Friday, December 12, 2025
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Eby plans $150 million in loan guarantees for Cowichan land owners
sootoday - VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government plans to offer private owners of land in the Cowichan Aboriginal title area more than $150 million in loan guarantees, amid fears about the impact of the landmark ruling on their finan
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Ottawa, Alberta agreed to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as the province works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.
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Two injured after bus carrying junior hockey team crashes in northern Alberta
theglobeandmail - Crash sends two teens to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
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34 arrested, $2.7M in drugs seized across multiple Canadian cities: Durham police
Prisha Dev / globalnews - Police say $2.7 million worth of drugs and $200,000 in cash were seized as part of Project Hydrogen, a major investigation that led to the arrest of 34 people.
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WestJet pauses installing non-reclining seats after blowback — for now
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - WestJet VP Robert Antoniuk told staff in a memo the new configuration will only go ahead on 22 planes "for the time being," with 21 of those already sporting the tighter interior.
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Federal government buying six Bombardier jets for RCAF in $753-million deal
Jacob Serebrin, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - The company assembles the Global 6500 in Mississauga, Ont., and completes them in Dorval.
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Switching sides: A brief history of floor-crossing in Canada
sootoday - OTTAWA — On Thursday, Michael Ma became the second Conservative MP to cross the floor to the Liberal caucus in as many months.
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Interference by police after Quebec teen killed by cops can’t go unpunished: lawyers
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Lawyers representing the family of a Longueuil, Que., teen who was shot dead by police say they are shocked by allegations of police interference.
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First segment of Canada’s high-speed rail project to connect Montreal and Ottawa
Patricia D'Cunha / citynews - The federal government says the first segment of its proposed high-speed rail project would connect Montreal and Ottawa. The high-speed project, which was announced in February, would connect Toronto and Quebec City with trains travelling at speeds of up …
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Floodwaters pour into Abbotsford, B.C., from Washington's Nooksack River
theglobeandmail - Outflows from the Nooksack River have been coursing into British Columbia's Fraser Valley. It's a familiar scene for many residents, four years after catastrophic floods that also stemmed from cross-border water flows that poured into the Sumas Prairie.
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Ontario-appointed supervisor fires TDSB director of education amid board shakeups
sootoday - TORONTO — A provincially appointed supervisor has fired the director of education at Ontario's largest school board, amid a shakeup of board governance by the education minister.
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Three U.K. men accused of killing Ontario restaurant owner return to Canada
John Marchesan / citynews - Police say three men accused in the 2023 death of an Ontario restaurant owner have returned to Canada to face charges. Ontario Provincial Police say 44-year-old Sharif Rahman was assaulted in August 2023 outside his restaurant in Owen Sound, about 190 kil…
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Mark Carney's grand bargain is more popular than you think
Max Fawcett / nationalobserver - So far, the deal with Alberta hasn't cost the Liberal Party of Canada much support in the polls. Has the prime minister actually read the public mood correctly?
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Environmental impact raises climate competitiveness concerns
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