December 18th, 2025

National News

Recall petition issued for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, two more cabinet ministers

By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025

EDMONTON — Elections Alberta says a recall petition has been issued for Premier Danielle Smith and two more of her United Conservative Party cabinet ministers. The petitioner seeking to oust the premier, Heather VanSnick, says Smith has been ignoring local constituents and experts in developing policies. VanSnick also says Smith needs to go, because the ... Read More »

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PM says new envoy to U.S. will have window to prepare for next phase of trade talks

By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s next ambassador to Washington will have a window to prepare for the next phase of trade relations with the United States. Carney notes Canada has finished its consultations on renewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, while the United States is beginning its work. Carney says the review ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: Recall petition issued for Alberta Premier Smith, two more ministers

By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025

EDMONTON — Elections Alberta says a recall petition has been issued for Premier Danielle Smith and two more of her United Conservative Party cabinet ministers. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »

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Author Robert Munsch shares more details on dementia diagnosis in CBC interview

By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025

Beloved children’s author Robert Munsch shared more details about his dementia diagnosis in a CBC News interview he said would be his “last hurrah.” The “Love You Forever” author was diagnosed with dementia in 2021 and says he has chosen a medically assisted death, but hasn’t set a date. In an interview that aired Tuesday, ... Read More »

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Air Transat limits fallout from strike threat, flight cancellations under two dozen

By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025

MONTREAL — Air Transat says it managed to cap its flight cancellations at just 18 as it prepared for a possible strike that has now been averted. Transat A.T. Inc., which owns the airline, says the suspended flights included destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Peru as well as London, Paris, Spain and Portugal. All ... Read More »

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Inside the Ring of Fire: A tale of two First Nations and a road that could change everything

By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025

WEBEQUIE AND NESKANTAGA FIRST NATIONS — This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. — I. THE WARNING The ancestors knew. First Nation elders understood the south would march north eventually. They knew it would come in waves, sometimes slow, sometimes fast. Those ancestors told their kids, who told theirs, and so on until today. ... Read More »

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Why northern First Nations still rely on diesel fuel — and what could power the coveted Ring of Fire

By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION — This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. — The fumes coming through the walls of Neskantaga First Nation’s nursing station warned of a crisis with a familiar smell. Diesel wafted from the flooded basement, a stench so strong it made people sick with headaches and nausea, residents said. After they ... Read More »

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Bank of Canada leaves key interest rate unchanged at 2.25%

By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has left its key interest rate unchanged at its final rate decision of the year. The policy rate remains at 2.25 per cent after the Bank of Canada lowered it by a quarter point in October. Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says in prepared remarks that inflationary pressures ... Read More »

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Pro-Palestinian activist Yves Engler barred from running for NDP leadership

By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025

OTTAWA — Self-described “agitator” Yves Engler says he has been denied entry into the NDP leadership race. Engler says in a statement this morning he wants the party’s federal council to overturn a decision from the leadership vote committee to disqualify his candidacy. NDP leadership rules say this committee will approve or reject candidates based ... Read More »

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In the news: U.S. security strategy doesn’t meddle in Canadian politics: Hoekstra

By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … U.S. not meddling in Canadian politics: Hoekstra U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying concerns that America’s new national security strategy could lead to his government supporting politically aligned parties in Canada. While Hoekstra says he ... Read More »

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Alberta legislature passes bill invoking Charter override for fourth time

By Canadian Press on December 10th, 2025

EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Alberta’s governing United Conservatives stayed up until the early hours of this morning to pass a bill making it the fourth time they have used the Charter’s notwithstanding clause. Members of Premier Danielle Smith’s caucus used their majority to pass on third and final reading a bill affecting transgender citizens. The ... Read More »

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