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Communication regulator considers changes to extend reach of national alerting system
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Rural municipalities, Indigenous organizations and civil society groups are calling for changes to ensure people in remote parts of Canada receive emergency alerts during a crisis. The suggestions to the federal communication regulator are aimed at closing gaps in the National Public Alerting System — more commonly known as Alert Ready — which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Canada-U.S. trade talks, Restoring electricity, Premiers reflect on 2025
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s ‘absolutely’ at risk in 2026 Economists and trade lawyers are warning a key tariff exemption for Canada is in jeopardy heading into 2026. The Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s David Eby ‘not seeking’ 2026 election, after year that tested NDP coalition
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
VICTORIA — It should have been a very bad day for David Eby’s government. But on Dec. 3, the morning after the pending closure of the pulp mill in Crofton, B.C., was announced with the loss of 350 jobs, the political focus was on the leadership saga in the Opposition B.C. Conservatives, as 20 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s ‘absolutely’ at risk in 2026
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign appeared to move at a breakneck pace towards Canada’s economy this year. But beyond threats of double-digit tariff rates and sharp pain in manufacturing-heavy industries, a key exemption has allowed the majority Canadian goods to continue to cross the southern border duty-free. Experts who spoke to The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some pepperoni and bacon Pizza Pops snacks recalled due to possible E. coli
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says several types of Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops are being recalled due to possible microbial contamination. The agency says Pizza Pops pepperoni and bacon pizza snacks sold in 760-gram and 2.85-kilogram packages, with best-before dates of June 9 and 10, 2026, are affected. The recall also includes Pizza Pops Supremo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Significant increase in the circulation of counterfeit bills in retail stores
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
MONTREAL — The Retail Council of Canada is sounding the alarm about the significant increase in circulation of fake $20, $50, and $100 bills since November. The association reports that it has detected more counterfeit bills in one month than in the entire previous year. Counterfeiters have refined their techniques to such an extent that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firefighters say they face increasing rates of violence while on duty
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
HALIFAX — Firefighters say they are facing increasing levels of violence on duty, and they’re asking the federal government to step up legislation. In a survey of over 117 fire departments in Canada, 40 per cent of firefighters have experienced an assault within the last five years, says Edward Kelly, president of the International Association ... Read More »
1 responseFour young MPs born in the 2000s say they want to be a voice for Canada’s youth
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — The spring federal election saw voters elect four MPs who were born in the 2000s — the first Canadians from that age cohort ever to take seats in the House of Commons. Eight months into the job, the young MPs — representing ridings across the country — say they think they’re already making ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds of public servants to learn about job cuts in the new year
By Canadian Press on December 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Federal public servants are expected to learn about job cuts in their departments when they return from their holiday break. Departments such as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Environment and Climate Change and Employment and Social Development have told their staff already that news on job cuts will be shared in the new year. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man suspected of shooting officer arrested after 24-hour standoff in Welland, Ont.
By Canadian Press on December 20th, 2025
Police say a 59-year-old man suspected of shooting a police officer in a city southwest of Niagara Falls has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after a nearly 24-hour standoff. Niagara regional police say the suspect was arrested just before 7:30 a.m. Saturday and the shelter-in-place order and road closures in the area of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Intergenerational daycare aiming to strengthen bonds between kids and ‘grandfriends’
By Canadian Press on December 20th, 2025
Among the thousands of new child-care spaces opening up across the country is a unique centre in Ottawa nestled at the heart of a long-term care campus, a dementia- and kid-friendly space meant to truly integrate the children and the seniors they sweetly dub “grandfriends.” There are a few child-care centres located within long-term care ... Read More »
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