Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Labour vote splitting as Canada's political parties battle for workers' support
OTTAWA - A year ago, then-NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's Labour Day message to workers insisted that his party alone would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with working Canadians and the unions that work to pro...
Sep 01, 2025
Quebec premier François Legault set to take centre stage at SAAQclic scandal inquiry
MONTREAL - All eyes will be on Quebec Premier Franois Legault on Tuesday as he is set to testify at the public inquiry into the cost overrun scandal at the province's auto insurance board. The commiss...
Sep 01, 2025
Some Indigenous businesses halt exports to U.S. despite long-standing free-trade ties
OTTAWA - Some small Indigenous businesses are halting shipments to the U.S. in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariff regime, even though trade ties exist that predate the founding of both Canada...
Aug 31, 2025
US judge bars government from sending Guatemalan children back, for now
HARLINGEN, Texas (AP) - A U.S. judge at least temporarily blocked the government Sunday from deporting a group of Guatemalan children who had crossed the border without their families, after their law...
Aug 31, 2025
Number of sick days taken by public servants growing post-COVID
OTTAWA - Federal public servants were less likely to call in sick to work during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, new government data shows. The figures shared by the Treasury Board of Canada Secr...
Aug 31, 2025
Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalls more items containing pistachio in Quebec
MONTREAL - More recalls have been issued in Quebec for pistachio-containing products linked to a recent salmonella outbreak. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced on Friday that four separate ...
Aug 30, 2025
Quebec auto board hands over documents to anti-corruption police
MONTREAL - Quebec's auto insurance board announced Saturday it will lift its secrecy policies to comply with a police investigation regarding hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns. This com...
Aug 30, 2025
A look at the race to replace Canada's rapidly aging fleet of submarines
OTTAWA - The contest to supply Canada with its next fleet of submarines heated up this week, as Ottawa narrowed down the competition to just two suppliers: a Korean company and a German one. Here's a ...
Aug 30, 2025
U.S. federal appeals court rules many Trump tariffs are illegal
by Kelly Geraldine Malone WASHINGTON - A United States federal appeals court ruled on Friday that many of U.S President Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal - but it allowed for the levies to remain in ...
Aug 29, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
B.C. public service workers overwhelmingly approve strike, union gives 72-hour notice
British Columbians are facing the prospect of industrial action next week by an array of public service workers, from liquor store staff to community college instructors and municipal workers, after u...
Aug 29, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...
