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Feds set to open new co-ordination centre for disaster response
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada will soon have a new operations centre to help co-ordinate countrywide disaster response. Government officials on Friday offered media outlets a tour of the new facility, which is expected to be open next month. For security reasons, journalists were required to sign a nondisclosure agreement preventing them from revealing the facility’s location. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hodgson says it’s ‘premature’ to draw conclusions about fate of B.C. tanker ban
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said Thursday it’s “premature” to draw conclusions about the potential removal or adjustment of the West Coast tanker ban, since no pipeline route has been mapped out to bring oil from Alberta to the B.C. coast. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Hodgson said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds set to open new coordination centre for disaster response
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada will soon have a new operations centre to help co-ordinate countrywide disaster response. Government officials on Friday offered media outlets a tour of the new facility, which is expected to be open next month. For security reasons, journalists were required to sign a nondisclosure agreement preventing them from revealing the facility’s location. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Prime conspirator’ arrested for shootings at Kap’s Café in B.C., Indian police say
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
SURREY — Police in Delhi say they have arrested the “prime conspirator” behind a series of extortion-linked shootings at a British Columbia café. A statement from the department’s crime branch says 28-year-old Bandhu Maan Singh Sekhon fled to India after a crackdown by Surrey Police in which several of his associates were arrested. Sekhon’s arrest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: How Canadian accounts got swept up in X’s location feature accuracy issues
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
Last week the X platform, formerly Twitter, began its rollout of a new location feature meant to disclose which country account holders post from. It aimed to increase transparency on the platform and help users spot the fake accounts known for spreading disinformation online. However, while its rocky rollout might have exposed the location to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Investor’s case against mining firm over timely disclosure can proceed: Supreme Court
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says an investor can pursue legal action against a mining company on the basis that it did not immediately publicize information about a production setback. In its 8-1 decision Friday, the top court provided guidance on determination of a “material change” in a firm’s operations that must be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand says Global Affairs cuts won’t harm consular access for Canadians abroad
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says budget cuts at Global Affairs Canada won’t affect the ability of Canadians in trouble abroad to get help from embassies. “I’m confident that these reductions will have no impact on the services on which Canadians rely while abroad,” Anand testified Thursday to the House foreign affairs committee. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economists warn surprise GDP growth in Q3 masks weakness in Canada’s economy
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s economy posted surprisingly strong growth in the third quarter, but economists looking underneath the hood offered a series of caveats that suggest weaker results than the headline figures imply. Statistics Canada said Friday that real gross domestic product rose 2.6 per cent on an annualized basis in the third quarter of 2025, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MPs insist party remains united following Guilbeault’s resignation
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Members of the federal Liberal caucus maintained Friday that their party remains united in the wake of Steven Guilbeault’s resignation from cabinet — but NDP MPs say they see signs that B.C. Liberal MPs are under political pressure. Guilbeault quit cabinet on Thursday to protest Ottawa’s new pipeline pact with Alberta, which leaves ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Funding for police to support extortion targets in B.C.
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
SURREY — The federal and provincial governments have announced $1 million in funding for police to support extortion victims in British Columbia. Premier David Eby told a meeting of police and local, provincial and federal politicians in Surrey, B.C., where many cases have been reported, that the funding will allow for police communication with victims ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Most assisted deaths in Canada come after cancer diagnosis, annual report finds
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — A majority of the people who died with medical assistance in Canada in 2024 had a cancer diagnosis, new data shows. Health Canada’s annual report on medical assistance in dying shows that more Canadians are choosing assisted dying each year, but the rate of growth has slowed. Overall, about five per cent of ... Read More »
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