Category Archives: National News

Kids mailing letters to Santa will get a response after brief pause: Canada Post
Canada Post says the millions of Canadians who write to Santa Claus with their wish lists will get a response this year. A month-long strike by more than 55,000 postal workers last year meant Old Sain...
Aaron Sousa, The Canadian Press Dec 16, 2025

Ottawa approves Teck and Anglo American, companies say
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly has approved a merger between Canadian natural resources company Teck Resources Ltd. and Britain's Anglo American PLC. Joly says in a statement she has determine...
Canadian Press Dec 15, 2025

Inflation steady at 2.2% in November despite grocery price hike
OTTAWA - Rising costs at the grocery store were causing fresh pain for consumers in November even as Statistics Canada reports the overall inflation rate held steady in the month. The agency said Mond...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Dec 15, 2025

Canadian describes 'freakout' as shots rang out in deadly attack in Australia
SYDNEY - Canadian Finn Foster, backpacking with his girlfriend in Australia, says they were planning to watch the sunset on Sydney's famous Bondi Beach when they heard about two dozen pops. At first, ...
Canadian Press Dec 14, 2025

Canadian politicians, community groups share support after Australia Hannukah attack
TORONTO - Canadian politicians and community groups shared messages of support after a mass shooting left at least 15 people dead at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. Prime Minister Mark Carney, in...
Canadian Press Dec 14, 2025

Another Conservative MP crosses the floor to join Liberal caucus
OTTAWA - Toronto-area MP Michael Ma left the Conservatives to join the Liberal caucus on Thursday, leaving Prime Minister Mark Carney just one seat shy of a coveted majority government. Ma, who repres...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Dec 11, 2025

B.C. evacuation orders and alerts expand as floods cut off Lower Mainland
ABBOTSFORD - Evacuation orders and alerts in southern British Columbia expanded overnight, as floodwaters and landslides cut off the Lower Mainland from the Interior. Highway closures have been widene...
Canadian Press Dec 11, 2025

'Not what they're saying': Carney rejects suggestion U.S. may exit trade pact
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is pushing back on the suggestion that the U.S. may be considering pulling out of North America's trilateral free-trade pact. When The Canadian Press asked the prim...
Kyle Duggan and David Baxter, The Canadian Press Dec 11, 2025

CRA aiming to hire 1,700 call centre staff ahead of busy tax season
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is looking to hire or rehire about 1,700 call centre workers over the next few months to manage an influx of calls during the upcoming tax season. Melanie Serjak, an...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Dec 11, 2025

LeBlanc believes U.S. will keep CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico
OTTAWA - The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration is preparing to tear up the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, even though the ...
Émilie Bergeron, The Canadian Press Dec 11, 2025
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