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Author: Brenna Owen
Publication Date: December 13, 2025 - 07:48
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Abbotsford mayor criticizes Ottawa for ‘inaction’ on flooding
December 13, 2025
The mayor of flood-struck Abbotsford, B.C., says he is disappointed and frustrated with the federal government over what he calls “inaction” on cross-border flooding that has repeatedly inundated his city.
Ross Siemens said he had not been contacted by the federal government about this week’s flooding, which has forced hundreds of households to evacuate, inundated poultry barns and forced livestock relocations.
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It's another day of teeth-chattering cold across much of the Prairies today as temperatures are forecast to reach frostbite-risk levels.
December 13, 2025 - 08:13 | Brett Ballah | Global News - Canada
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is not giving up the fight to change the federal system of
equalization payments
to the provinces.
In a Dec. 11 post to X, he included a map that shows his province, Alberta and B.C. receiving nothing from 2026 equalization.
Several eastern provinces are set...
December 13, 2025 - 08:00 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
For 30 years, the development industry in Vancouver was so flush with profit and momentum that government planners seemed to assume that it would be willing to pay for whatever the city asked for.New parks. Daycares and school sites. Restoration of heritage buildings. More stringent building-code requirements. More energy efficiency. Public art. More room in underground garages for bike parking and car shares.
December 13, 2025 - 07:30 | Frances Bula | The Globe and Mail
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