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Ottawa moving to reissue fishing licences to Mi’kmaq group despite Inuit objections
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government says it is proposing to reissue fishing licences to a coalition of Mi’kmaq First Nations in Atlantic Canada, despite objections from Inuit in Nunavut who successfully sued to have the original licences quashed. In 2021, Inuit asked the Federal Court to set aside a decision by the minister of fisheries ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds of federal public servants warned this week of job cuts
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Hundreds of workers have been warned they may lose their jobs as the government moves to shrink the size of the public service. The Public Service Alliance of Canada said Friday that 219 people at Natural Resources Canada received notices this week saying their jobs might be cut. Another 109 people at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservative motion would force House vote on Alberta pipeline agreement
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are planning to force a vote in the House of Commons next Tuesday on the Liberal government’s pipeline agreement with Alberta. Leader Pierre Poilievre posted on social media the text of the motion, which calls on members of Parliament to take note of the Nov. 27 memorandum of understanding with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested, charged in B.C. after yearlong child exploitation investigation
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
SURREY — A 41-year-old man has been arrested in a yearlong child exploitation investigation by police in Surrey, B.C. Police say Kevin Belcourt was arrested on Thursday and is now facing multiple charges, including possession and distributing child exploitation material and voyeurism. The investigation began in January after local police received information on a suspect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Liberals lose two caucus members in a week as crisis continues
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
QUÉBEC — The Quebec Liberals have lost two members of their caucus within a week and are facing multiple investigations as a crisis within the party shows no sign of abating. The Liberals have been dogged by controversy for nearly three weeks, with one recent poll showing the party and its leader, former federal cabinet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!209 kilograms of opium smuggled in machinery into Canada, CBSA says
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
BURNABY — The Canada Border Services Agency says its officers seized a shipment of 209 kilograms of opium. A statement Friday says the drugs were detected in a shipping container at the Burnaby, B.C., container examination facility. The agency says the drugs were found in March, wrapped inside an 11,000 kilogram piece of commercial machinery. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QuickFacts on the Alberta politicians facing citizen recall petitions
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Seventeen Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party caucus are officially facing recall petitions from constituents. A recall campaign has also been approved for Opposition NDP member Amanda Chapman. Three more are expected to be named soon. It’s the first time the province’s Recall Act has been used ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum talk trade at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington D.C.
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney met privately Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Washington, D.C., with no staff in the room. The meeting, which happened at the Kennedy Center following the FIFA World Cup Draw, lasted about 50 minutes. Trump said earlier in the day the three leaders ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds to proceed with promised review of firearms classification regime, minister says
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government will move ahead with a promised review of Canada’s firearms classification regime that will include consultations with Indigenous communities on the SKS rifle. The classification review, first announced in March, will take a broad view of the legal framework for firearms, ammunition and magazines ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa moving to reissue fishing licences to Mi’kmaw group despite Inuit objections
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government says it is proposing to reissue fishing licences to a coalition of Mi’kmaw First Nations in Atlantic Canada, despite objections from Inuit in Nunavut. In 2021, Inuit sued the federal government over its decision to hand over a sizable portion of fishing licences off Nunavut’s coast to the First Nations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum meeting at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington D.C.
By Canadian Press on December 5th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting privately today with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, with no staff in the room. Trump said earlier today the three leaders would talk about trade during their meeting at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., and that he gets along well with both ... Read More »
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