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The latest dose of heavy winter weather is causing more last-minute arrangements for local parents on Thursday in Quinte. Tri-board has cancelled all school buses in the Hastings, Prince Edward, Lennox and Addington and Kingston
areas today (January 15th). Roads are treacherous in many areas as the Quinte Region digs out from another heavy dose of winter weather. Environment Canada has issued a Snowfall Warning for the area, with 15 to 25 cm expected to fall. The heavy snowfall, along with local blowing snow will reduce visibility for drivers.
Prime Minister Mark Carney witnessed the signing of an agreement to co-operate more with China on clean and conventional energy the first day of talks in Beijing on Thursday, after years of difficult relations between the two countries. But at this point, none of the agreements included a resolution to tariffs. Beijing also did not
commit to buying more Canadian petroleum and liquified natural gas in the memorandum of understanding signed by energy and natural resources minister Tim Hodgson. The MOU states both countries will strengthen talks between
ministers in several areas, including oil and gas resource development, liquified natural gas along with liquified petroleum gas, and emission reductions. This energy MOU builds on previous agreements.
Canada’s top court is hearing final arguments on Thursday in a case resurfacing former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s role in the WE Charity scandal, which could bring sweeping changes to how Canadians hold their elected officials accountable. The Supreme Court of Canada is wrapping up two days of hearings after Democracy Watch challenged a 2021 decision by the federal ethics commissioner that cleared Trudeau of a conflict of interest. That ethics finding stemmed from the Liberal government’s decision to give WE Charity a $43-million contract to run a
$912-million student grant program amid family connections Trudeau and then finance minister Bill Morneau had with the organization.
Denmark delivered two significant messages to U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday. The first came during a high-stakes diplomatic meeting in Washington, where top Danish and Greenlandic diplomats told Trump’s emissaries
that under no circumstances will they permit the U.S. to acquire, control or otherwise take over the huge, ice-encrusted Arctic island that’s been part of the Danish realm for centuries. The Danish delegation was in Washington for a highly anticipated meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. While Trump has spoken frequently about wanting to take over Greenland, this was the first formal discussion of the topic since the U.S. captured Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro, and Trump has declared that he intends to expand U.S. influence over the Americas.
NASA’s Crew-11 landed back on Earth on Thursday from the International Space Station (ISS), cutting short their six-month stint in space after an unknown crew member suffered an undisclosed medical condition. In the ISS 25-year history, this is the first time that, any time, a mission has been cut short specifically for a medical reason. During last week’s news conference announcing the early return of the crew, Dr. James Polk, chief health and medical officer at NASA, stressed that it wasn’t an “emergent” issue but that they felt best to return the astronaut to Earth in order to provide the un-named astronaut the necessary medical attention.
Sports
Brady Tkachuk scored his 200th regular-season NHL goal and had three assists, and the Ottawa Senators handed the New York Rangers a fifth consecutive loss, beating them 8-4
Brandon Ingram scored 30 points, including two key 3-pointers late, Scottie Barnes had 26 points and 13 assists, and the Toronto Raptors used a fast start to defeat the Indiana Pacers 115-101
An already strong Boston Red Sox rotation has gotten even mightier. The team has signed lefty Ranger Suarez to a five-year, $130 million deal. Suarez had spent the entirety of his eight-year career with the Philadelphia Phillies.
John Harbaugh and the New York Giants are finalizing an agreement to make him their next head coach. Harbaugh spent the past 18 seasons as coach of the Baltimore Ravens, winning a Super Bowl before he was fired last week after they
missed the playoffs.
