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Quebec Liberals lose two caucus members in a week as crisis continues
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
QUÉBEC — The Quebec Liberals have lost two members of their caucus within a week and are facing multiple investigations as a crisis within the party shows no sign of abating. The Liberals have been dogged by controversy for nearly three weeks, with one recent poll showing the party and its leader, former federal cabinet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!209 kilograms of opium smuggled in machinery into Canada, CBSA says
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
BURNABY — The Canada Border Services Agency says its officers seized a shipment of 209 kilograms of opium. A statement Friday says the drugs were detected in a shipping container at the Burnaby, B.C., container examination facility. The agency says the drugs were found in March, wrapped inside an 11,000 kilogram piece of commercial machinery. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another must-watch moment for Michael Jordan as NBA great testifies at NASCAR trial
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Jordan has had a lifetime of big moments. His latest came on the witness stand in a federal courthouse. The retired NBA great testified Friday against NASCAR in an antitrust case he is pursuing against the stock car series on behalf of his race team, 23XI, along with Front Row ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. soccer legend Christine Sinclair says World Cup 2026 ‘feels real’ after draw
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Canadian and B.C. soccer legend Christine Sinclair says the World Cup “feels real” now that the draw for FIFA’s 2026 Men’s World Cup has taken place. Sinclair, who has represented Canada in six World Cups, says players can now begin picturing the games and start strategizing about specific opponents. The Canadian men, ranked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at who awaits the Canadian men at next summer’s FIFA World Cup
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
A look at Canada’s Group B opponents at next summer’s World Cup: Switzerland Rank: No. 17. Qualifying: The Swiss topped their group in European qualifying at 4-0-2, finishing above Kosovo, Slovenia and Sweden while outscoring the opposition 14-2. Coach: Murat Yakin. Players: Breel Embolo (Rennes, France) led the team with four goals in qualifying. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Michael Jordan testifies in NASCAR antitrust trial, says he had no choice but to sue ‘the entity’
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Retired NBA great Michael Jordan took the stand at the landmark NASCAR antitrust case Friday and testified that he has been a fan of the stock car series since he was a child but felt he had little choice but to sue to force changes in a business model he sees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QuickFacts on the Alberta politicians facing citizen recall petitions
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Seventeen Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party caucus are officially facing recall petitions from constituents. A recall campaign has also been approved for Opposition NDP member Amanda Chapman. Three more are expected to be named soon. It’s the first time the province’s Recall Act has been used ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum talk trade at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington D.C.
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney met privately Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Washington, D.C., with no staff in the room. The meeting, which happened at the Kennedy Center following the FIFA World Cup Draw, lasted about 50 minutes. Trump said earlier in the day the three leaders ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds to proceed with promised review of firearms classification regime, minister says
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government will move ahead with a promised review of Canada’s firearms classification regime that will include consultations with Indigenous communities on the SKS rifle. The classification review, first announced in March, will take a broad view of the legal framework for firearms, ammunition and magazines ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A quicklist of Frank Gehry’s accomplishments as one of the world’s best-known architects
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
The Toronto-born, Los Angeles-based architect Frank Gehry died on Friday. A titan of his field, here’s a summary of some of the awards and accolades he received over a career that spanned more than half a century: In 1974, he was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. In 1977, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa moving to reissue fishing licences to Mi’kmaw 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’kmaw First Nations in Atlantic Canada, despite objections from Inuit in Nunavut. In 2021, Inuit sued the federal government over its decision to hand over a sizable portion of fishing licences off Nunavut’s coast to the First Nations ... Read More »
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