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Winter wallop continues across Canada, cancelling classes and stranding trucks
WINNIPEG - Winter continued its late-December march east across Canada Friday, closing classes and stranding trucks. Schools in many areas of southern Manitoba were closed for the second day in a row ...
Canadian Press Dec 19, 2025

Prime Minister Carney hands off G7 presidency to France
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron today to hand over the G7 presidency. A readout of the meeting from the Prime Minister's Office says Macron congratulate...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Dec 19, 2025

Judge grants bail to Quebec man as 1994 murder conviction under review
MONTREAL - A man who has spent 33 years behind bars for four murders was granted bail Friday after concerns were raised earlier this year about the fairness of his initial trial. Daniel Jolivet was in...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Dec 19, 2025

Quebec doctors vote in favour of deal, premier names new health minister
MONTREAL - Quebec's new health minister was sworn in on Friday, a day after Christian Dub resigned from the role and quit the Coalition Avenir Qubec party over changes to a doctor-pay law he had champ...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Dec 19, 2025

MPs ask Anand to get answers from Israel after West Bank delegation blocked
OTTAWA - Two MPs from a delegation that was denied access to the West Bank earlier this week are asking Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand to get Israel to explain the harsh treatment of one of thei...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Dec 19, 2025

Union says funding early retirement plan through pensions would be 'borderline theft'
OTTAWA - Federal unions are accusing the federal government of setting a dangerous precedent and even "borderline theft" by funding an early retirement incentive for employees through the Public Servi...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Dec 19, 2025

Winter wallop continues across Prairies, storm warnings in Ontario and Quebec
Many parts of the Prairies, along with other parts of Canada, might have to dig themselves out ahead of this coming weekend as a wintry wallop continues. Environment and Climate Change Canada says ano...
Canadian Press Dec 19, 2025

Mark Carney shakes up roster of deputy ministers heading into the holidays
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is shuffling the senior ranks of the federal public service heading into the new year. In one notable move, Quebec Court of Appeal judge Marie-Jose Hogue becomes de...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Dec 19, 2025

Quebec family doctors vote 97 per cent in favour of revised deal with government
MONTREAL - Quebec's family doctor federation says its members have voted 97 per cent in favour of an agreement in principle with the provincial government. The deal removes certain measures of a contr...
Canadian Press Dec 19, 2025

Marc Tanguay named interim leader of Quebec Liberals following Rodriguez resignation
MONTREAL - The Quebec Liberals have named Marc Tanguay as their interim leader following the resignation this week of Pablo Rodriguez. Tanguay had been named interim leader after former leader Dominiq...
Canadian Press Dec 19, 2025










