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Ukrainians displaced by war need pathway to permanent residency: UCC
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Ukrainian Canadian Congress says Immigration Minister Lena Diab should open a permanent residency pathway for Ukrainians who came to Canada through a special visa program launched after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. Ihor Michalchyshyn, UCC CEO, says his organization presented a policy proposal to the immigration ministry in October, modelled on an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Time to move on extraction, refining of critical minerals in Canada: Champagne
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canada has enough critical minerals to go around for interested European trading partners but it’s time for the country to get moving on extracting the coveted resources. Champagne is in Berlin wrapping up a European tour that included stops in London and Paris this past week where he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!G7 foreign ministers co conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canadian and other G7 foreign ministers are condemning the conviction of an outspoken Hong Kong activist after he was found guilty of violating Hong Kong’s national security law earlier this week. Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy activist and critic of Beijing, is facing life in prison after being convicted of foreign collusion and sedition. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian population edged lower in third quarter as non-permanent residents drop
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country’s population edged down 0.2 per cent in the third quarter as the drop in the number of non-permanent residents posted its largest decline on record. The agency says preliminary estimates indicate the population fell by 76,068 people over the July 1 to Oct. 1 period to bring the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez to resign amid ongoing crisis
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez will resign amid a crisis involving allegations of vote-buying and reimbursed donations during the leadership race he won in June. The decision was confirmed to The Canadian Press by two sources within the party who did not want to speak publicly. Rodriguez will address his caucus during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Citizen recall petition approved against Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
EDMONTON — Elections Alberta has approved a citizen recall petition against Justice Minister Mickey Amery. The petitioner in Amery’s riding of Calgary-Cross says he needs to go because he has been unresponsive to constituent concerns and supports harmful policies. Amery, a member of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party caucus, says he remains committed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. mink farmers drop legal challenge of ban, citing costs after four-year fight
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Mink farmers in British Columbia and elsewhere in Canada are dropping their legal challenge over a pandemic-era ban in the province due to legal fees they say are “far beyond their means.” The British Columbia Mink Producers Association and the Canada Mink Breeders Association had been petitioning for a judicial review of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery faces recall petition
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
EDMONTON — Elections Alberta has approved a citizen recall petition against Justice Minister Mickey Amery. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five things to know about the crisis that has unseated the Quebec Liberal leader
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — After weeks of fighting to keep his job, Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez will resign as allegations of wrongdoing pile up about the leadership race he won in June. The decision was confirmed Wednesday to The Canadian Press by two sources within the party who did not want to speak publicly. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez to resign amid ongoing crisis
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez will resign amid allegations of wrongdoing about the leadership race he won in June. The decision was confirmed to The Canadian Press by two sources within the party who did not want to speak publicly. The Quebec Liberals have been in turmoil since mid-November and are facing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Contrasting Carney with Trudeau, Vaccine hesitancy, Youth in despair
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Carney’s first year as prime minister underscores the contrast with Trudeau Chrystia Freeland’s resignation as finance minister last year kicked off a chain of events that led to the end of one Liberal prime minister’s tenure, and ... Read More »
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