Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Vintners and brewers thrilled with supports in Ontario budget
TORONTO - Ontario's vintners and brewers are thrilled with the support provided by the province in its latest budget, saying it helps stabilize the industry in uncertain times. The province is set to ...
May 20, 2025
CRTC hears debate on including a 'cultural element' in new definition of CanCon
OTTAWA - The federal broadcast regulator is considering whether it should include a "cultural element" in its new definition of Canadian content. Appearing before a Canadian Radio-television and Telec...
May 20, 2025
Majority of Quebecers think province should end carbon pricing, survey says
MONTREAL - Weeks after Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped the federal consumer carbon levy, more than half of Quebecers want their province to follow suit and abolish its own price on carbon, a new p...
May 20, 2025
As regulators abandon 'bare minimum' corporate climate reporting, a backstop lurks
TORONTO - In the future, seeing the carbon emissions of a company may not be much harder than finding out how many calories are in a chocolate bar, but that day looks further out than it did just a fe...
May 20, 2025
Here's a list of April inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely becaus...
May 20, 2025
Here's a list of April inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.4 per cent...
May 20, 2025
Inflation slows sharply to 1.7 per cent in April as consumer carbon price ends
OTTAWA - The end of the consumer carbon price at the start of April drove inflation down sharply, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, but there were signs of pressure building at the grocery store. The an...
May 20, 2025 Statistics Canada data will show the impact of removing the consumer carbon price in April inflation data released Tuesday. A woman gasses up at a gas station in Mississauga, Ont., Tuesday, February 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Top finance officials from G7 countries gather in Banff for three-day summit
BANFF - High-ranking officials from the world's top economies are in Banff, Alta., this week for a three-day summit that will cover topics including the global economy, the war in Ukraine and artifici...
May 20, 2025
BC Hydro's challenge: Powering province through surging demand, drought and trade war
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's power utility is facing transformational challenges of drought, rising costs and a trade war with the United States as it works to meet electricity demand that's surging...
May 20, 2025
Canada Post report puts union in tight spot as bargaining deadline looms, experts say
OTTAWA - A consequential report on Canada Post largely backs the Crown corporation's story about its flagging business, experts say, and bodes poorly for the union attempting to negotiate a better dea...
May 17, 2025 A Canada Post worker fills his truck with mail in Montreal on Tuesday, Dec.17, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi)
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...
