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Academics call on minister to get Palestinian students out of Gaza
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — A group of academics and activists wants the federal government to help Palestinians accepted for postgraduate studies in Canada get out of Gaza, but the immigration minister says she can’t do that alone. The Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network says there are about 130 master’s degree and doctoral students in Gaza ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ride-hailing companies like Uber should face more municipal scrutiny: Halifax report
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
HALIFAX — Uber drivers in Halifax could soon be subjected to more scrutiny under changes proposed for the region’s vehicle-for-hire regulations. A new staff report for Halifax regional council is recommending requirements for Uber drivers and other ride-hailing services should be brought in line with those covering all taxi and limousine drivers. Under the existing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: ‘Fake snow’ that doesn’t melt when burned has scientific explanation
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
Several videos posted online last week showed people burning snow with a lighter and questioning why the snow turned black and didn’t seem to melt. Some social media users claimed the snow was fake and “geo-engineered.” A chemistry professor who researches ice and snow says the snow is real. The black marks are from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives say they’ll amend pipeline motion to get Liberal support
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — The political gamesmanship continues in the House of Commons today ahead of a vote on a Conservative motion that aims to pin down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast. The Conservatives now say they will amend the motion to make sure the Liberals can support it. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Naval member rescued off Vancouver Island after spending more than two hours in water
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
VICTORIA — A member of the Royal Canadian Navy spent more than two hours in the waters off Vancouver Island after falling overboard. Maritime Forces Pacific says the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria was alerted to the person falling overboard from a rigid-hull inflatable boat at about 2:45 Monday afternoon. The incident happened about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada set to sign agreement with U.K. at G7 digital, tech ministers’ meeting
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada is set to sign an agreement with the United Kingdom at a meeting of G7 industry, digital and technology ministers in Montreal on Tuesday. The agreement follows separate deals with Germany and the European Union which were announced at the meeting Monday. Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon is expected to sign a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inuvialuit kayak, other items from Vatican unveiled at Museum of History
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — An Inuvialuit kayak more than a century old was unveiled Tuesday at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., along with a handful of other priceless Inuit items returned to Canada from the Vatican collection on Saturday. The kayak, elegantly hand-built from driftwood, sealskin and sinew, was one of the artifacts earmarked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justice bill takes aim at femicide, coercive control, pornographic deepfakes
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Federal legislation introduced today would treat murders driven by control, hate, sexual violence or exploitation as first-degree. The proposed law, the Protecting Victims Act, would define these murders as femicide when the victim is a woman. Currently, some murders targeting women may be classified as first-degree murder, while others may be second-degree. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sexual assault investigation of army officer flawed by ‘tunnel vision’: watchdog
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — A military justice watchdog says an investigation of a sexual assault claim against former army officer Dany Fortin was compromised by tunnel vision, bias and a lack of oversight. The Military Police Complaints Commission released its final report today on the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service’s probe of a sexual assault allegation dating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals say they’ll vote against Conservative motion declaring support for pipeline
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says a Conservative motion declaring support for a pipeline is a cynical ploy designed to divide MPs. The House of Commons is set to vote later today on a motion that says MPs support construction of a pipeline to carry Alberta bitumen to the coast, along with an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa inks partnership with Canadian firms on military’s Arctic satellite project
By Canadian Press on December 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa has signed a new strategic partnership with the Canadian firms Telesat and MDA Space to develop military satellite communications for the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic. Stephen Fuhr, the Secretary of State for Defence Procurement, says the Canadian Armed Forces have limited satellite communications options in the region, with most currently ... Read More »
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