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B.C. First Nation meets with Alberta minister to oppose changing tanker ban
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
HARTLEY BAY — Leaders of a First Nation on British Columbia’s northern coast say they met Friday with Alberta’s minister of Indigenous relations to express opposition to any changes to Canada’s tanker ban to service a potential new pipeline. The Gitga’at First Nation says in a statement that they presented Rajan Sawhney with scientific and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal hosts G7 ministers to talk about artificial intelligence, quantum computing
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — Artificial intelligence is likely to take up much of the agenda as industry, digital and technology ministers from the world’s most powerful Western countries meet in Montreal this week. The two-day event is part of a series of ministerial meetings being held as Canada holds the presidency of the G7 group of nations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec announces plan to cut environmental assessment times in half
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec’s environment minister says the province will reduce the amount of time it takes to complete an environmental assessment by about half. Bernard Drainville says the time savings will come from simplifying the process for industry and government, without compromising standards. He says the time to complete an environmental assessment will drop to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa opening new express entry pathway for international doctors next year
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Lena Diab says Canada will open a new express permanent residency program for international doctors next year. She says the program will be open to physicians in Canada on temporary work permits who have been working in relevant jobs for at least one of the past three years. Doctors who qualify ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says back-to-office plan for federal civil servants coming soon
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government’s plan to get public servants to spend more time in the office will come into “sharper view” over the next several weeks. The issue came up when Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe asked Carney today about the prospect of public sector job cuts during the mayor’s monthly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Trump on trade talks, Air Transat to cancel flights
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Trump says ‘We’ll see’ on whether to restart trade talks with Canada U.S. President Donald Trump answered “we’ll see” when he was asked Sunday whether he’d resume the trade talks he halted with Canada earlier this year. Trump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa’s budget bill proposes to end free postage for people who are blind
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals’ budget bill currently making its way through Parliament contains a small amendment to Canada Post’s legislation that could spell the end of a critical service providing accessible reading material for people who are blind. Deep in the Liberals’ Bill C-15, the budget implementation act, are clauses mentioning the repeal of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal hosts G7 ministers to talk about artificial intelligence, quantum
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — Artificial intelligence is likely to take up much of the agenda as industry, digital and technology ministers from the world’s most powerful Western countries meet in Montreal this week. The two-day event is part of a series of ministerial meetings as Canada held the presidency of the G7 nations groups this year, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate, move to sidelines after an uncertain 2025
By Canadian Press on December 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — Economists widely expect the Bank of Canada will hold its benchmark interest rate steady this week and move to the sidelines to cap off a year dominated by trade and economic uncertainty. The central bank’s policy rate stands at 2.25 per cent heading into its final rate decision of the year on Wednesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says ‘We’ll see’ on whether to restart trade talks with Canada
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump answered “we’ll see” when he was asked Sunday whether he’d resume the trade talks he halted with Canada earlier this year. Trump made several comments about the ongoing trade dispute with Canada as he spoke with reporters outside a gala for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors. He says he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Soccer official with Iranian ties says he is shocked national team won’t play in B.C.
By Canadian Press on December 7th, 2025
VICTORIA — Babak Shabazi says he and others in B.C.’s Iranian community were “shocked” when he saw that Iran’s national soccer team won’t play in Vancouver during the next year’s World Cup, and many are worried about travelling to the United States to see their favourite team because of political tensions. Figures from the 2021 ... Read More »
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