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China drops visa requirement for Canadian tourists, business visitors
OTTAWA - China is dropping its visa requirement for Canadian tourists and business visitors, after moves by Prime Minister Mark Carney to put relations with Beijing on a better footing. China's Foreig...
Feb 15, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Jan. 16, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
Food inflation expected to jump in January amid tax changes: economists
OTTAWA - Economists expect tax changes from a year ago will result in a year-over-year surge in food prices when Statistics Canada reports January inflation figures later this week. StatCan will publi...
Feb 15, 2026
Fact File: Why it's tough to verify some of Carney's claims about 'protected' jobs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has made a series of claims recently about how much the federal government's support for tariff-stricken industries has protected jobs in Canada. Some of his figure...
Feb 15, 2026
B.C. budget eyes staffing but finance minister says no big service cuts or tax hikes
The British Columbia government won't be making big service cuts or raising taxes in the 2026 budget, even as it faces a projected $11.2 billion deficit. Instead, B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey s...
Feb 15, 2026
Canada signs agreement for defence cooperation with Denmark
Canada's defence minister has signed an agreement at an international security forum to strengthen co-operation with Denmark on defence matters. A news release from the Department of National Defence ...
Feb 14, 2026
N.S. government appoints premier's two-time campaign co-chair as new judge
HALIFAX - A political scientist says he's concerned the Nova Scotia government has appointed the premier's two-time campaign co-chair as a new provincial court judge, saying Tim Houston appears to be ...
Feb 14, 2026
Hundreds of thousands march in Toronto rally in support of Iran protests
TORONTO - Hundreds of thousands of people marched down Yonge Street to the beat of drums and chants of "King Reza Pahlavi" at a rally Saturday in North York, as similar protests took place in major ci...
Feb 14, 2026
Fact File: Why it's tough to verify some of Carney's claims about 'protected' jobs
Prime Minister Mark Carney has made a series of claims recently about how much the federal government's support for tariff-stricken industries has protected jobs in Canada. Some of his figures on the ...
Feb 14, 2026
Inuit look to Greenland's social model as Canada pursues military buildup in Arctic
NUUK - As Ottawa looks to use military spending to build up infrastructure in the Far North, Inuit say they want Canada to take tips from Greenland - where a Nordic social model adapted to local needs...
Feb 14, 2026
First Nation buys own backup generators, saying governments and utility failed them
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba First Nation whose residents were evacuated for months last summer due to a wildfire and an extended power outage says it has bought its own backup generators, after it says gove...
Feb 13, 2026
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
