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NDP MP Kwan accuses Liberals of ‘fearmongering’ over defence export bill
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — NDP MP Jenny Kwan is dismissing an internal Liberal caucus document as a “fearmongering” attempt to dissuade government MPs from supporting her bill to tighten oversight of defence-related exports. “I think it’s designed to confuse Liberal members, to be honest with you,” Kwan said, describing the briefing document as “out-and-out disinformation.” The leaked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Video of chained Mustang ‘stolen’ from Brampton, Ont. driveway is a skit
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
A video posted to social media in December appeared to show a Brampton, Ont. man filming the chained-up bumper of his Mustang — the only part of the vehicle that remained after a supposed theft. While some users who reposted the video took it at face value, the video is actually a skit, produced by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lille ends Marseille’s six-week unbeaten run in Ligue 1
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
LILLE, France (AP) — Lille gave Marseille its first Ligue 1 loss in six weeks after Ethan Mbappé’s goal for a 1-0 win on Friday. Fourth-placed Lille tied third-placed Marseille on points in the table. Marseille was unbeaten in six league games but it went behind in the 10th minute thanks to some hesitant defending. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!At age 39, Roughriders QB Trevor Harris says he hasn’t hit his ceiling
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
Trevor Harris is coming off a dream CFL season, finally winning his first Grey Cup ring as a starting quarterback with an MVP performance in the championship game. While some in his position might have considered hanging up the cleats, the 39-year-old Saskatchewan Roughriders pivot says he still hasn’t hit his ceiling. “I’d be shocked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran to play at least one World Cup game on U.S. soil
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — Iran will play at least one of its World Cup matches in the United States though the tournament draw on Friday avoided a group-stage clash between the geopolitical rivals. The Iranian team, representing a country targeted by U.S. airstrikes in June and whose citizens are subject to a travel ban imposed by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says UNDRIP law could be amended after First Nations win appeal in mining case
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
SURREY — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will review a court decision that appears to show “confusion” over his government’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and will amend the legislation if necessary. Eby says the B.C. Court of Appeal ruling, in which the Gitxaala and Ehattesaht First Nations challenged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cameron Young and J.J. Spaun part of another 5-way tie for the lead in the Bahamas
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun converted two of his three eagle chances, Cameron Young shot 30 on the back nine and Hideki Matsuyama was bogey-free, all of them part of another five-way tie for the lead Friday in the Hero World Challenge. Missing from a share of the lead was Scottie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Everyone is in the toughest World Cup group. Just ask the coaches
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — If you listened to the words spoken after the World Cup draw by the various coaches who were at the Kennedy Center on Friday, it would seem impossible for any of them to win next year’s tournament. Everyone got thrown into the toughest group — or the “Group of Death,” in soccer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It all comes to this moment’: Whitecaps eager to make history in MLS Cup final
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
MIAMI — It’s been a long season for the Vancouver Whitecaps. Getting to the MLS Cup has taken even longer. The club will play in Major League Soccer’s championship match for the first time on Saturday when they take on Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in Florida. “I think it’s years of hard work coming together ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Los Angeles FC names Marc Dos Santos its head coach, promoting Steve Cherundolo’s assistant
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Marc Dos Santos has been named Los Angeles FC’s head coach. The longtime assistant to departing coach Steve Cherundolo was promoted Friday by general manager John Thorrington. Dos Santos, a former coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps, becomes the third coach in LAFC history. He spent the past four seasons on Cherundolo’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa moving to reissue fishing licences to Mi’kmaq group despite Inuit objections
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government says it is proposing to reissue fishing licences to a coalition of Mi’kmaq First Nations in Atlantic Canada, despite objections from Inuit in Nunavut who successfully sued to have the original licences quashed. In 2021, Inuit asked the Federal Court to set aside a decision by the minister of fisheries ... Read More »
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