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Year-End Photo Portfolios Lead Local Pages as Letters Debate Alberta Separation and Ukraine Aid

Local pages highlight retrospectives with letters that reflect debate, not new decisions.

Overview

  • London Free Press published a second installment of its 2025 photo highlights by Mike Hensen, showcasing community moments ranging from sports to demolition scenes.
  • Windsor Star ran Dan Janisse’s 2025 feature photography portfolio, noting one of his Windsor waterfront images was widely used to illustrate reporting on last year’s CanadaU.S. trade tensions.
  • Calgary Sun and Edmonton Sun letters argued Alberta independence would carry steep logistical and fiscal costs, citing concerns over pensions, policing, defence, currency and health care sustainability.
  • Ottawa Sun letters criticized a reported $2.5 billion federal pledge to Ukraine, urging the government to prioritize domestic needs such as food security, housing and health care.
  • Saskatoon Mayor Cynthia Block assessed 2025 with overdoses and rising homelessness as key challenges and cited improved provincial collaboration and sustained homelessness funding as positives.