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CRA aiming to hire 1,700 call centre staff ahead of busy tax season
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency is looking to hire or rehire about 1,700 call centre workers over the next few months to manage an influx of calls during the upcoming tax season. Melanie Serjak, an assistant commissioner at the CRA, told reporters Wednesday the agency is aiming to reach a total of about 4,500 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LeBlanc believes U.S. will keep CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration is preparing to tear up the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, even though the U.S. president and some of his associates have suggested they may consider withdrawing from the pact. “We believe, based on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Commons winter break coming, evacuations in rain-soaked southern B.C.
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … MPs set to break for six-week winter break The House of Commons could rise as early as Thursday for the winter break — without the Liberals passing their lengthy budget implementation bill. The House calendar officially has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House of Commons set to rise for six-week holiday break
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — The House of Commons could rise as early as Thursday for the winter break — without the Liberals passing their lengthy budget implementation bill. The House calendar officially has MPs in their seats until Friday but they could agree to break for Christmas before the end of the day. They are scheduled to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cowichan case blamed for sinking B.C. property deals, including luxury hotel purchase
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
VANCOUVER — An Ontario company that put down a deposit to buy a luxury hotel in Richmond, B.C., pulled out of the deal worth tens of millions of dollars weeks later because of “uncertainty” caused by the landmark Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title ruling, according to the marketers of the property. Court documents show that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flooding severs B.C.’s Lower Mainland from Interior, as cross-border flows rival 2021
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Flooding and rock slides have cut off British Columbia’s Lower Mainland from the Interior as a series of atmospheric river weather systems drench the province, with emergency officials saying cross-border water flows rival those that triggered catastrophic floods in 2021. B.C. Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene Greene told a news conference late Wednesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drenching rains sever routes between B.C.’s Lower Mainland and Interior
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — B.C. Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene says highway closures have cut off the Lower Mainland from the Interior as a series of atmospheric river weather systems drench the province. Greene told a news conference that the City of Abbotsford has also put about 1,000 properties under evacuation alert, while several properties in neighbouring ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Drenching rains sever routes on B.C.’s Lower Mainland from Interior
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — B.C. Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene says highways in the Lower Mainland have been cut off from the Interior as a series of atmospheric river weather systems drench the province. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drenching rain triggers Fraser Valley state of emergency, and memories of 2021 floods
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — As rain pummeled the Fraser Valley on Wednesday, poultry farmer Corry Spitters and his family started to calculate their possible losses, with memories of the devastation from flooding four years ago still vivid. An atmospheric river is washing over southern British Columbia, triggering a state of local emergency in the Fraser Valley and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drenching rain in southern B.C. triggers Fraser Valley state of emergency
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — B.C. Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene says a state of local emergency has been declared in the Fraser Valley due to flood risks from a series of atmospheric river weather systems that are drenching the province. Evacuation orders have also been issued for eight properties along the Chilliwack River, with residents being told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Flood risks trigger state of emergency in Fraser Valley
By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — B.C. Emergency Management Minister Kelly Green says a state of local emergency has been declared in the Fraser Valley due to flood risks from an atmospheric river system that’s drenching the province. More coming. Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press... Read More »
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