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Surge in reports of wrongdoing to Quebec anti-corruption police
MONTREAL - Quebec anti-corruption police are reporting a surge of nearly 30 per cent in the number of reports of wrongdoing they received in the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The police force, known as UPAC,...
Nov 06, 2025
U.S. government shutdown could hit WSP Global if it drags on: CEO
MONTREAL - The head of WSP Global Inc. says the government shutdown in the United States could hurt the engineering giant's bottom line if it drags on much longer. So far, the halting of government se...
Nov 06, 2025
Quebec minister says Ottawa has gone too far in cutting temporary immigration
QUBEC - Despite years of calling for Ottawa to cut the number of non-permanent residents in the province, Quebec now says the federal government is "playing a dangerous game" in its move to slash temp...
Nov 06, 2025
Ottawa's tax credits to reduce emissions aren't working as intended, watchdog says
OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Mark Carney's government moves to spend billions more on tax credits to support carbon-capture and storage projects, Canada's environment commissioner says the money already...
Nov 06, 2025
Scrapping luxury tax to fuel demand for Bombardier private jets: CEO
MONTREAL - The federal government's proposal to scrap a luxury tax will fan sales and job growth at Bombardier Inc., says the business jet maker's chief executive ric Martel. The 10 per cent tax on it...
Nov 06, 2025
Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House
WASHINGTON (AP) - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker's office but arguably the m...
Nov 06, 2025
Ottawa's budget promises to spur business investment. Will it?
One expert says she is cautiously optimistic that the latest federal budget will spur business investment in Canada that will support growth and productivity. Prime Minister Mark Carney's first federa...
Nov 06, 2025 Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne shakes hands with Prime Minister Mark Carney after delivering his budget speech in the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Gunshots ring out at B.C. ostrich farm as cull moves ahead
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Numerous gunshots rang out in the night at a British Columbia ostrich farm, punctuated by shouts of "Murderers!" and "Stop!" as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency...
Nov 06, 2025
Ontario eyes challenging labour market amid tariffs, lower population growth
TORONTO - Ontario's deficit projection is shrinking in its fall fiscal update, but so are the province's expectations for the labour market as U.S. tariffs are expected to continue hitting the economy...
Nov 06, 2025
Prince Harry says visiting Canadian veterans is the highlight of his Toronto trip
TORONTO - Veterans at a care centre in Toronto gathered Thursday to present their art therapy work to Prince Harry and share their stories ahead of Remembrance Day, as they reflected on the lasting im...
Nov 06, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
