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Ministers McGuinty, Anand announce more than $200 million in funding for Ukraine
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
OTTAWA — The government is pledging another $235 million in funding for Ukraine, with National Defence Minister David McGuinty and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announcing Canada’s latest commitments. McGuinty says Canada will work with NATO allies to purchase a package of critical military capabilities sourced from the United States valued at around USD $500 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Indigenous Services Minister meeting with coastal B.C. First Nations
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Gull-Masty to address Assembly of First Nations Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty will address hundreds of chiefs gathered in Ottawa today for a special meeting of the Assembly of First Nations. She’s expected to discuss proposed changes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter storm moves into Atlantic Canada, bringing heavy wet snow and high winds
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
Wintry weather is descending upon parts of Atlantic Canada as a nor’easter brings heavy snow, rain and strong winds to the region Wednesday. Environment Canada has had a patchwork of orange and yellow snowfall warnings in effect across Nova Scotia and Newfoundland since Tuesday. The yellow warnings forecast 20 to 30 centimetres of snowfall by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What do snowboards and mountain goats have in common? Indigenous weaver knows
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
VANCOUVER — Meghann O’Brien used to feel connected to the mountain through her snowboard, but now she finds that link through the wool of a mountain goat used in her weaving for the last 15 years. O’Brien said she looked for years to find someone who had killed a goat and was also willing to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous Services minister to address Assembly of First Nations gathering today
By Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty will address hundreds of chiefs gathered in Ottawa today for a special meeting of the Assembly of First Nations. She’s expected to discuss proposed changes to the Indian Act after Senators made sweeping amendments to a bill that would see an unknown number of new people eligible for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney vows to meet Coastal First Nations after chiefs vote against pipeline to B.C.
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to meet with Coastal First Nations after chiefs voted unanimously Tuesday to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban off the northern British Columbia coast and withdraw an agreement signed with Alberta last week that clears a path for a new oil pipeline. B.C. Regional Chief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian firm
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order for 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel that are built to resist bullets and bomb blasts. U.S. government procurement records show the department laying out plans for an order worth the equivalent of about C$10 million for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Class-action lawsuit certified against CN and CP railways over Lytton, B.C., fire
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit against Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways can move ahead after a catastrophic fire in June 2021 burned most of the community of Lytton, B.C. The ruling released Tuesday from Justice Ward Branch says there’s “some basis in fact” to support the plaintiffs’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec justice minister tables bill to restrict ‘parasite’ ticket resellers
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has tabled a new bill to crack down on online ticket resales and to regulate subscription services. The new legislation would require ticket resellers to make clear that they are not the official seller and that consumers may find cheaper tickets from the original vendor. Quebec Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says First Nations clean water legislation will come next spring
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will introduce clean drinking water legislation in the spring, delaying a bill that had been promised to come this fall. Carney promised to revive the legislation during an address to the Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa today, saying he will host a joint meeting ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. requires witness for those using supply drugs to stop diversion to streets
By Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2025
VICTORIA — Rules are being tightened for British Columbia’s overdose-prevention safe supply program to require a witness when a user takes their drugs in an effort to stop the pills from being sold on the streets. The government says all patients that are part of the prescribed alternatives must now take their medication under the ... Read More »
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