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CP NewsAlert: MP Michael Ma leaves Conservative caucus to join Liberals
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Toronto-area MP Michael Ma is leaving the Conservatives to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Longueuil mayor seeks probe into police force’s actions in aftermath of teen’s death
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
MONTREAL — The mayor of Longueuil, Que., is asking the Quebec government to investigate police actions in the aftermath of a fatal police shooting involving a 15-year-old boy. Mayor Catherine Fournier says she took the exceptional decision to ask Public Security Minister Ian Lafrenière to step in after letters from the police watchdog to Longueuil’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House of Commons rises for six-week holiday break
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — The House of Commons has started its winter break — without the government’s lengthy budget implementation bill becoming law. House leader Steven MacKinnon says the past 11 weeks of the fall sitting have seen “very hard work” by the government to protect jobs and reduce the cost of living. He accuses the opposition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Familiar fate for Abbotsford as floodwaters gush over U.S. border into B.C. again
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
ABBOTSFORD — Fast-rising floodwaters in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley are forcing families and farmers to escape a situation many have seen before, after atmospheric river weather systems sent cross-border outflows pouring into the province from Washington state. Abbotsford, B.C., resident Spencer Cording surveyed the floodwaters along the U.S. border on Thursday and said it’s the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused of bullying staff, CEO of Canadian Museum of Immigration steps down
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
HALIFAX — The CEO of the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax has stepped down after a federal investigation led to allegations Marie Chapman had bullied staff and created an environment of fear that left many employees emotionally damaged. The museum’s board of trustees issued a statement confirming Chapman had decided to retire earlier this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Floodwaters rising in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, pushing more people out
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Floodwaters pushing in from Washington state are forcing more people from their properties in Abbotsford, B.C. The city has ordered people to leave another 82 homes as water from the Nooksack River in the United States spread over the Fraser Valley, joining about 400 other property owners rushed out overnight. B.C. Agriculture Minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How does climate change affect the likelihood of extreme rain? Federal department aims to publish rapid results
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
Federal scientists will start to publish rapid results looking at how much more likely major rainstorms have become due to climate change. Environment and Climate Change Canada says it’s expanding its rapid attribution system, so far used to analyze extreme temperatures, to also include extreme precipitation. Officials say they have already run the tool on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Floodwaters rising in B.C.’s Fraser Valley, pushing more people out
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Floodwaters pushing in from Washington state are forcing more people from their properties in Abbotsford, B.C. The city has ordered people to leave another 82 homes as water from the Nooksack River in the United States spread over the Fraser Valley, joining about 400 other property owners rushed out overnight. North Shore Rescue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immigration museum CEO in Halifax accused of bullying, creating environment of fear
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
HALIFAX — The CEO of the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax bullied staff and created an environment of fear that left many employees emotionally damaged, the federal Public Sector Integrity Commissioner alleges in a new report. The report from commissioner Harriet Solloway cites evidence suggesting Marie Chapman engaged in a pattern of inappropriate behaviour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!165 farms under flood evacuation order or alert in B.C.’s Fraser Valley
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
VANCOUVER — More than 160 farms are in the way of floodwaters in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley, although provincial Agriculture Minister Lana Popham says poultry, cows and hogs are considered safe. Floodwaters from the Nooksack River in Washington state continue to threaten the area and will rise into Friday, in the wake of atmospheric river ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa using AI to review public comments on its national AI strategy
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government is using artificial intelligence to sort through public input on AI policy. Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says an internally-developed AI platform is being used to translate and summarize more than 11,000 comments the government received through its public consultation. He says the comments will be made public once the ... Read More »
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