B.C. records 'significant decline' in toxic drug deaths, but reasons unclear
British Columbia has recorded its lowest monthly number of illicit drug overdose deaths in more than four years. 1,925 people have died in overdoses this year, down nine per cent from the first 10 months of 2023.
The 155 people who died from drug poisoning in October is also a drop from the 183 people who died in September.
People are finally too broke to do drugs.
#BritishColumbia
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British Columbia has recorded its lowest monthly number of illicit drug overdose deaths in more than four years. 1,925 people have died in overdoses this year, down nine per cent from the first 10 months of 2023.
The 155 people who died from drug poisoning in October is also a drop from the 183 people who died in September.
People are finally too broke to do drugs.
#BritishColumbia
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CBC
B.C. records 'significant decline' in toxic drug deaths, but reasons unclear | CBC News
A statement from the service says 1,925 people have died in overdoses this year, down nine per cent from the first 10 months of 2023.
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💰MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending
Parliament has approved $21.6 billion in government spending, in a late Tuesday vote in the House of Commons.
On the final day the money could be voted on, MPs rushed through the supplementary funding to the 2024 budget, including money for various programs such as First Nations child services, dental care and compensation to Quebec for services to asylum seekers.
The Conservative party opposed the additional spending in its entirety, while the Bloc Québécois only opposed one aspect of it — $1.1 million in spending for Canada's special representative on combating Islamophobia.
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Parliament has approved $21.6 billion in government spending, in a late Tuesday vote in the House of Commons.
On the final day the money could be voted on, MPs rushed through the supplementary funding to the 2024 budget, including money for various programs such as First Nations child services, dental care and compensation to Quebec for services to asylum seekers.
The Conservative party opposed the additional spending in its entirety, while the Bloc Québécois only opposed one aspect of it — $1.1 million in spending for Canada's special representative on combating Islamophobia.
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CTVNews
MPs approve $21.6 billion in supplementary spending
MPs have voted to approve an additional $21.6 billion in government spending.
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🇸🇾Canada continues to review Syrian refugee claims as European nations pause intake
Canada will continue evaluating the asylum claims of people who have fled Syria, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Tuesday, even as some European countries are pausing those claims after the fall of the Assad regime.
Miller said Canada’s asylum system isn’t seeing the same pressure as European counterparts such as Germany and Austria.
See, it was never about asylum.
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Canada will continue evaluating the asylum claims of people who have fled Syria, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Tuesday, even as some European countries are pausing those claims after the fall of the Assad regime.
Miller said Canada’s asylum system isn’t seeing the same pressure as European counterparts such as Germany and Austria.
We don’t face that flow in Canada, I don’t know what rank they occupy in terms of source countries for asylum seekers, but it’s pretty low.
See, it was never about asylum.
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CityNews
Canada continues to review Syrian refugee claims as European nations pause intake
OTTAWA — Canada will continue evaluating the asylum claims of people who have fled Syria, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Tuesday, even as some European countries are pausing those claims after the fall of the Assad regime. Miller said Canada’s asylum…
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Geoffrey Hinton, AI pioneer and University of Toronto professor, receives Nobel Prize for physics
Scientists Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning within artificial neural networks.
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Scientists Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning within artificial neural networks.
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The Globe and Mail
Geoffrey Hinton, AI pioneer and University of Toronto professor, receives Nobel Prize for physics
Dr. Hinton was a co-winner for his development of neural networks — computer algorithms that improve their performance through experience rather than following a rigid set of steps
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CBSA lost track of nearly 30,000 people wanted for deportation orders
29,731 people are listed as “wanted” by immigration authorities — described as those who failed to appear for deportation proceedings, including those with immigration warrants issued against them.
The vast majority — 21,325 — went missing from Ontario, the largest cohort of immigration absconders in the country.
But don't worry. Trudeau says these people will leave the country voluntarily.
#immigration
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29,731 people are listed as “wanted” by immigration authorities — described as those who failed to appear for deportation proceedings, including those with immigration warrants issued against them.
The vast majority — 21,325 — went missing from Ontario, the largest cohort of immigration absconders in the country.
But don't worry. Trudeau says these people will leave the country voluntarily.
#immigration
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torontosun
CBSA lost track of nearly 30,000 people wanted for deportation orders
Of the 457,646 people in Canada's deportation pipeline, 29,730 failed to appear for their removal proceedings and cannot be located
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Natural gas rates to jump 17.5 per cent Jan. 1, says FortisBC
Residential gas customers are going to see a jump in their home energy bills starting in the new year, FortisBC says.
The company says the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) — the government agency responsible for regulating energy utilities in the province — has approved a 17.5 per cent rate increase.
#energy
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Residential gas customers are going to see a jump in their home energy bills starting in the new year, FortisBC says.
The company says the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) — the government agency responsible for regulating energy utilities in the province — has approved a 17.5 per cent rate increase.
#energy
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CityNews
Natural gas rates to jump 17.5 per cent Jan. 1, says FortisBC
Residential gas customers are going to see a jump in their home energy bills starting in the new year, FortisBC says.
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🇳🇿Canadian arrested with 10 kg of meth wrapped as Christmas presents at New Zealand airport
A Canadian woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into New Zealand — by disguising them as Christmas presents.
New Zealand Customs officials said 10.2 kilograms (22 pounds) of methamphetamine worth up to $2.2 million was discovered in the woman’s carry-on luggage when she arrived at Auckland Airport on a flight from Vancouver on Sunday.
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A Canadian woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into New Zealand — by disguising them as Christmas presents.
New Zealand Customs officials said 10.2 kilograms (22 pounds) of methamphetamine worth up to $2.2 million was discovered in the woman’s carry-on luggage when she arrived at Auckland Airport on a flight from Vancouver on Sunday.
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CP24
Canadian arrested with 10 kg of meth wrapped as Christmas presents at New Zealand airport
A Canadian woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into New Zealand — by disguising them as Christmas presents.
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🇨🇳China criticizes Canada’s new Arctic policy which calls Beijing a potential threat
The Chinese government says it opposes Canada’s new Arctic foreign policy, which identifies Beijing as a potential threat in the region and discusses how China, despite having no territory in the Far North, is gaining a foothold there through Russia.
The Canadian government on Friday released a document detailing this policy, including its plans to talk with allies to protect the Arctic from military and economic challenges posed by Russia and China.
The policy also envisions a major role for the United States and it notably reframes the Far North as the “North American Arctic,” a phrase Ottawa uses 13 times in the document.
#China #US #Russia
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The Chinese government says it opposes Canada’s new Arctic foreign policy, which identifies Beijing as a potential threat in the region and discusses how China, despite having no territory in the Far North, is gaining a foothold there through Russia.
The Canadian government on Friday released a document detailing this policy, including its plans to talk with allies to protect the Arctic from military and economic challenges posed by Russia and China.
The policy also envisions a major role for the United States and it notably reframes the Far North as the “North American Arctic,” a phrase Ottawa uses 13 times in the document.
#China #US #Russia
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The Globe and Mail
China pushes back against Canada’s updated arctic policy which calls Beijing a potential threat
The policy identifies several ‘potential threats’ in the Arctic including China’s deployment of research vessels and surveillance platforms with both civilian and military applications
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📉Bank of Canada cuts rates by half a point but signals ‘more gradual’ pace
The Bank of Canada delivered a second consecutive interest rate cut of half a percentage point on Wednesday, but signalled the pace of easing may slow as uncertainty builds in the Canadian economy.
The central bank’s policy rate now stands at 3.25 per cent after the fifth rate cut in a row.
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The Bank of Canada delivered a second consecutive interest rate cut of half a percentage point on Wednesday, but signalled the pace of easing may slow as uncertainty builds in the Canadian economy.
The central bank’s policy rate now stands at 3.25 per cent after the fifth rate cut in a row.
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Global News
Bank of Canada cuts rates by half a point but signals ‘more gradual’ pace - National | Globalnews.ca
The Bank of Canada delivered its second straight interest rate cut of half a percentage point on Wednesday, but signalled a slowdown in easing for 2025.
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❌Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatens to cut off energy to U.S. in response to Trump's tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has threatened to cut off energy supply to the U.S. in response to the tariffs President-elect Donald Trump plans to impose on all Canadian imports.
#Ontario #US
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has threatened to cut off energy supply to the U.S. in response to the tariffs President-elect Donald Trump plans to impose on all Canadian imports.
We will go to the full extent depending how far this goes. We will go to the extent of cutting off their energy, going down to Michigan, going down to New York State and over to Wisconsin. I don’t want this to happen, but my number one job is to protect Ontarians and Canadians as a whole.
#Ontario #US
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Toronto
Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatens to cut off energy to U.S. in response to Trump's tariffs
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has threatened to cut off energy supply to the U.S. in response to the tariffs President-elect Donald Trump plans to impose on all Canadian imports.
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Elon Musk calls Justin Trudeau 'insufferable tool' in new social media post
Billionaire Elon Musk is calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “an insufferable tool” in a new social media post on Wednesday.
Musk also wrote about the prime minister on X.
Musk was responding to a video posted of Trudeau, in which the prime minister described Kamala Harris’ U.S. presidential loss as a setback for women’s progress.
#US #Trudeau
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Billionaire Elon Musk is calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “an insufferable tool” in a new social media post on Wednesday.
Won’t be in power for much longer.
Musk also wrote about the prime minister on X.
Musk was responding to a video posted of Trudeau, in which the prime minister described Kamala Harris’ U.S. presidential loss as a setback for women’s progress.
#US #Trudeau
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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe calls for federal election
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has officially called for a federal election.
#Saskatchevan
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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has officially called for a federal election.
Maybe it’s time for Canadians to have a say and a choice and to determine who they would like to have a four-year mandate to negotiate with the incoming Trump administration. We would ask Prime Minister Trudeau to do the right thing, to give Canadians the opportunity to make the choice on who is going to represent them at the table… that can happen anytime.
#Saskatchevan
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Global News
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe calls for federal election | Globalnews.ca
Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe has officially called for a federal election as the federal government considers an export tariff on oil, potash and uranium.
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💊CBSA says Canada not significant source of fentanyl into U.S.
Canadian border officials told members of Parliament Thursday that Canada is not a significant source of fentanyl headed into the United States.
Aaron McCrorie, vice-president of intelligence and enforcement at the Canada Border Services Agency, made that comment to a parliamentary committee studying the impact of president-elect Donald Trump’s plans for border security and migration.
CBSA President Erin O’Gorman also said the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has characterized the amount coming from Canada as “slippage” — small amounts sent over for personal use, mostly by post.
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Canadian border officials told members of Parliament Thursday that Canada is not a significant source of fentanyl headed into the United States.
Aaron McCrorie, vice-president of intelligence and enforcement at the Canada Border Services Agency, made that comment to a parliamentary committee studying the impact of president-elect Donald Trump’s plans for border security and migration.
CBSA President Erin O’Gorman also said the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has characterized the amount coming from Canada as “slippage” — small amounts sent over for personal use, mostly by post.
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Global News
CBSA says Canada not significant source of fentanyl into U.S. - National | Globalnews.ca
Donald Trump has threatened 25 per cent tariffs against Canada and Mexico unless the two countries step up on border security to tamp down on flows of illicit fentanyl.
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🩺 Medical wait times in Canada are now the longest ever recorded
Medical wait times for patients seeking treatment across Canada are now the longest on record, according to a new report by the Fraser Institute.
The annual study, which surveyed almost 2,000 physicians across 12 medical specialties in 10 provinces, found that the median wait time for patients this year was 30 weeks from referral by a general practitioner, to consultation with a specialist, to treatment.
#healthcare
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Medical wait times for patients seeking treatment across Canada are now the longest on record, according to a new report by the Fraser Institute.
The annual study, which surveyed almost 2,000 physicians across 12 medical specialties in 10 provinces, found that the median wait time for patients this year was 30 weeks from referral by a general practitioner, to consultation with a specialist, to treatment.
#healthcare
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torontosun
GOLDSTEIN: Medical wait times in Canada are now the longest ever recorded
Medical wait times for patients seeking treatment across Canada are now the longest on record, according to a new report.
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💉Canada euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 deaths
The rate of medical assistance in dying has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year.
The country released its fifth annual report since legalising assisted dying in 2016, which for the first time included data on the ethnicity of those seeking euthanasia.
Around 15,300 people underwent assisted dying last year, accounting for 4.7% of deaths in the country.
#MAID
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The rate of medical assistance in dying has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year.
The country released its fifth annual report since legalising assisted dying in 2016, which for the first time included data on the ethnicity of those seeking euthanasia.
Around 15,300 people underwent assisted dying last year, accounting for 4.7% of deaths in the country.
#MAID
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Bbc
Assisted dying now accounts for one in 20 Canada deaths
For the first time, the annual report delved into race and ethnic data of those who underwent assisted dying.
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📊 Nearly half of Canadians favour mass deportations and 65% think there are too many immigrants: poll
Nearly half of all Canadians believe that mass deportations are necessary to stop illegal migration, new polling shows. A Leger poll done for the Association for Canadian Studies found that 48 per cent of Canadians hold that view.
The polling also found that 65 per cent of Canadians say Canada is accepting too many legal immigrants. That figure, less than a year ago in February, was just 50 per cent. In March 2019, only 35 per cent of Canadians held that view.
#immigration
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Nearly half of all Canadians believe that mass deportations are necessary to stop illegal migration, new polling shows. A Leger poll done for the Association for Canadian Studies found that 48 per cent of Canadians hold that view.
The polling also found that 65 per cent of Canadians say Canada is accepting too many legal immigrants. That figure, less than a year ago in February, was just 50 per cent. In March 2019, only 35 per cent of Canadians held that view.
#immigration
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National Post
Nearly half of Canadians favour mass deportations and 65% think there are too many immigrants: poll
Nearly half of all Canadians believe that mass deportations are necessary to stop illegal migration, new polling shows.
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😷 One in three Canadians say government response to COVID was overblown: poll
Thirty-six per cent of Canadians agree with the notion that government reactions to the pandemic were exaggerated.
🔹Men were more likely (41 per cent) than women (32 per cent) to think governments overplayed the threat of COVID-19. The view was also highest among those aged 18 to 24 (40 per cent) and 35 to 54 (42 per cent), but dropped to 30 per cent for the 55 plus cohort.
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Thirty-six per cent of Canadians agree with the notion that government reactions to the pandemic were exaggerated.
🔹Men were more likely (41 per cent) than women (32 per cent) to think governments overplayed the threat of COVID-19. The view was also highest among those aged 18 to 24 (40 per cent) and 35 to 54 (42 per cent), but dropped to 30 per cent for the 55 plus cohort.
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National Post
One in three Canadians say government response to COVID was overblown: poll
What surprises bioethicist Kerry Bowman isn’t that more than a third of Canadians think governments overreacted to COVID, according to a new national poll. It’s that the sentiment isn’t higher.
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TikTok files legal challenge of federal government's shutdown order
TikTok is challenging the federal government's order to shut down its operations in Canada, claiming it will eliminate hundreds of jobs and could terminate a quarter of a million contracts it has with Canadian advertising clients.
The company filed documents in Federal Court in Vancouver on Dec. 5 seeking to set aside the order to wind up and cease business in Canada.
The government ordered the dissolution of TikTok's Canadian business in November in the wake of a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media platform.
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TikTok is challenging the federal government's order to shut down its operations in Canada, claiming it will eliminate hundreds of jobs and could terminate a quarter of a million contracts it has with Canadian advertising clients.
The company filed documents in Federal Court in Vancouver on Dec. 5 seeking to set aside the order to wind up and cease business in Canada.
The government ordered the dissolution of TikTok's Canadian business in November in the wake of a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media platform.
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CBC
TikTok files legal challenge of federal government's shutdown order | CBC News
TikTok is challenging the federal government's order to shut down its operations in Canada, claiming it will eliminate hundreds of jobs and could terminate a quarter of a million contracts it has with Canadian advertising clients.
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❗️Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet the day of fall economic statement
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, the day she is set to present the fall economic statement.
In a resignation letter, she says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her another role in cabinet Friday, but that the only “honest and viable path” is to leave cabinet.
The house of cards began to crumble.
#Freeland
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Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, the day she is set to present the fall economic statement.
In a resignation letter, she says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her another role in cabinet Friday, but that the only “honest and viable path” is to leave cabinet.
The house of cards began to crumble.
#Freeland
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CP24
‘Eventful day,’ Trudeau says after Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet, LeBlanc tapped to replace her
In a stunning move, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced her resignation from Justin Trudeau's cabinet on Monday, after the prime minister told her he no longer wanted her in the top economic post. After hours of turmoil…
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❗️Liberal Housing Minister Sean Fraser resigns from Trudeau's cabinet, won’t seek re-election
Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he will not be running in the next federal election, citing family reasons.
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Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he will not be running in the next federal election, citing family reasons.
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National Post
Liberal Housing Minister Sean Fraser resigns from Trudeau's cabinet, won’t seek re-election
Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he will not be running in the next federal election, citing a need to spend more time with his family.
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