December 5th, 2025
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Search for grizzly behind ‘extraordinary attack’ on B.C. school group is called off

By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025

Conservation officers in British Columbia are no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for last month’s “extraordinary attack” on a group of schoolchildren and teachers that left four with severe injuries. A statement from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service on Friday said DNA and other forensic evidence had ruled out the involvement ... Read More »

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Conservation officers call off search for grizzly that attacked B.C. school group

By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025

Conservation officers in British Columbia say they are no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for attacking a group of schoolchildren and teachers last month. A statement from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says DNA and other forensic evidence has ruled out the involvement of four bears that were captured on Wednesday. ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: Conservation officers call off search for bear involved in B.C. attack

By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025

Conservation officers in British Columbia say they are no longer actively trying to capture the bear responsible for attacking a school group last month. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »

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Eby says DRIPA 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 said 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 said the B.C. Court of Appeal ruling, in which the Gitxaala and Ehattesaht First Nations challenged ... Read More »

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First military procurements managed by Defence Investment Agency revealed

By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025

OTTAWA — The federal government has disclosed the first eight projects to be managed by the new Defence Investment Agency. The large military procurements include Canada’s next fleet of submarines, Arctic over-the-horizon radar, and a fleet of early warning-and-control surveillance aircraft. The other projects include in-service support and software upgrades for the CC-130J Hercules transport ... Read More »

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Canada drops terror sanctions on Syria and its interim government

By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025

OTTAWA — Canada is dropping its terror listing for the group that has governed Syria since the ouster of dictator Bashar Assad one year ago. Syria is no longer listed as a state supporter of terrorism, while the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, is no longer listed as a terrorist entity under the Criminal ... Read More »

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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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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Hundreds of federal public servants warned this week of job cuts

By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025

OTTAWA — Hundreds of workers have been warned they may lose their jobs as the government moves to shrink the size of the public service. The Public Service Alliance of Canada said Friday that 219 people at Natural Resources Canada received notices this week saying their jobs might be cut. Another 109 people at the ... Read More »

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