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Vast majority of victims don’t report intimate partner violence to police, study says
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
MONTREAL — A new analysis by Quebec’s statistics institute has concluded that the vast majority of victims don’t report intimate partner violence to the police. That includes 74 per cent of women and 83 per cent of men. The study also found that 40 per cent of adult Quebec women who have been in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trans Mountain pipeline pays $196K penalty for environmental lapses after 2024 storm
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
Trans Mountain has paid a regulatory fine for environmental lapses along its British Columbia pipeline route in the aftermath of a January 2024 storm. The $196,000 fine is the largest cumulative penalty of its kind issued by the Canada Energy Regulator. The regulator says when a January 2024 storm hit, the company failed to ensure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan Premier Moe shuffles cabinet, brings in new faces, drops three ministers
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced a big shakeup of his cabinet, introducing new faces, dropping veterans, while mixing and matching job titles. “Nearly half of our government caucus was first elected in 2024, but I didn’t want to bring too many brand-new members into cabinet right after the election,” Moe said in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe shuffles cabinet
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has announced a big shakeup of his cabinet. He’s bringing in many new faces while relieving Tim McLeod as head of public safety. McLeod faced criticism from Denare Beach residents after half the community burned in a summer wildfire. McLeod keeps his cabinet responsibilities as justice minister and government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immigration museum CEO in Halifax accused of creating environment of fear
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
HALIFAX — A federal investigation of the CEO leading the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax has found Marie Chapman bullied some staff and created an environment of fear that caused emotional harm to many employees. A new report produced by the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada says Chapman repeatedly breached the public sector ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa’s Indigenous advisers weren’t told of pipeline deal with Alberta: chief
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — A member of the major projects office’s Indigenous advisory council says he and his colleagues were not told in advance of the agreement the federal government signed with Alberta opening a path to a pipeline to B.C.’s coast. Trevor Mercredi, grand chief of Treaty 8 First Nations in Alberta, says the memorandum of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman, 84, dead after leaving her home overnight south of Montreal
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
LONGUEUIL — For the second time in less than a week, a woman in her 80s has died after being found alone outside at night in the Greater Montreal area. An 84-year-old woman was found on a suburban street by a snow clearing operator about 3:15 a.m. in Longueuil, just south of Montreal. Police say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. evacuation orders, alerts expand as floods cut off most links to Lower Mainland
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
ABBOTSFORD — Evacuation orders and alerts in southern British Columbia expanded overnight, as floodwaters and landslides cut off most major routes between the Lower Mainland and the Interior. Highway closures have been widened to include Highway 11 in both directions, shutting the Sumas border crossing, while the Coquihalla, and highways 1, 3 and 5 were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Number of people starting ADHD meds is up 157% in Ontario: study
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
TORONTO — Researchers say there’s been a dramatic rise in the number of people going on medications to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Ontario, suggesting factors such as more time spent online and the rise of private assessments for the mental condition could be behind the increase. A study published Thursday in JAMA Network Open ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Killer whales and dolphins may be helping each other hunt of B.C. coast: new report
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
HALIFAX — Scientists have found evidence that two unlikely collaborators — killer whales and dolphins — may be helping each other find and feast on salmon off the coast of British Columbia. Sarah Fortune, an assistant professor in oceanography at Halifax’s Dalhousie University said it would appear the massive fish-eating whales may be working with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. evacuation orders and alerts expand as floods cut off Lower Mainland
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
ABBOTSFORD — Evacuation orders and alerts in southern British Columbia expanded overnight, as floodwaters and landslides cut off the Lower Mainland from the Interior. Highway closures have been widened to include Highway 11 in both directions, shutting the Sumas border crossing, while the Coquihalla, and highways 1, 3 and 5 were also cut. The threat ... Read More »
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