Murray Wood: Leadership race rules no win for the NDP
The NDP are on the hunt for a new federal party leader, but it comes with a unique set of rules. Murray Wood takes issue...
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MPs hit summer campaign circuit as election year looms
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament poured out of the House of Commons into the stifling air of an Ottawa heat wave Wednesday, heading back to their constituencies for the summer barbecue and festival circ...
Jun 19, 2024
Canada's population grew to 'top 41 million in the first quarter'
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's population topped 41 million people in the first quarter of this year as it grew by 0.6 per cent. The agency says the population reached 41,012,563 on Apr...
Jun 19, 2024 Statistics Canada said the increase came as the country welcomed 121,758 immigrants in the first quarter.(CP)
Ontario's open single-game sports-betting industry continues to thrive.
TORONTO - Ontario's single-game sports betting industry is on a winning streak. On Wednesday, iGaming Ontario (iGO) released a report that states the industry contributed $2.7 billion to Ontario's gro...
Jun 19, 2024
Parliamentary budget officer says government not muzzling him over carbon price data
OTTAWA - Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux told a House of Commons committee Monday that the federal Liberals are not muzzling him over economic data related to the impact of carbon pricing. Gi...
Jun 18, 2024
Federal banking regulator OSFI keeps domestic stability buffer on hold at 3.5%
OTTAWA - The federal banking regulator is keeping its domestic stability buffer on hold as it says financial system vulnerabilities remain elevated but stable, while near-term risks continue to be low...
Jun 18, 2024
Emissions cap not possible without oil, gas production cuts: Deloitte
CALGARY - Canadian oil and gas companies facing a federally imposed emissions cap will decide to cut their production rather than invest in too-expensive carbon capture and storage technology, a new r...
Jun 18, 2024
Here's a look at the nuts and bolts of the Liberals' new carbon pricing data
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals published data on the economic and emissions impact of carbon pricing on Thursday. The charts made public are the ones delivered to the parliamentary budget officer last ...
Jun 13, 2024
Pro-Palestinian encampment members say McGill's latest offer is 'laughable'
MONTREAL - Members of a pro-Palestinian encampment who have been occupying part of McGill University's downtown Montreal campus since April say the school's latest offer falls far short of what's need...
Jun 13, 2024
Canada to contribute $5B to Ukraine loan as G7 leaders reach accord on Russian assets
SAVELLETRI DI FASANO - Canada will contribute $5 billion toward a loan to Ukraine that will be based on future revenue from frozen Russian assets, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday in I...
Jun 13, 2024
Conservatives oppose Liberal tax changes that include adjustment to capital gains tax
OTTAWA - A motion increasing the proportion of capital gains that are taxed in Canada easily passed the House of Commons Tuesday, as the governing Liberals and Conservatives traded barbs about whether...
Jun 11, 2024
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Sarah Mills: speeding tickets hardly send message to slow down
A speeding ticket two months after the fact hardly sends a message to slow down. In today's Mills Minute, Sarah Mills re...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, Sept. 9
Evan talks with lawyer Steven Seiferling about how passengers could be affected by Air Canada's flight attendants reject...
