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In the news today: Liberals meet in Ottawa amid leadership race

In the news today: Liberals meet in Ottawa amid leadership race

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Meet Poppy, an oil spill-sniffing dog and a scientific trailblazer

Meet Poppy, an oil spill-sniffing dog and a scientific trailblazer

Poppy, a six-year-old springer spaniel with floppy brown ears and a tail that never seems to stop wagging, is by all accounts a very good dog.
Clock ticks down for Liberal leadership hopefuls to sign up new members

Clock ticks down for Liberal leadership hopefuls to sign up new members

OTTAWA — The Liberals are gathering on Parliament Hill for a second day in a row to talk next steps as the party searches for a replacement for outgoing leader Justin Trudeau.
Liberal party establishment rallies around Carney, Freeland on deadline day

Liberal party establishment rallies around Carney, Freeland on deadline day

OTTAWA — The Liberal caucus met on Parliament Hill Thursday to plot election strategy but the biggest conversations were largely about who sitting MPs will back in the upcoming vote to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as their leader.
'Sick monster': Ex-priest pleads guilty to indecent assaults of children in Nunavut

'Sick monster': Ex-priest pleads guilty to indecent assaults of children in Nunavut

IQALUIT — A Catholic priest's sexual abuse of Inuit children decades ago in Igloolik, Nvt., transformed a once friendly and trusting hamlet into a place marred by anger and addiction, court heard Thursday.
Quebec maple syrup producers fear 'major consequences' if Trump tariffs go ahead

Quebec maple syrup producers fear 'major consequences' if Trump tariffs go ahead

MONTREAL — Quebec’s maple syrup producers say they are worried their industry will take a big hit if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports on Feb. 1.
Trump's call for OPEC to bring down cost of oil conflicts with his agenda: experts

Trump's call for OPEC to bring down cost of oil conflicts with his agenda: experts

WASHINGTON — Experts say U.S. President Donald Trump's push for the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries to bring down the cost of oil conflicts with the Republican leader's own plans to make America energy-dominant.
Joly off to Washington to talk tariffs with Rubio as Trump floats 5% target for NATO

Joly off to Washington to talk tariffs with Rubio as Trump floats 5% target for NATO

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will press Canada's case against damaging tariffs with the new U.S.
Who's in and who's out of the Liberal leadership race

Who's in and who's out of the Liberal leadership race

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau.
Quick quotes: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law

Quick quotes: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law

The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday agreed to hear a challenge of Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, which prohibits public sector workers in positions of authority, including teachers and police officers, from wearing religious symbols o
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