Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Senator says U.S. tariffs from Trump White House damaging for Washington state
Opponents from Washington state of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats against Canada are vowing to fight, saying the ongoing trade war has delivered a heavy blow to American border communiti...
Jul 23, 2025
Report raises questions about First Nations ownership in major projects
OTTAWA - A new think tank report is questioning how the federal and provincial governments' sprint to build major infrastructure projects might affect Indigenous Peoples' rights - and warns that it co...
Jul 23, 2025
Trump announces more trade deals as deadline looms for higher tariffs on Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump announced more trade deals this week as his deadline for Canada and the United States to negotiate a new economic and security agreement draws closer. Trump bo...
Jul 23, 2025
Premiers entering final day of meetings with public safety, internal trade on agenda
Canada's premiers are set to meet for the third and final day of their gathering in Ontario's cottage country, with internal trade, public safety and health care on the agenda. The premiers met with P...
Jul 23, 2025 Ontario Premier Doug Ford, top centre, speaks as he hosts the premiers during the 2025 summer meetings of Canada’s Premiers at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
B.C. inks trade deals with Manitoba, Yukon a day after agreement with Ontario
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO - British Columbia has signed two more internal trade agreements with other Canadian jurisdictions to boost trade and labour mobility, a day after a similar deal with Ontario was a...
Jul 22, 2025
Advocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario
OTTAWA - As Canada's premiers gather in Ontario's cottage country to talk tariffs and trade, health-care advocacy groups are trying to streamline their own messages to ensure the country's fragile hea...
Jul 21, 2025
U.S. senator in Ottawa urges Carney to quickly repeal digital services tax
OTTAWA - A U.S. senator is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to move quickly on repealing the digital services tax. "You all, to your credit, said you're not going to collect it. I asked that Cana...
Jul 21, 2025
Mixed reaction from First Nations after premiers' meeting about major projects
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. - Canada's premiers pledged economic reconciliation with Indigenous people through major infrastructure and resource projects at their semi-annual meeting that began Monday, though se...
Jul 21, 2025
Why the Bank of Canada could be done cutting its policy rate for now
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada has largely kept to the sidelines as it tries to get a sense of how U.S. tariffs will impact the economy - and some economists think it might just stay there. After a quart...
Jul 19, 2025
Alberta rainy day Heritage Fund hits $30B after injection of $2.8B from surplus
EDMONTON - Alberta's rainy-day Heritage Fund is getting an extra $2.8 billion, hitting a record high of $30 billion, which is almost double what it was five years ago. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's...
Jul 18, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day, talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipat...
