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Ottawa is offering a lifeline to people fleeing a civil war in Sudan if they have relatives in Canada who agree to financially support them. Immigration Minister Marc Miller says this new humanitarian pathway is for both Sudanese and foreign citizens who lived in Sudan when conflict broke out in mid-April. Miller delivers remarks at a press conference in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Canada to offer humanitarian visas to those fleeing Sudan if relatives pay costs

Duelling militias began a civil war in Sudan this spring that has caused some 5M people to flee

Ottawa is offering a lifeline to people fleeing a civil war in Sudan if they have relatives in Canada who agree to financially support them. Immigration Minister Marc Miller says this new humanitarian pathway is for both Sudanese and foreign citizens who lived in Sudan when conflict broke out in mid-April. Miller delivers remarks at a press conference in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Nuclear Waste Management Organization senior transportation engineer Ulf Stahmer holds enough model uranium pellets to power a house for a year during a tour of NWMO’s facility in Oakville, Ont., on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Site for Canada’s underground nuclear waste repository to be selected next year

The process to move ahead with a deep geological repository is already more than 20 years along

Nuclear Waste Management Organization senior transportation engineer Ulf Stahmer holds enough model uranium pellets to power a house for a year during a tour of NWMO’s facility in Oakville, Ont., on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
A CH-146 Griffon helicopter from Canadian Forces Base Bagotville, is being loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster airplane, at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Trenton, Ont., on Sunday Nov. 17, 2013. Four Canadian Griffon helicopters will be sent to Latvia next year as part of a NATO deterrence mission.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg

Canada will send helicopters to Latvia next year, defence minister says

Canada has already said it will double its troops in Latvia to around 2,200 by 2026

A CH-146 Griffon helicopter from Canadian Forces Base Bagotville, is being loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster airplane, at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Trenton, Ont., on Sunday Nov. 17, 2013. Four Canadian Griffon helicopters will be sent to Latvia next year as part of a NATO deterrence mission.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lars Hagberg
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises to vote during an overnight session in the House of Commons, Friday, December 8, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Between Christmas card-writing and constant voting, MPs lose a work day

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat in the House overnight for the votes

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises to vote during an overnight session in the House of Commons, Friday, December 8, 2023 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The Canada Revenue Agency has denied or adjusted $458 million in funds disbursed to employers through a pandemic-era wage subsidy program as a result of a partially completed auditing process. A sign outside the Canada Revenue Agency is seen in Ottawa, Monday, May 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

$458M pandemic subsidy clawback ordered after partial CRA audit

Canada Revenue Agency recalculates $100B businesses wage subsidy program

The Canada Revenue Agency has denied or adjusted $458 million in funds disbursed to employers through a pandemic-era wage subsidy program as a result of a partially completed auditing process. A sign outside the Canada Revenue Agency is seen in Ottawa, Monday, May 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The Federal Court has quashed a cabinet order that listed plastic manufactured items as toxic under Canada’s environmental protection because the category was too broad and the government overstepped its constitutional bounds. Plastic straws are pictured in North Vancouver, B.C., Monday, June 4, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward

Plastic companies win lawsuit against feds; single-use ban under threat

Case was brought by the Responsible Plastic Use Coalition and several chemical companies

The Federal Court has quashed a cabinet order that listed plastic manufactured items as toxic under Canada’s environmental protection because the category was too broad and the government overstepped its constitutional bounds. Plastic straws are pictured in North Vancouver, B.C., Monday, June 4, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS Jonathan Hayward
Canadians remained off the list of approved foreign citizens to exit the Gaza Strip as Canada’s minister of foreign affairs reconfirmed that Canadians and their families will be able to leave in the coming days. Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at Rafah, Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Fatima Shbair

Canadian government tells people stuck in Gaza they could leave ‘as early as Sunday’

So far Canadians have been excluded from the lists of those approved to depart

Canadians remained off the list of approved foreign citizens to exit the Gaza Strip as Canada’s minister of foreign affairs reconfirmed that Canadians and their families will be able to leave in the coming days. Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at Rafah, Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Fatima Shbair
Palestinains wait at the border crossing between Gaza Strip and Egypt in Rafah, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. A Canadian man trying to get out of Gaza with his family says Global Affairs Canada has asked him to gather his documents and be prepared to leave at any moment through the enclave’s border crossing with Egypt. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Hatem Ali

Canadian man in Gaza says Ottawa has asked him to be prepared to leave with family

Nasser is sheltering at a refugee camp that’s a 20-minute drive away from the Rafah border crossing

Palestinains wait at the border crossing between Gaza Strip and Egypt in Rafah, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. A Canadian man trying to get out of Gaza with his family says Global Affairs Canada has asked him to gather his documents and be prepared to leave at any moment through the enclave’s border crossing with Egypt. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Hatem Ali
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. The Alberta and federal governments, in duelling letters, each called on the other to be transparent and accountable when it comes to the province’s proposal to quit the Canada Pension Plan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Alberta, Ottawa demand accountability ahead of meeting on Alberta CPP-exit proposal

Freeland prepares to host the virtual meeting of finance ministers from across Canada

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland holds a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. The Alberta and federal governments, in duelling letters, each called on the other to be transparent and accountable when it comes to the province’s proposal to quit the Canada Pension Plan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Immigration Minister Marc Miller (THE CANADIAN PRESS)

Feds to level out number of new permanent residents in Canada in 2026

The Liberals have aggressively increased their targets over the past several years

Immigration Minister Marc Miller (THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Premier David Eby (Monday) questioned the federal government’s decision to exclude British Columbia from energy rebates and incentives in acknowledging that Ottawa hasn’t ‘shown up in B.C.’ yet in the way that he would hope. But he also held out hope that relations would improve. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

‘Moments of frustration’: Eby says feds have not ‘shown up’ yet in B.C.

Rebate on heating oil for some Canadians but not British Columbians latest source of irritation

Premier David Eby (Monday) questioned the federal government’s decision to exclude British Columbia from energy rebates and incentives in acknowledging that Ottawa hasn’t ‘shown up in B.C.’ yet in the way that he would hope. But he also held out hope that relations would improve. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)
Early childhood educators will see their median hourly wages rise by $2 to $28, starting Jan. 1, 2024. (Submitted)

B.C. early childhood educators get $2 New Year’s hourly pay lift

Increase raises the median hourly wage for ECEs to approximately $28

Early childhood educators will see their median hourly wages rise by $2 to $28, starting Jan. 1, 2024. (Submitted)
A newly released memo shows federal officials warned last spring that expanding a bilateral refugee pact to the entire Canada-U.S. border would likely fuel smuggling networks and encourage people to seek more dangerous, remote crossing routes. A family from Haiti approach a tent in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, stationed by Royal Canadian Mounted Police, as they haul their luggage down Roxham Road in Champlain, N.Y., on August 7, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Charles Krupa

Canada-U.S. refugee pact changes expected to ‘exacerbate existing threats’: memo

The memo also warned that organized crime groups might use shifting irregular migration routes

A newly released memo shows federal officials warned last spring that expanding a bilateral refugee pact to the entire Canada-U.S. border would likely fuel smuggling networks and encourage people to seek more dangerous, remote crossing routes. A family from Haiti approach a tent in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec, stationed by Royal Canadian Mounted Police, as they haul their luggage down Roxham Road in Champlain, N.Y., on August 7, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Charles Krupa
International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen issued a statement from Cairo, Egypt Oct. 21, 2023, saying the federal government will ensure none of the money goes to Hamas, the militant group that launched a series of terror attacks on Israel two weeks ago. Hussen speaks during a news conference in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on June 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Canada commits to spend $50M on humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip

Hussen said the money will be used to provide the Palestinian population with food

International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen issued a statement from Cairo, Egypt Oct. 21, 2023, saying the federal government will ensure none of the money goes to Hamas, the militant group that launched a series of terror attacks on Israel two weeks ago. Hussen speaks during a news conference in the foyer of the House of Commons in Ottawa on June 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard next to a police barricade outside the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.India is defending its diplomatic actions a day after Ottawa announced it had pulled most of its envoys from the country over what it called a precedent-setting diplomatic threat. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Altaf Qadri

Trudeau says India’s move against Canadian diplomats should concern the world

Canada has removed most of its diplomatic presence from India

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard next to a police barricade outside the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.India is defending its diplomatic actions a day after Ottawa announced it had pulled most of its envoys from the country over what it called a precedent-setting diplomatic threat. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Altaf Qadri
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada remains committed to a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East. Trudeau participates in a town hall discussion in Toronto, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Canada ‘firm and steadfast’ in call for 2-state solution for Israel, Palestinians

Canada has long considered the West Bank, East Jerusalem to be Palestinian territories occupied by Israel

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada remains committed to a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East. Trudeau participates in a town hall discussion in Toronto, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Members of the P.E.I. Health Coalition, P.E.I. Federation of Labour, Canadian Health Coalition, and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions demonstrate outside the health ministers' meeting in Charlottetown on Thursday, Oct.12, 2023. They are calling for universal pharmacare and to stop legislative moves that would allow the privatization of health care. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Brady McCloskey mandatory credit

Health ministers wrap up P.E.I. meetings with a plan to grow the health workforce

The plan involves making it easier for physicians and nurses to work in different Canadian jurisdictions

Members of the P.E.I. Health Coalition, P.E.I. Federation of Labour, Canadian Health Coalition, and the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions demonstrate outside the health ministers' meeting in Charlottetown on Thursday, Oct.12, 2023. They are calling for universal pharmacare and to stop legislative moves that would allow the privatization of health care. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Brady McCloskey mandatory credit
Michael Chong (centre) appears before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China in Washington, D.C. on September 12, 2023. A senior State Department official says Canada’s dispute with India could make for fertile ground for foreign efforts to sow disinformation. James Rubin, the co-ordinator of the Global Engagement Center, says the diplomatic standoff makes Canada “ripe” for manipulation, and not just from inside India. A new report from the centre describes in detail the lengths China is going to dominate the information space around the world, including in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James McCarten

Canada-India dispute likely target for disinformation efforts, U.S. warns

Diplomatic standoff makes Canada ‘ripe’ for manipulation: Global Engagement Center

Michael Chong (centre) appears before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China in Washington, D.C. on September 12, 2023. A senior State Department official says Canada’s dispute with India could make for fertile ground for foreign efforts to sow disinformation. James Rubin, the co-ordinator of the Global Engagement Center, says the diplomatic standoff makes Canada “ripe” for manipulation, and not just from inside India. A new report from the centre describes in detail the lengths China is going to dominate the information space around the world, including in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James McCarten
MP Jean-Yves Duclos waits to appear before the Standing Committee on Health, Thursday, March 23, 2023 in Ottawa. The Procurement Minister says the Liberals see turning federal assets into affordable housing as an integral part of fixing Canada’s shortage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Liberal minister says turning federal assets into affordable housing part of fix

The procurement minister cited a $200-million fund that the government launched through CMHC

MP Jean-Yves Duclos waits to appear before the Standing Committee on Health, Thursday, March 23, 2023 in Ottawa. The Procurement Minister says the Liberals see turning federal assets into affordable housing as an integral part of fixing Canada’s shortage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he will be announcing the initial commitments he’s secured from grocers to stabilize prices later today. Produce is shown at a west-end Toronto Sobeys grocery store, Sunday, June 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Grocers to offer price freezes on food, but Champagne offers little detail

The Liberals called on Canada’s major grocers to present a plan to stabilize prices by Thanksgiving

Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he will be announcing the initial commitments he’s secured from grocers to stabilize prices later today. Produce is shown at a west-end Toronto Sobeys grocery store, Sunday, June 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy