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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!Photo Gallery: A tale of two First Nations and a road that could change everything in the Ring of Fire
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
This photography was supported by the Pulitzer Centre. Canada’s north is warming at least twice as fast as the rest of the world, and a global trade war has political eyes in Toronto, Ottawa and even Washington, D.C., on critical minerals buried underground in the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario. Webequie and Neskantaga First ... 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 »
Be the first to comment!‘Not what they’re saying’: Carney rejects suggestion U.S. may exit trade pact
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is pushing back on the suggestion that the U.S. may be considering pulling out of North America’s trilateral free-trade pact. When The Canadian Press asked the prime minister if he was open to separate bilateral trade pacts if the U.S. withdraws, Carney replied, “That’s not what they’re saying.” U.S. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: What will power the Ring of Fire?
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
This photography was supported by the Pulitzer Centre. As a warming climate forces changes to their ways of life, Webequie and Neskantaga First Nations are charting diverging courses in responding to a push for development in northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire. But one thing they share is a desire to get off the costly, unsustainable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec government reaches agreement in principle with family doctors
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec has reached an agreement in principle with its family doctors. The province has also agreed to postpone the application of contentious legislation designed to impose a new remuneration system on doctors. The Fédération des médecins omnipraticiens du Québec says the two sides agreed to the deal after a negotiation blitz and a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Posts falsely claim Canada revoked China’s equal trade status
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
Chinese language posts that appeared on social media the past few weeks claimed Canada was one of 32 countries to revoke China’s “most favoured nation” trade status on Dec. 1. The claim originates from a 2021 rumour that conflates most favoured nation status with “generalized system of preference” certificates, which China stopped issuing to Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CRA aiming to hire 1,700 call centre staff ahead of busy tax season
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency is looking to hire or rehire about 1,700 call centre workers over the next few months to manage an influx of calls during the upcoming tax season. Melanie Serjak, an assistant commissioner at the CRA, told reporters Wednesday the agency is aiming to reach a total of about 4,500 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LeBlanc believes U.S. will keep CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico
By Canadian Press on December 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration is preparing to tear up the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, even though the U.S. president and some of his associates have suggested they may consider withdrawing from the pact. “We believe, based on ... Read More »
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