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Eyes warily turn to next round of U.S. tariffs during second week of federal election
OTTAWA - The second week of the federal election campaign is underway, with a fresh round of U.S. tariffs expected to soon reverberate on the hustings. Eyes are turning to Wednesday when U.S. Presiden...
Mar 31, 2025
CMAJ urges more Canadian health research amid cuts to U.S. health agencies
TORONTO - The Canadian Medical Association Journal is urging Canada to step up its research funding to fill a void expected to be left by deep cuts to health agencies in the United States. In an edito...
Mar 30, 2025
Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to take case challenging Elon Musk's $1 million payments
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court on Sunday refused to hear a last-minute attempt by the state's Democratic attorney general to stop billionaire Elon Musk from handing over $1 m...
Mar 30, 2025
Special mediator called in over Kootenay Lake Ferry dispute in B.C.
British Columbia's government has called in a special mediator to try and solve a months-long labour dispute impacting the Kootenay Lake ferry. Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside says in a statement t...
Mar 30, 2025
Second week of campaign underway amid criticism, leaks within Conservative ranks
OTTAWA - As the 2025 federal election campaign begins its second week, U.S. President Donald Trump and another round of tariffs expected on April 2 could again sidetrack most of Canada's political dis...
Mar 30, 2025 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and his wife Anaida Poilievre arrive for a campaign stop at Western Forest Products Duke Point Sawmill, in Nanaimo, B.C., on March 28, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Raffi says he's working on a song about democracy written for kids
VANCOUVER - Children's singer Raffi says he's planning a song about democracy written especially for young listeners. The "Baby Beluga" creator says the idea came to him about a week ago, and since th...
Mar 30, 2025
Sewage leaks into Calgary's Bow River; mayor says city's water is still safe to drink
CALGARY - Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek is reassuring residents of the city that their water is safe to drink after announcing a sewage pipe underneath the Bow River had to be shut down due to a leak. Go...
Mar 29, 2025
Manitoba electricity rates could rise 10.9 per cent over three years
WINNIPEG - Manitoba residents could see their electricity rates rise by 3.5 per cent in each of the next three years if an application by Manitoba Hydro is approved. The Crown corporation says billion...
Mar 29, 2025
Quebec university publishes guidelines for staff, students travelling to the U.S.
MONTREAL - Universit de Montral has issued a series of guidelines this week to students and staff who will be travelling to the United States for academic purposes amid what it described as growing an...
Mar 29, 2025
Busy day for Carney, Poilievre targets criminal 'monsters' on campaign trail
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney on Friday promised a new $5 billion infrastructure fund to accelerate big projects in his quest to make much of his campaign about nation building and making Canada...
Mar 29, 2025 Liberal Leader Mark Carney smiles as he speaks at a campaign event at the Port of Montreal on Friday March 28, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn)
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WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY 8:30 - U.S. politics is facing a moment of transition following the sudden death of Senato...
