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P.E.I. Premier Rob Lantz resigning to seek permanent leadership of party
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
CHARLOTTETOWN — Rob Lantz has announced that he is resigning as premier of Prince Edward Island as he seeks to become the leader of the Progressive Conservatives. Lantz had been interim leader of the party and was sworn in as premier in February after Dennis King stepped down. Lantz had served as education minister under ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: P.E.I. premier resigning to seek permanent leadership of party
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
CHARLOTTETOWN — Rob Lantz has announced that he is resigning as premier of Prince Edward Island as he seeks to become the leader of the Progressive Conservatives, a party he has been leading on an interim basis. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Longueuil mayor seeks probe into police actions after shooting of Nooran Rezayi
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
MONTREAL — The mayor of Longueuil, Que., is asking the Quebec government to investigate police actions in the aftermath of a fatal police shooting involving a 15-year-old boy. Mayor Catherine Fournier says she took the exceptional decision to ask Public Security Minister Ian Lafrenière to intervene after she reviewed what she described as very serious ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Armed Forces member charged in foreign interference investigation
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — A member of the Canadian Armed Forces has been arrested and charged in a joint police operation looking into foreign interference and security of information. Master Warrant Officer Matthew Robar, a member of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command, has been charged with multiple offences under the National Defence Act and others. A Department ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another Conservative MP crosses the floor to join Liberal caucus
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Toronto-area MP Michael Ma is leaving the Conservatives to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals. Ma, who represents Markham—Unionville, says he made the decision after listening “carefully” to the people in his riding in recent weeks and reflecting with his family on the direction of the country. Ma says this is a time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: MP Michael Ma leaves Conservative caucus to join Liberals
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Toronto-area MP Michael Ma is leaving the Conservatives to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Longueuil mayor seeks probe into police force’s actions in aftermath of teen’s death
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
MONTREAL — The mayor of Longueuil, Que., is asking the Quebec government to investigate police actions in the aftermath of a fatal police shooting involving a 15-year-old boy. Mayor Catherine Fournier says she took the exceptional decision to ask Public Security Minister Ian Lafrenière to step in after letters from the police watchdog to Longueuil’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House of Commons rises for six-week holiday break
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — The House of Commons has started its winter break — without the government’s lengthy budget implementation bill becoming law. House leader Steven MacKinnon says the past 11 weeks of the fall sitting have seen “very hard work” by the government to protect jobs and reduce the cost of living. He accuses the opposition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Familiar fate for Abbotsford as floodwaters gush over U.S. border into B.C. again
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
ABBOTSFORD — Fast-rising floodwaters in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley are forcing families and farmers to escape a situation many have seen before, after atmospheric river weather systems sent cross-border outflows pouring into the province from Washington state. Abbotsford, B.C., resident Spencer Cording surveyed the floodwaters along the U.S. border on Thursday and said it’s the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused of bullying staff, CEO of Canadian Museum of Immigration steps down
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
HALIFAX — The CEO of the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax has stepped down after a federal investigation led to allegations Marie Chapman had bullied staff and created an environment of fear that left many employees emotionally damaged. The museum’s board of trustees issued a statement confirming Chapman had decided to retire earlier this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Floodwaters rising in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, pushing more people out
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Floodwaters pushing in from Washington state are forcing more people from their properties in Abbotsford, B.C. The city has ordered people to leave another 82 homes as water from the Nooksack River in the United States spread over the Fraser Valley, joining about 400 other property owners rushed out overnight. B.C. Agriculture Minister ... Read More »
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