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NWT RCMP deny excessive force, racism allegations after suspect suffers frostbite
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
RCMP in the Northwest Territories have issued a response to concerns raised following the Dec. 14 arrest of a wanted suspect, 25-year-old Elias Schiller. The statement says Schiller was wanted on outstanding warrants when he was stopped by police on the side of Highway 3, near the small community of Behchokǫ̀. Police say that after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BR-YEAR-Whale-Coroner
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
VICTORIA — Veterinary pathologist Stephen Raverty says answers about the recent deaths of three whales this fall in British Columbia waters could come out in early January. Raverty says one of the whales showed injuries consistent with a collision with a vessel, but the investigation is ongoing. He has been involved in the investigation of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!About one-third of Canadians optimistic about the new year: survey
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — This year has been marked by economic upheaval, global conflict and climate change-induced natural disasters, and only a third of Canadians are optimistic things will get better in 2026, a new Leger poll suggests. Asked about their expectations for the new year, 35 per cent of respondents said they were optimistic that 2026 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No faith in fossil fuels? Why some religious leaders are speaking out on climate change
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
TORONTO — Anglican Deacon Michael Van Dusen typically has plans for the Christmas season that do not involve a Toronto courthouse. Perhaps he would be preparing his Christmas Day sermon or visiting with family. But on Tuesday, he stood beside a painted banner that read “no faith in fossil fuels” and spoke to a small ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!For B.C. whale coroner, a gruesome duty to ‘revered’ animals approached with humility
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
VICTORIA — When veterinary pathologist Stephen Raverty is chest deep in work, the term takes on a gruesome meaning. Picture Raverty deep in the innards of a humpback whale, trying to retain his balance as he wades through a quagmire of intestines, blubber and blood. A photograph that is unsuitable for breakfast-table viewing captures a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. court orders alleged U.S fraudster to explain millions sent to disbarred lawyer
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Supreme Court has ordered a man accused of participating in a multimillion-dollar securities fraud in the United States to explain the source of “large sums” of money sent to a Vancouver lawyer. The court ruling released Tuesday says Kevin Miller was the subject of a 2015 complaint by the U.S. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How can E. coli survive in frozen and microwaved Pillsbury Pizza Pops?
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
TORONTO — A Pillsbury brand Pizza Pop may not seem like an obvious candidate for E. coli – given the freezing and heating that goes on before it reaches the consumer’s lips – but foodborne illness experts say it’s not that simple. A public health notice Monday stated 20 people got sick and four have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Purple haze in the sky over Delta, B.C., sets off awe, curiosity and questions
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
On the darkest nights of winter when the cloud cover is just right, there’s a purple haze above parts of Metro Vancouver and it has nothing to do with Christmas or Jimi Hendrix. Cathy Latremouille said she looked outside her Crescent Beach home in Surrey on Friday night to see what looked like a “great ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebecers urged to avoid ERs amid flu and respiratory virus ‘maelstrom’
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebecers are being urged to avoid unnecessary emergency-room visits amid what one infectious-disease doctor is calling a respiratory virus maelstrom. Dr. Donald Vinh says his Montreal hospital — McGill University Health Centre — is bursting at the seams as the province grapples with a combination of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus, or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Santa Claus received Canadian citizenship, but nationality disputed
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
Canada says Santa Claus is a Canadian citizen, and it claims Canadian sovereignty extends to his North Pole residence and workshop. While the federal government did proclaim Santa’s Canadian citizenship in 2008, its sovereignty over the North Pole is contested, and the United Nations has yet to rule on Canada’s claims to extend its Arctic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QuickList on the 26 Alberta politicians facing citizen recall petitions
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
Citizen-led recall petitions were officially approved Monday against three more Alberta legislature members, bringing the total to 26. Twenty-four of those petitions are for United Conservative Party politicians, which is more than half of Premier Danielle Smith’s 47-member caucus. Two are for Opposition New Democrats. It’s the first time Alberta’s Recall Act has been used ... Read More »
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