One factor may be property controls — a powerful tool that big groceries can use to block competition and control local markets across Canada. Marketplace breaks down how it works and why it can take a toll on your wallet.

January 27, 2026 15:44 UTC

It is not a coincidence that U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat against Canada came just ahead of negotiations on renewing North America's main free-trade pact, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday. Trump said earlier this month the trade deal was "irrelevant" to him. Despite the president's angry social media outbursts over the weekend, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he had a cordial and lengthy phone conversation with Trump's trade czar on Sunday. WATCH | Canada reminds U.S. it didn't make free-trade deal with China: Carney links Trump’s jabs, tariff threats to CUSMA talks | Duration 2:01 Prime Minister Mark Carney tied U.S. President Donald Trump's recent tariff threats and personal jabs against him to the upcoming CUSMA negotiations, saying they should be viewed in that 'broader context.' CUSMA has shielded Canada and Mexico from the worst impacts of Trump's tariffs.

January 27, 2026 15:40 UTC





Trump signals change in Minneapolis after 2nd fatal shootingNewsDuration 2:42U.S. President Donald Trump signalled a shakeup in Minnesota by changing who’s in charge of immigration and customs enforcement operations in the state. The move comes after a second person, Alex Pretti, was killed by federal agents.

January 27, 2026 15:06 UTC

Was Alex Pretti a 'would-be assassin’? We break down the footage of fatal ICE shooting | About ThatNewsDuration 13:01U.S. government officials say ICE agents fatally shot Alex Pretti at a protest in Minneapolis because he had a gun on his person and, according to U.S. President Donald Trump's homeland security adviser Stephen Miller, was a 'would-be assassin.' Andrew Chang breaks down several video angles of the shooting, moment by moment, to understand how accurate the government's initial account is. Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

January 27, 2026 14:23 UTC

Public schools in Nova Scotia were closed Tuesday and flights delayed out of Halifax's airport as a long-lasting winter storm brought more snow to the province. All of Nova Scotia had been under an Environment Canada snowfall warning, but by afternoon it only applied to Cape Breton. Most Nova Scotia Community College campuses were either closed, or delayed in opening. “There's going to be a lot of cars in the compound, I guess,” he told CBC Radio’s Information Morning Cape Breton. Mikela Sani Routledge, a spokesperson for the Halifax International Airport Authority, said a quarter of flights scheduled at Stanfield between 8 p.m. Monday and 8 p.m. Tuesday had been cancelled.

January 27, 2026 13:50 UTC

The fight to keep ICE tracking apps onlineNewsDuration 5:15Users say ICE tracking apps and websites are helping keep the community safe, but the Trump administration says they’re putting federal agents at risk. For The National, CBC’s Ashley Fraser breaks down how they work and why developers say they have a right to make them.

January 27, 2026 13:42 UTC

But Canada is still assisting the Americans in developing the very technology that could enable them to one day seize control of all or part of Canada's Arctic archipelago. In that year the U.S. Coast Guard heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Sea sailed from Greenland to the Chukchi Sea through the Northwest Passage. (The distance between Arctic islands often exceeds the standard 12 nautical miles considered to be a nation's territorial waters. The first deliveries of mid-sized Arctic Security Cutters are not expected until 2028-29, when the mandate of the current president is supposed to end. Huebert sees the threat as more present in Canada's Arctic islands than the passage.

January 27, 2026 13:32 UTC

Can NATO survive Trump? RadioDuration 30:05Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump set off a firestorm with comments dismissing the military contributions of fellow NATO members during the war in Afghanistan. This follows the president’s aggressive bid for Greenland, a self-governing territory of NATO-ally Denmark, which brought into question whether NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, could survive without America, its strongest and richest member. And while some kind of agreement on Greenland now seems to be on the table, and Trump appears to be backing down, today we’re asking what damage has already been done to NATO. For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts]

January 27, 2026 13:06 UTC

Brydon Lafaver says security staff at Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert threw him into a wheelchair after he received treatment, wheeled him outside and left him in the snow injured, disoriented and with nowhere to go. Video footage of the December incident, previously reported by CBC News, showed three hospital security officers pushing Lafaver outside the hospital's doors. It shows three security guards escorting a man off of Prince Albert Victoria Hospital property on Dec. 11, 2025. Saskatchewan’s First Nations Health Ombudsperson Dianne Lafond says her office is dealing with more than 20 serious complaints involving hospital security and First Nations patients. He said he’s spent months in hospital and is relearning how to walk after what he called a violent encounter with hospital security.

January 27, 2026 12:44 UTC

Holocaust survivor Hedy Bohm says there are similarities between the time leading up to Nazi rule in Germany, and eventually Europe, and antisemitic incidents that are happening in Canada now. Holocaust survivor Hedy Bohm photographed in Toronto in 2025. Holocaust survivor Hedy Bohm with her late husband Imre Bohm at Niagara Falls, 1948. Holocaust survivor Hedy Bohm at a friend’s cottage near Huntsville, Ont., 1963. Here is an excerpt from Bohm’s memoir, Reflection, part of the Azrieli Foundation’s Holocaust Survivor Memoirs Program.

January 27, 2026 12:40 UTC

Canada is set to name its first foreign interference commissioner. Foreign interference legislation adopted by Parliament in 2024 obliges the government to consult opposition parties before formally naming a candidate. Anandasangaree's comments come a year-and-a-half after Parliament voted to create the position, as well as a foreign interference registry listing those who have made arrangements to work in Canada as agents on behalf of foreign governments. In January 2025, an inquiry headed by Justice Marie-Josée Hogue concluded in its final report that transnational repression in Canada was a "genuine scourge" and that the People's Republic of China was the "most active perpetrator of foreign interference targeting Canadian democratic institutions." Anandasangaree's comments also come months after an investigation by CBC News documented cases of Chinese transnational repression in Canada.

January 27, 2026 10:21 UTC

Auburn, IN (46706)TodayCloudy. A few flurries or snow showers possible. High around 15F. Winds W at 15 to 25 mph..TonightMostly cloudy skies. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph.

January 27, 2026 05:02 UTC