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Soccer fans buzzing as World Cup schedule announced for Toronto, Vancouver
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
VICTORIA — Foreign nationals in Vancouver and Toronto are buzzing with excitement as the cities gear up to host a slate of national teams as part of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. The full schedule of the expanded 48-team, 104-game tournament was announced Saturday in Washington D.C. Canada is staging 13 games, seven in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those seeking an independence referendum should not have “gatekeepers,” like the courts, standing in their way. Smith spoke today on her radio call-in show for the first time after her government proposed legislation that would grind to a halt an ongoing court case on the issue. She says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Egyptians are buzzing as B.C. Place hosts Egypt, Australia, New Zealand and Belgium
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
VICTORIA — Hany Elheniedy says soccer flows through the blood of Egyptians and he cannot wait for June 21, 2026, when Vancouver’s B.C. Place hosts Egypt and New Zealand as part of the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. The match between the Pharaohs, as the Egyptians are known, and the All-White, as New Zealand’s team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events to mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
MONTREAL — Polytechnique Montréal and others across the country will pay tribute today to the 14 women who were murdered at the engineering school 36 years ago in a brazen anti-feminist attack. Wreaths of white roses will be laid in front of a commemorative plaque at Polytechnique’s main building during an early morning ceremony that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russian dissidents call on Ottawa to resettle their peers facing deportation in U.S.
By Canadian Press on December 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prominent Russian democracy activists are urging Ottawa to resettle dozens of their peers who tried to claim asylum in the U.S. and now face deportation and imprisonment in Russia. The activists told The Canadian Press 30 Russian nationals being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would face extremely grave consequences if they’re ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Search for grizzly behind ‘extraordinary attack’ on B.C. school group is called off
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
Conservation officers in British Columbia are no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for last month’s “extraordinary attack” on a group of schoolchildren and teachers that left four with severe injuries. A statement from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service on Friday said DNA and other forensic evidence had ruled out the involvement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservation officers call off search for grizzly that attacked B.C. school group
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
Conservation officers in British Columbia say they are no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for attacking a group of schoolchildren and teachers last month. A statement from the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says DNA and other forensic evidence has ruled out the involvement of four bears that were captured on Wednesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Conservation officers call off search for bear involved in B.C. attack
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
Conservation officers in British Columbia say they are no longer actively trying to capture the bear responsible for attacking a school group last month. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says DRIPA law could be amended after First Nations win appeal in mining case
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
SURREY — British Columbia Premier David Eby said his government will review a court decision that appears to show “confusion” over his government’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and will amend the legislation if necessary. Eby said the B.C. Court of Appeal ruling, in which the Gitxaala and Ehattesaht First Nations challenged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First military procurements managed by Defence Investment Agency revealed
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government has disclosed the first eight projects to be managed by the new Defence Investment Agency. The large military procurements include Canada’s next fleet of submarines, Arctic over-the-horizon radar, and a fleet of early warning-and-control surveillance aircraft. The other projects include in-service support and software upgrades for the CC-130J Hercules transport ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada drops terror sanctions on Syria and its interim government
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada is dropping its terror listing for the group that has governed Syria since the ouster of dictator Bashar Assad one year ago. Syria is no longer listed as a state supporter of terrorism, while the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, is no longer listed as a terrorist entity under the Criminal ... Read More »
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