More families will have access to child care through 182 new licensed spaces View the full article from the original source

Michelle Rempel Garner, the Conservative critic for immigration, speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill. source

Rebecca Alty, the minister of Crown-Indigenous relations, and Ernie Daniels, the president and CEO of the First Nations Finance Authority, make an announcement in Ottawa regarding First Nations’ access to capital. source

Translations Translation files are incoming and will be available shortly.   Summary Seeks forfeiture of three Hells Angels clubhouses in Surrey, Mission and Pitt Meadows Builds on the previous successful forfeiture of three Hells Angels clubhouses in 2023 Civil Forfeiture Office puts the proceeds of crime back into B.C. communities through crime prevention grants __________...

Le PLQ expulse Marwah Rizqy pour « manque de loyauté » et annonce vouloir réembaucher Geneviève Hinse. La réembauche de Mme Hinse comporte un « risque » pour le PLQ et est une décision « prématurée », estime la chroniqueuse politique pour Le Soleil, Valérie Gaudreau. source

VICTORIA – BCNDP Government Caucus Chair Garry Begg has issued the following statement regarding Joan Phillip, the BCNDP MLA for Vancouver-Strathcona: “Our dear colleague, Joan Phillip, is experiencing some health issues at this time and is undergoing additional tests. “The BCNDP Caucus fully supports her and we are sending our love and strength to Joan. ...

When Dr. Greg Anderson talks about the impact of wildfire, he isn’t just speaking as a researcher. He’s speaking from lived experience. Before becoming dean of the Faculty of Science at Thompson Rivers University (TRU), Anderson served on wildfire crews in the 1980s, responding to everything from highway vehicle accidents to devastating wildland blazes. The...

S’adressant aux journalistes sur la colline du Parlement, le porte-parole du Bloc Québécois en matière de justice, Rhéal Éloi Fortin, discute de son projet de loi concernant la décision de la Cour suprême dans l’affaire R. c. Jordan. Ce jugement de 2016 établit que les affaires criminelles dépassant certains délais peuvent être suspendues en raison...

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand holds a media call back from Brussels, Belgium, where she is attending a meeting with her NATO counterparts. source

New service helps involuntarily detained people better understand rights, supports available View the full article from the original source

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand speaks briefly with reporters in Brussels, Belgium, where she is attending a meeting of NATO foreign affairs ministers. In her remarks, she announces additional Canadian assistance for Ukraine, including $35 million in funding toward NATO’s Comprehensive Assistance Package. source

At a news conference in Ottawa, a coalition of civil society organizations call on the Liberal government to withdraw Bill C-9, its proposed legislation aimed at combatting hate crime. Speaking with reporters are Khaled Al-Qazzaz (Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council), Nir Hagigi (Independent Jewish Voices), Alex Silas (Public Service Alliance of Canada), Tim McSorley (International...

At a news conference in Ottawa, the Chiefs of Ontario discuss ongoing water issues in First Nation communities. Speaking with reporters are chiefs Linda Debassige (Anishinabek Nation Grand Council), R. Donald Maracle (Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory), Shelly Moore-Frappier (Temagami First Nation), Sylvia Koostachin-Metatawabin (Attawapiskat First Nation), and Gary Quisess (Neskantaga First Nation). source

Every year on December 3, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Canadian Labour Congress will recognize a union member for their disability rights activism. This award is named in honour of Carol McGregor, an outstanding disability rights activist, member of NUPGE and the CLC Disability Rights Working Group―and who was much loved by...

Ottawa, ON – Aaron Gunn, Conservative Member of Parliament for North Island—Powell River; Jeff Kibble, Conservative Member of Parliament for Cowichan—Malahat—Langford; and Tamara Kronis, Conservative Member of Parliament for Nanaimo—Ladysmith, issued the following statement on the Crofton Mill closure: “Today’s announcement on the closure of Vancouver Island’s Crofton pulp mill is devastating news for the families...

Deux semaines après l’avoir suspendue, le chef libéral Pablo Rodriguez a expulsé aujourd’hui la députée Marwah Rizqy de son caucus, invoquant un « manque de loyauté ». Il a également annoncé son intention de réintégrer la directrice de cabinet Geneviève Hinse au sein de son équipe. Pour analyser cette décision et ses conséquences politiques, Marc-André...

Deux semaines après l’avoir suspendue, le chef libéral Pablo Rodriguez a expulsé aujourd’hui la députée Marwah Rizqy de son caucus, invoquant un « manque de loyauté ». Il a également annoncé son intention de réintégrer la directrice de cabinet Geneviève Hinse au sein de son équipe. Pour analyser cette décision et ses conséquences politiques, Marc-André...

Algoma Steel laid off 1000 workers in Sault Ste. Marie. Marty Warren, National Director for Canada with the United Steelworkers, believes the $ 500 million Algoma Steel got from a financing deal with Ottawa in November should have been tied to workforce guarantees. source

Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a speech at an Assembly of First Nations conference today, where he tried to sell the benefits of his plan to invest in projects of national interest. But some delegates were upset with the lack of consultation with the First Nations, notably with the MOU Ottawa signed with Alberta last...

Alberta’s attorney general unveiled his response to Ottawa’s gun buyback program by introducing a motion invoking Alberta’s Sovereignty Act. The motion declares that firearms ownership is under Alberta’s jurisdiction and demands provincial entities “use all legal means necessary” to avoid enforcing the federal initiative. Pierre-Yves Bourduas, former deputy commissioner of the RCMP and President of...

According to preliminary data, 150 people died in October 2025 due to unregulated drug toxicity, as reported by the BC Coroners Service. The number of unregulated drug deaths in October equates to about 4.8 deaths per day. In 2025, deaths among those between the ages of 30 and 59 accounted for 70% of drug-toxicity deaths...

Algoma Steel employees in Sault Ste. Marie learned yesterday that more than a thousand of them will be laid off beginning in March. In a letter, Algoma Steel’s CEO declared that the decision to reduce the workforce was taken in response to the tariffs on steel by the United States. Marty Warren, National Director for...

Les employés de l’usine Algoma Steel, à Sault-Sainte-Marie en Ontario, sont encore sous le choc après avoir appris que l’entreprise prévoit de licencier plus de 1000 travailleurs dès mars prochain. Dans un communiqué, le PDG d’Algoma Steel a indiqué que cette réduction des effectifs découle de l’imposition d’un tarif douanier de 50 % par les...

Ottawa, ON — Scott Aitchison, Conservative Shadow Minister for Housing, issued the following statement on the latest report from the Parliamentary Budget Office that finds Mark Carney’s new housing agency fails to build homes: “Seven months ago, Mark Carney promised to double the pace of homebuilding to half a million a year with the ‘most ambitious housing...

MPs speak with reporters on Parliament Hill as they convene for the daily question period in the House of Commons. They face questions about Algoma Steel’s recent layoff of 1,000 employees, the recent PBO report on the federal government’s housing plan, the Bloc’s call to eliminate the religious exemption for hate speech, and return-to-office mandates...