Unpublished Newswire
OTTAWA
— The federal Liberal government is pushing back the expected launch of its “buyback” program for individual gun owners, whose firearms the government has banned, from this fall until January 2026.
Back in September, when Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced that the government would be piloting a small-scale version of the program in parts of Cape Breton, N.S., the minister stated that the goal was to ensure it...
December 11, 2025 - 17:31 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
Fast-rising floodwaters in British Columbia's Fraser Valley are forcing families and farmers to escape a situation many have seen before, after atmospheric river weather systems sent cross-border outflows pouring into the province from Washington state.
December 11, 2025 - 17:29 | | The Globe and Mail
The Canada Revenue Agency has completed its 100-day plan to fix its call centres, but the union that represents CRA employees is pointing out that the progress made was during one of the slowest times of the year for the agency. Read More
December 11, 2025 - 17:28 | Matteo Cimellaro | Ottawa Citizen
That brief sitting came after a 19-week summer break, which the government extended by cancelling all sitting days in September and most in October.
December 11, 2025 - 16:54 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
OTTAWA — Former four-term MP Rahim Jaffer says he’s thinking about running for the Edmonton area seat currently held by departing Conservative Matt Jeneroux.
Jaffer told National Post that he saw the stars aligning for a possible comeback when
Jeneroux announced last month
he’d be resigning...
December 11, 2025 - 16:42 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
OTTAWA — The Parti Québécois is calling on the federal government to “remove” financier Mark Wiseman’s name from their list of potential Canadian ambassadors to the United States, arguing that he is “not a friend” to Quebec.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that he would be announcing his new pick to replace longtime ambassador Kirsten Hillman within days. For now, the person rumoured to take her place is Wiseman, a close friend of Carney’s and longtime business executive.
On Thursday, PQ member of the National Assembly Pascal Paradis said his nomination would be “unacceptable”...
December 11, 2025 - 16:36 | Catherine Lévesque | National Post
