Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
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Quick Sketch: Meet Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney
OTTAWA - Mark Carney is a known commodity in Liberal circles. Party organizers have tried to convince the former central banker to run under the big red banner for the past decade. The international f...
Jan 16, 2025
Manitoba welcomes Gaza child seeking medical help, other provinces called to follow
WINNIPEG - A child from the Gaza Strip seeking medical treatment arrived Thursday in Winnipeg, supported in part by the Manitoba government, and a federal cabinet minister called on other provinces to...
Jan 16, 2025
Federal IT contracting cost more than in-house services: PBO report
OTTAWA - The federal government spent more on contracted information technology services in four federal departments in 2022-23 than it would have if the work had been done by public servants, the par...
Jan 16, 2025
Analysts say Canada can meet EV sales target without national rebates
OTTAWA - The federal government's decision to pause a key initiative meant to boost electric vehicles sales won't prevent Canada from meeting its targets for getting more EVs on the road, some propone...
Jan 16, 2025
Indigenous leaders, barred from premiers meeting, want in on Canada-U.S. talks
OTTAWA - Three national Indigenous leaders say Indigenous Peoples should be at the centre of any discussions on how the country should respond to incoming U.S. president Donald Trump's threats on tari...
Jan 16, 2025
Women's group calls out 'troubling silence' of N.S. government on domestic violence
HALIFAX - The executive director of a Nova Scotia women's group gave an emotional speech on Thursday, urging the provincial government to show more leadership in the fight against domestic violence, a...
Jan 16, 2025
Trudeau names ex-premiers, business and union reps to Canada-U.S. relations council
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has assembled a new Canada-U. S. relations council to support the federal government as it deals with the incoming Trump administration's vow to impose tariffs. ...
Jan 16, 2025
Canada's energy minister says many Republicans don't know Trump's plans for tariffs
WASHINGTON - Exactly what president-elect Donald Trump plans to do with his tariff threat remains a mystery to Canadian officials and most Republicans, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan W...
Jan 16, 2025
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio 's seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent F...
Jan 16, 2025
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is chosen to fill Marco Rubio's open Senate seat
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio 's seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent F...
Jan 16, 2025
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8:30 - An MOU has been signed between the City of Saskatoon and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation on the downtown entertainmen...
