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Vancouver touts Downtown Eastside housing plan for replacement of rooming houses
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver says it has adopted a “significant shift” in housing policy for the Downtown Eastside to speed up the replacement of rooming houses in the impoverished neighbourhood. Council voted last night to amend zoning and development rules, changing the definition of “social housing” in the neighbourhood, while reducing the number ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!G7 foreign ministers condemn 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!G7 foreign ministers 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!QuickList on the 23 of Alberta’s politicians facing citizen recalls petitions
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
Citizen-led recall petitions were officially approved Wednesday against United Conservative members Mickey Amery and Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk, bringing total recalls to 23. One in four elected representatives in the 87-member Alberta legislature now face recall petitions: 22 involve members of Premier Danielle Smith’s 47-member United Conservative Party caucus and one has been launched against the Opposition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ford pitches Toronto as host of new global defence bank
By Canadian Press on December 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching Toronto as the best place to host a new global bank for defence spending. The Defence, Security and Resilience Bank is a new multilateral initiative by democratic countries. The Ontario government says Toronto is a hub for financial services and is home to all five major Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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