BREAKING: Alberta independence petition application meets requirements
Will Vasseur / westernstandard - Elections Alberta announced on Monday that the Alberta Prosperity Project's citizen initiative proposal application to hold a referendum on Alberta's independence meets the requirements, clearing the way for the final step before issuing a petition.
- Costly rule changes shake petition efforts (1)
- Critics slam controversial referendum maneuvers (2)
- Other: Isolated weather alert emerges (1)
- Rapid referendum approvals drive Alberta’s debate (9)
Costly rule changes shake petition efforts
Critics slam controversial referendum maneuvers
Other: Isolated weather alert emerges
Rapid referendum approvals drive Alberta’s debate
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Canada Post, union reach tentative agreements that include higher wage hikes, enhanced benefits
theglobeandmail - Ratification votes to be held in early 2026
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Carney names investment banker Mark Wiseman as next U.S. ambassador
Denio Lourenco / citynews - Prime Minister Mark Carney is appointing a global investment banker and pension fund manager to be Canada’s next ambassador in Washington. Carney’s office says Mark Wiseman will take the role on Feb. 15, and he will be tasked with leading negotiations wit…
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B.C.'s David Eby 'not seeking' 2026 election, after year that tested NDP coalition
sootoday - VICTORIA — It should have been a very bad day for David Eby's government. But on Dec. 3, the morning after the pending closure of the pulp mill in Crofton, B.C.
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Communication regulator considers changes to the extend reach of national alerting system
Jim Bronskill / nationalobserver - Rural municipalities, Indigenous organizations and civil society groups are calling for changes to ensure people in remote parts of Canada receive emergency alerts during a crisis.
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A tariff exemption was Canada’s salvation in 2025. It’s 'absolutely' threatened in 2026
Craig Lord / nationalobserver - US President Donald Trump's tariff campaign appeared to move at a breakneck pace towards Canada's economy this year.
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Australia marks Day of Reflection for Bondi Beach shooting victims
News Staff / citynews - MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australians will light candles at 6:47 p.m. on Sunday (7:47 GMT) to collectively commemorate the moment the first shots rang out a week earlier at Sydney’s Bondi Beach in an attack on a Jewish festival that left 15 dead. The fe…
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Anti-immigrant sentiment rises with loss of consensus on immigration policy
News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Canada’s long-held consensus on immigration — that it’s a net positive for the country — has been coming apart in recent years. Roughly half of the population thinks too many immigrants have been coming to Canada, according to several private pol…
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Carney has sketched the broad strokes of an AI policy, but details remain vague
News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — At the Paris AI Action Summit in February, then-prime minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders watched as U.S. Vice President JD Vance took the stage to rail against AI regulation. Vance’s speech — delivered with his face projected on a la…
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Anand summoned Israel’s envoy to explain turning away of MPs at West Bank border post
Marie Woolf / theglobeandmail - Delegation of about 30 Canadians, including six MPs, was denied entry by Israeli authorities on Tuesday
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Alberta Next panel recommends ditching RCMP, referendum to quit CPP
sootoday - EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s hand-picked panel re-examining the province's relationship with Ottawa says it’s time to ditch the RCMP and hold a provincewide referendum on quitting the Canada Pension Plan.
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Freedom Convoy organizer Chris Barber wins court battle to keep his ‘Big Red’ truck
The Canadian Press / nationalpost - The judge determined that seizing the truck would be a ‘disproportionate’ punishment
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Former UCP member Peter Guthrie launches Progressive Tory Party of Alberta
Devika Desai / calgaryherald - Guthrie was expelled from Premier Danielle Smith's caucus after criticizing the government
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Mark Carney shakes up roster of deputy ministers heading into the holidays
sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is shuffling the senior ranks of the federal public service heading into the new year.
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Alberta increases referendum petition fees to $25,000 — a 5,000 per cent hike
Lisa Johnson / nationalobserver - Smith's UCP government had previously made it easier for citizens to apply for a policy initiative or constitutional referendum, including efforts to put Alberta separation on the ballot, but says the fee hike is necessary to "discourage frivolous applica…
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Ontario's integrity commissioner opens probe into Labour Minister David Piccini
sootoday - TORONTO — Ontario's integrity commissioner has launched an investigation into Labour Minister David Piccini over the provincial Skills Development Fund.
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Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé to resign from cabinet, sit as Independent
theglobeandmail - Dubé says he is not the right person to negotiate with family doctors over changes to a controversial payment law that he helped push through
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CUSMA renewal talks heat up after U.S. lists demands on dairy, streaming and alcohol
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade representative has outlined a series of conditions Canada must meet to secure a long-term extension of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement when it comes up for mandatory review next year, setting the stage for pot…
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Pablo Rodriguez publicly resigns as Quebec Liberal leader after 6 months in job
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Pablo Rodriguez has publicly announced his resignation as Quebec Liberal leader amid an ongoing crisis in the party.
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Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez to resign amid ongoing crisis
News Staff / citynews - Quebec Liberal Party Leader Pablo Rodriguez will resign amid allegations of wrongdoing about the leadership race he won in June. The decision was confirmed to The Canadian Press by two sources within the party who did not want to speak publicly. The Quebe…
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