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The latest breaking news and stories on Canada, a country in North America known as a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, and world’s ninth largest economy. Also covering Canada’s relationship with the US and China, plus commentary and updates on Canada’s economy, politics, society and trade news.
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SCMP Highlights

Psychiatric clinic scams, top vacation spot for Lunar New Year: 5 weekend reads

From the Munich Security Conference to Star Cruises’ fiasco, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

Mark Carney

Canada’s Carney, opposition leader hold hands during school shooting vigil

TV shows and streaming video

Meet Paul Anthony Kelly, who plays John F. Kennedy Jr in Love Story

Japan

Opinion | Takaichi’s anti-China stance won’t bolster Japan’s security

As the US-led order unravels, the Japanese prime minister’s militaristic approach goes against the global shift towards cooperation with China.

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United States

Outside In | Will tourism slump force Trump to rethink his unilateral approach?

The US president’s policies have antagonised many the world over and may hit attendance at mega-events like the Fifa World Cup, with political repercussions.

North Korea

Why Takaichi’s landslide victory in Japan has North Korea on edge

North Korea has accused Japan of resurrecting its wartime ambitions by expanding its defence and pursuing security alliances.

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Crime

Tumbler Ridge grieves for 8 killed in Canada’s deadliest shooting in years

As a community mourns, details emerge of the 18-year-old shooter and a remote town left vulnerable by a lack of mental health services.

Candles, flowers, photographs and plush toys at a makeshift memorial for the victims in Tumbler Ridge. Photo: Reuters
Donald Trump

Trump privately weighs quitting USMCA trade pact he negotiated

Ahead of the July review, President Trump questions aides on a US withdrawal, signalling a shift towards bilateral talks with Canada and Mexico.

US-China trade war

Trump faces rare pushback within his party over tariffs as polls slide

Pressure builds as Republican fractures emerge, a symbolic House vote on tariffs advances and a pivotal Supreme Court ruling looms.

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Crime

Canada school shooter was 18-year-old with mental health issues

Police had previously visited the home of Jesse Van Rootselaar multiple times before the rampage in Tumbler Ridge that left nine dead.

Police escort students out of their school in Tumbler Ridge after the shooting. Photo: Western Standard via Reuters
Mark Carney

Carney says Canada ‘mourns’ with Tumbler Ridge after mass shooting

Emotional Canadian PM ordered flags at half-staff for seven days after a female shooter killed nine at a school and nearby home in British Columbia.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday. Photo: AP
China-EU relations

Exclusive | Cold shoulder? China, EU in diplomatic stand-off ahead of Munich showdown

Annual security conference could provide rare venue for high-level EU-China talks as top diplomats Wang Yi and Kaja Kallas attend.

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Crime

Shootings at school and home in Canadian town leave 10 dead, many injured

Police say a suspect is among the dead and more than 25 people are injured in the remote British Columbia town of Tumbler Ridge.

Music

Britney Spears sells rights to her music catalogue in reported deal

The 44-year-old pop icon joins a growing list of artists who have sold their music rights in recent years.

Britney Spears. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Carney speaks to Trump after he demands half of bridge that Canada paid for

The US$4.7 billion bridge that links the Canadian province of Ontario with the US state of Michigan is due to open this year.

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The Gordie Howe International Bridge under construction. Photo: Reuters
US-China relations

Trump’s ‘vacillating’ China policy causing confidence crisis in allies: report

‘Sweeping destruction – rather than careful reforms and policy corrections – is the order of the day’, Munich Security Report 2026 says.

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BN(O) passport

China’s UK embassy slams BN(O) expansion for ‘manipulating’ Jimmy Lai case

Embassy spokesman condemns ‘malicious’ move to expand migration pathway and accuses Britain of interfering in China’s domestic affairs.

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Mexico

Mexico says 5 of 10 workers kidnapped from Canadian miner found dead

The workers were kidnapped on January 23 from a silver mining project in Mexico’s violence-plagued Sinaloa state.

Mexican soldiers patrol the streets of Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico. Photo: AFP
China-Canada relations

China overturns death sentence for Canadian convicted of drug smuggling

Highest court orders new trial in ‘independent’ ruling amid warming China-Canada ties following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit.

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China-UK relations

Letters | UK needs an independent China policy, not just a Trump hedge

Readers discuss the British prime minister’s visit to Beijing, allies drifting away from Washington, and the blame game over narcotics.

China-EU relations

As traditional US allies hedge their bets, will China be the one to cash in?

‘Trump shock’ has prompted a thaw between other Western leaders and Beijing, a trend that raises questions about its deeper long-term impact.

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Mark Carney, one of a number of Western leaders to visit Beijing last month, has warned about “a rupture” in the US-led global order. Photo: Reuters
India

India’s trade blitz seeks to keep afloat a sinking global order

‘Jolted out of its slumber’ by US tariffs, New Delhi is aggressively diversifying trade alliances to act as a bridge in a polarised world.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre) with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (right) and European Council President Antonio Costa at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on January 27. Photo: European Council/dpa
Greenland

Canada and France open Greenland consulates to show support amid Trump threats

The US president insists that Washington must control the strategic Arctic island but has backed off threats to seize it for now.

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China trade

China-Canada canola deal faces test as USMCA trade talks loom, insiders warn

Initial shipments bring hope, but ‘Fortress North America’ threat and lack of long-term guarantees leave producers wary of Beijing’s commitment.

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South Korea

A new start for Pyongyang? Fears mount as US-Russia nuclear pact expires

The end of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty will be a blow to efforts to curb North Korea’s nuclear build-up, analysts say.

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A test-fire of a large-calibre multiple-rocket launcher system at an unknown location in North Korea on January 27. Photo: EPA/KCNA
China-Asean relations

Exclusive | Inside China’s rare meeting to lobby Southeast Asia against Japan

Beijing summons Southeast Asian envoys and invokes Japan’s WWII history, but campaign to isolate Tokyo gains little traction.

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Beijing has tried to drum up support among Southeast Asian diplomats following Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s (centre) comments about Taiwan in November. Photo: Reuters
World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos

Opinion | How Trump’s Davos spotlight was upstaged by middle powers breaking away

While they continue to flatter Trump, politicians and businesses are also pursuing new deals and trading partners, diversifying supply chains and exploring ways to reduce dependence on the US.

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US-China relations

What Xi’s calls with Trump and Putin reveal about China’s balancing act

Beijing holds rare same-day talks with Kremlin and White House as powers face headwinds at home, energy uncertainties and nuclear pact’s end.

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