Overview
- Regional newsrooms published year‑end photo galleries, including London Free Press selections by Mike Hensen and Windsor Star features by Dan Janisse documenting 2025 community life.
- Readers’ letters revisited Alberta separation, outlining potential losses and obligations such as federal services, pensions and the need to build new institutions, presented as opinion.
- An Edmonton Sun letter speculated that any Alberta independence could be brief and followed by integration into the U.S. economy, reflecting one writer’s view rather than reported policy.
- Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block recapped 2025 by noting overdose and homelessness pressures, highlighting renewed city–province collaboration and provincial funding, and pointing to a larger police budget for 2026–27.
- Calgary saw another water‑main break at Highway 1 and 29th Avenue N.W., drawing sharp criticism in letters that faulted city leadership and voiced frustration over repeated disruptions.