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B.C. Coastal First Nations vow oil pipeline to coast ‘will never happen’
By Canadian Press on November 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — The president of the Coastal First Nations in British Columbia says an oil pipeline linking Alberta to the province’s north coast “will never happen.” In a news release issued Wednesday morning, Marilyn Slett says her group — which represents nearly a dozen First Nation groups along the B.C. coast — has faced a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney to announce new supports for lumber, steel sectors hammered by U.S. tariffs
By Canadian Press on November 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government plans to inject $500 million in loan guarantees for Canada’s softwood lumber industry in an effort to aid the sector amid Canada’s trade war with the United States. A government official not authorized to speak about the plan before details are made public later today tells The Canadian Press that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘December to remember’: Winter will get off to an abrupt start, Weather Network says
By Canadian Press on November 26th, 2025
Blasts of frigid Arctic air could send temperatures tumbling in December and herald the arrival of a more “traditional Canadian winter,” a meteorologist for the Weather Network predicts as it releases its seasonal outlook. Most of Canada is expected to see near or colder than normal temperatures, and near or above normal precipitation and snow, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Concerns raised about AI-powered toys and creativity, development as holiday shopping peaks
By Canadian Press on November 26th, 2025
TORONTO — As parents hunt for gifts that will wow their kids this holiday season, Canadian child development and psychology experts say they should be wary of AI-powered toys because of possible harms, ranging from privacy and security violations to interference with children’s creativity and development. “Early childhood is a time where the developing brain ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Support for steel, pipeline promises and their pitfalls, AI toys
By Canadian Press on November 26th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney to announce steel supports today Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce new measures today to help Canada’s steel sector, a government official told The Canadian Press. Ottawa plans to limit foreign steel imports and cut ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform
By Canadian Press on November 26th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Maya Cassady was just two months away from graduating high school with honours when she obtained her mental health records through a freedom of information request. Just hours after reading the contents, which included doctors’ ponderings about a diagnosis, the 17-year-old took her own life. It was March 30, 2023. Since Maya’s death, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Energy minister to brief B.C. Liberal MPs on expected Alberta pipeline deal
By Canadian Press on November 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is set to brief B.C. Liberal MPs today on the government’s expected energy deal with the province of Alberta. The move comes after B.C. Liberal MPs last week said any deal involving a pipeline to the West Coast would need consent from First Nations and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney to announce new supports today for steel industry hammered by U.S. tariffs
By Canadian Press on November 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce new measures today to help Canada’s steel sector, a government official told The Canadian Press. Ottawa plans to limit foreign steel imports and cut interprovincial rail freight rates in a bid to support Canada’s steel industry threatened by damaging U.S. tariffs. Steel imports from countries ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney expected to announce new supports for steel industry hammered by U.S. tariffs
By Canadian Press on November 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government plans to limit foreign steel imports and cut interprovincial rail freight rates in a bid to support Canada’s steel industry threatened by damaging U.S. tariffs. A government official not authorized to speak about details ahead of the public announcement told The Canadian Press that Prime Minister Mark Carney will announce ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Search goes on for bear that attacked B.C. pupils, two other grizzlies to be freed
By Canadian Press on November 25th, 2025
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says two grizzlies captured in Bella Coola will be fitted with tracking collars and relocated far from the community, while the search goes on for the bear that attacked and badly injured three schoolchildren and a teacher last week. The bears were captured as officers search for the mother bear ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trouble in ‘Team Canada’ as B.C.’s deputy premier raises spectre of pipeline lawsuit
By Canadian Press on November 25th, 2025
VICTORIA — Rifts in “Team Canada” appear to be widening on the brink of a federal announcement on a potential pipeline from Alberta to the West coast, with B.C.’s deputy premier even raising the prospect of legal action against the project. Asked if she expects B.C. to file a court challenge against the pipeline that ... Read More »
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