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Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product drop 0.3 per cent in October
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product edged down 0.3 per cent in October as the manufacturing sector slowed. The pullback in October came as goods-producing industries fell 0.7 per cent, with manufacturing accounting for nearly all the decline. Alberta’s provincewide teachers’ strike — which carried on for more than three weeks — weighed on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Trump’s trade-deal asks, Cold grips the west, Harry Potter baking show
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … The continental trade pact is up for review in 2026 — here’s what Trump might want A mandatory review of Canada’s trade with the U.S. and Mexico kicks into high gear in 2026, as President Donald Trump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yukon power grid under ‘significant’ strain as deep freeze grips Western Canada
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
WHITEHORSE — A deep freeze affecting much of Western Canada has one northern territory urging its residents to limit their power use. Cold warnings from Environment Canada are in effect for the northernmost parts of Manitoba, as well as most of Saskatchewan and Alberta — forecasting chills in some areas between -45 and -50 C. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Conservative leadership race will present new vision, unify members: Halford
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
VICTORIA — It was a surreal moment on a day full of such moments. Trevor Halford walked into the main chamber of the British Columbia legislature on Dec. 3 as interim leader of his Conservative Party of B.C., following an appointment by the party board. Hours earlier, 20 Conservative MLAs had released a letter in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!N.S. premier using false information as reason against updating privacy legislation
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
HALIFAX — As Tim Houston stands in the Nova Scotia legislature, he looks around and begins to address the room. Houston says that when he was first elected premier, there was a freedom of information request that “gave (me) pause.” The premier says he thinks he knows who sent the request in but can’t be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The continental trade pact is up for review in 2026 — here’s what Trump might want
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
WASHINGTON — A mandatory review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico-Agreement on trade kicks into high gear next year as U.S. President Donald Trump continues his campaign to realign global trade and poach key industries from America’s closest neighbours. Negotiations on the trade pact, better known as CUSMA, were a stress test for Ottawa during the first Trump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interim budget officer says he regrets calling feds’ fiscal management ‘stupefying’
By Canadian Press on December 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Jason Jacques says he learned a lot about the importance of choosing his words carefully in his first few months as the interim parliamentary budget officer. His whirlwind ascent from obscure bureaucrat to high-profile thorn in the Liberal government’s side began in late summer, when outgoing budget officer Yves Giroux’s term was set ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pulled ’60 Minutes’ segment surfaces on web with Canadian broadcaster’s branding
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
A segment of the American news program “60 Minutes,” pulled by CBS News prior to its U.S. airing, began circulating online Monday with the branding of Canadian broadcaster Global TV. Multiple media reports say the program was uploaded to StackTV, Global’s streaming platform, though it was not available to watch as of late Monday. Global ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Independent state?’ Proposed referendum question approved on Alberta separation
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta’s election agency announced Monday it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada. The question seeks a yes or no answer to: “Do you agree that the province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state?” Elections Alberta said the proponents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Proposed referendum question approved on Alberta separation
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta’s election agency says it has approved a proposed referendum question on the province separating from Canada. The question: Do you agree that the province of Alberta should cease to be a part of Canada to become an independent state? Elections Alberta says the proponent — the Alberta Prosperity Project — has until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Four people hospitalized related to Pizza Pop recall, CFIA says
By Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2025
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says 20 people have been made sick and four hospitalized after an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops. The agency says those who became ill range in age from 1 to 87 and live in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick. A national recall ... Read More »
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