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How many glaciers in Canada’s Arctic can be saved from extinction?
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
A new international study suggests thousands of glaciers across Canada’s Arctic could be saved from total extinction if humanity can bend the curve on global warming. Yet, the study offers a grim outlook for the world’s glaciers, suggesting close to 80 per cent would be lost at the planet’s current trajectory of around 2.7 degrees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre says Carney’s Liberals are ‘counterfeit’ Conservatives
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is practising “counterfeit Conservatism.” Poilievre says while Carney likes to copy his ideas — ending the consumer carbon price, for example — his government won’t do what it says it will. Carney is widely seen to be moving the Liberals to the political ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal minister says he’s getting ‘lots of inquiries’ about MPs crossing the floor
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are dangling hints about more possible floor crossings today following the defection of Ontario MP Michael Ma to the Liberals last week. When asked whether more opposition MPs are getting ready to cross the floor to join the Liberals, Energy Tim Hodgson today said he’s getting “lots of inquiries.” Ma’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa launching softwood lumber task force aimed at industry competitiveness
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Natural Resource Minister Tim Hodgson says he’ll launch a task force early in the new year to look at ways to ensure the long-term health of the softwood lumber industry. Speaking in Toronto, Hodgson says the group will bring recommendations forward within 90 days of its launch on how to increase productivity, reach ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s a list of November inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets): — St. John’s, N.L.: 2.1 per cent (1.8) — Charlottetown-Summerside: 1.6 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s a list of November inflation rates for Canadian provinces
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.2 per cent (2.0) — Prince Edward Island: 1.4 per cent (1.4) — Nova Scotia: 2.4 per cent (2.6) — New Brunswick: 2.7 per cent (2.1) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inflation steady at 2.2% in November despite grocery price hike
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says rising grocery prices were causing fresh pain for consumers in November even as the overall inflation rate held steady. The agency says the annual pace of inflation was unchanged at 2.2 per cent last month. Grocery prices rose 4.7 per cent annually in November, up from 3.4 per cent in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Rain to continue in B.C., Hudson’s Bay window display, youth happiness
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … ‘High impact’ warning as heavy rains forecast to cause more flooding in B.C. The B.C. government says heavy rains in the forecast may cause more flooding in low-lying areas in parts of the province. Environment Canada has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!There’s a happiness gap between young people in Quebec and in the rest of Canada
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
MONTREAL — Joshua Bujold, an upbeat psychology student in his first semester at Montreal’s Dawson College, was taken aback to find out that happiness among young Canadians has plunged. Outside Quebec, that is. Bujold’s home province is an outlier among data showing the happiness of Canadians under 30 has dropped so fast that they’ve gone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Blood Services reducing reliance on U.S. for life-changing plasma drugs
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
TORONTO — For years, Stéphane Cliche was a healthy avid athlete, but he kept getting sinus and respiratory infections and doctors couldn’t figure out why. It wasn’t until he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2016 that it became clear his immune system didn’t work properly. Cliche got immunoglobulin — a cocktail of antibodies from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada set to report November inflation data this morning
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to publish inflation figures for November this morning. A Reuters poll ahead of the release showed the consensus among economists was for headline inflation for the month to come in at 2.3 per cent, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. That would mark a slight increase from October’s reading ... Read More »
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