Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Finalized tax credit for cleaner hydrogen gets a cautious OK from some environmental groups
The Biden administration released long-awaited final rules Friday for a tax credit that will send billions of dollars to producers of cleaner hydrogen. The new rules drew cautious praise from environm...
Jan 03, 2025
Google sends funds to journalism collective in exchange for Online News Act exemption
Google has sent the $100 million it agreed to pay Canadian news outlets in exchange for an exemption from the Online News Act to a journalism organization designed to distribute the funds. The U.S. te...
Jan 03, 2025
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi to seek Edmonton riding nomination
EDMONTON - Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi says he's seeking the party's nomination to run as a candidate in Edmonton. The Edmonton-Strathcona seat became vacant when former leader Rachel Notley resi...
Jan 03, 2025
Trudeau attending U.S. relations cabinet committee meeting amid calls for resignation
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took part in a virtual meeting of the Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee on Friday, as people inside and outside the Liberal caucus call for him to resign a...
Jan 03, 2025
Industry minister talks TikTok, Elon Musk and the future of his AI bill
OTTAWA - As the federal government battles TikTok in court over Ottawa's order to close its Canadian offices, Canada's industry minister says families should make their own decisions about whether to ...
Jan 03, 2025
Bob Rae hopeful for UN development goals, despite 'intractable issues' worldwide
OTTAWA - Canada is trying to push the world's nations to stick with the goals they set to confront the planet's main challenges, despite rising geopolitical confrontation that has made the 2030 deadli...
Jan 03, 2025
'Star Trek' now a Canadian enterprise. What made it so?
Olivia Chow has a model starship in her office. It's the USS Toronto, a Parliament-class vessel slightly bigger than her hand. An accompanying plaque features a quote from her husband, Jack Layton, wh...
Jan 03, 2025
Deaths prompt recommendation for clothing donation bin safety standards in Alberta
A judge is asking the Alberta government to consider developing minimum safety standards for clothing donation bins after three people got stuck trying to get inside and died. Justice Jayme Williams r...
Jan 02, 2025
Former Liberal cabinet minister Marco Mendicino not running in next election
OTTAWA - Marco Mendicino, a former high-ranking cabinet minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, is the latest Liberal to say he will not run in the next federal election. In a statemen...
Jan 02, 2025
Alberta ministers head to Texas to meet with police, justice officials
EDMONTON - Two Alberta government ministers are going to Texas to meet with police and justice officials and share ideas and strategies for public safety. The province says Public Safety Minister Mike...
Jan 02, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...
