National News
5 people hospitalized in E. coli outbreak linked to Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
The Public Health Agency of Canada is reporting a fifth hospitalization in an E. coli outbreak linked to recalled Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops. The federal agency says 23 people got sick with the bacterial illness in seven provinces after eating or handling certain flavours of the frozen snack between early October and late November. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec school cellphone ban has had positive impact, students and administrators say
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec’s expanded school cellphone ban is getting top marks from some students and administrators who say the measure has improved students’ concentration and social interactions. Longueuil, Que., Grade 11 student Constance Boie told The Canadian Press that students now spend their breaks talking or playing games instead of staring at their phones. Fellow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Mark Carney’s holiday message to Canadians
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the holiday season is a time to slow down and reflect and to reconnect with loved ones. In a recorded message to Canadians, he says the holidays remind people of all traditions that light follows darkness. Carney, who is Catholic, says Christmas is a special time for Christians ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Santa cleared for Christmas Eve travel, transport minister says
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal transport minister says Santa Claus has been cleared for travel in Canadian airspace. Steven MacKinnon released a video in which he authorizes Santa to deliver Christmas presents in Canada. It has become an annual tradition for the federal transport minister to release a Christmas Eve video officially permitting Santa’s travel. This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amid talk of possible peace deal for Ukraine, Canada’s focus is Ukraine’s sovereignty
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — Europe is watching for a possible breakthrough in U.S.-led talks for a ceasefire in Ukraine, as Canada has repeatedly said it’s up to Ukrainians to decide how the war ends. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told reporters he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland as part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec government to ask Supreme Court of Canada to weigh in on electoral map changes
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada to block a redrawing of the provincial electoral map. Premier François Legault’s government tabled a law in 2024 to interrupt the boundary-redrawing process, which had called for the removal of a riding on the Gaspé Peninsula and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand backs Greenland’s sovereignty as Washington again talks of annexing territory
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is affirming Greenland’s sovereignty as Washington again says it wants to annex the self-governing territory of Denmark. Anand spoke Tuesday with her Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen and says she conveyed “Canada’s support for the fundamental importance of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Her comments come after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government suspending ban on single-use plastic exports
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government is suspending the planned export ban on single-use plastics due to tariffs and supply chain issues “creating significant pressure on the domestic economy.” The government launched a 70-day consultation about not moving forward with the single-use plastic export ban on Saturday through the Canada Gazette. The government says the progress ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa runs budgetary deficit of $18.4 billion for April-to-October period
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government ran a budgetary deficit of $18.4 billion for its April-to-October period. The result compared with a deficit of $14.5 billion for the same period a year earlier, according to the Finance Department’s monthly fiscal monitor report. The deficit came as revenue for the seven-month period rose to $279.8 billion, up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: New poll says 2026 looking up, Canada must stay strong on US trade talks
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … One-third of Canadians optimistic about 2026: poll 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 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Western and Northern Canada braces for chilly, snowy Christmas
By Canadian Press on December 24th, 2025
Frigid temperatures across much of Western Canada include advisories warning parts of Alberta to prepare for a snowy Christmas Eve and Christmas Day As much as 10 to 20 cm is expected to fall by Christmas morning in Central Alberta, and Environment Canada is asking drivers to consider adjusting travel plans to take into account ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
