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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Feds eyeing new ways to publicly flag possible foreign interference during elections
OTTAWA - The federal government is mulling new ways to inform the public about possible foreign interference developments during an election campaign, a senior official told a commission of inquiry Th...
Sep 26, 2024
National Bank receives Competition Bureau clearance for deal to buy CWB
MONTREAL - National Bank of Canada has cleared a key regulatory hurdle in its proposed acquisition of Canadian Western Bank. The Montreal-based bank said Thursday it has received the Competition Burea...
Sep 26, 2024
Visual effects, animation studios unite to convince Quebec for better tax deal
MONTREAL - Visual effects and animation companies are uniting to strike a better deal with the Quebec government after it implemented tax changes that some firms say will cost them nearly two-thirds o...
Sep 26, 2024
Rising prices pinch B.C. households. Political parties feel the pressure, too
VANCOUVER - In the seven years since the NDP came to power in British Columbia, food prices have jumped by almost 30 per cent. Rent and transport costs are up by about a quarter, while the cost of fil...
Sep 26, 2024
Party leaders of different stripes seem to agree on involuntary addiction treatment
FREDERICTON - As they both campaign for re-election, the premiers of British Columbia and New Brunswick appear to agree on one controversial issue: involuntary care for those with severe drug addictio...
Sep 26, 2024
'Life is hard': Living under a 29-year boil-water advisory in an Ontario First Nation
NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. - Every other day, Derek Moonias drives 15 minutes to the airport in Neskantaga First Nation and fills his pickup truck with cases of bottled water flown in on the dime o...
Sep 26, 2024
Saskatchewan education minister facing second conflict of interest investigation
REGINA - Saskatchewan's education minister is facing a second investigation by the conflict of interest commissioner, this time surrounding investments into two helium companies. Commissioner Maurice ...
Sep 25, 2024
Congress passes temporary bill to avoid shutdown as lawmakers punt spending decisions to December
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress on Wednesday passed a temporary measure that keeps government agencies funded into December, avoiding a shutdown for now while punting final spending decisions until after t...
Sep 25, 2024
Crown loses bid to have security officials testify in lawsuit behind closed doors
OTTAWA - The Crown has lost a bid to have several current and former security officials testify behind closed doors in the lawsuit of a Montreal man who was detained in Sudan. Federal Court Justice Pa...
Sep 25, 2024
Sound decision: Montreal to protect music venues from noise complaints
MONTREAL - Montreal's administration announced on Wednesday it is going to immediately modify a borough's noise bylaw to protect entertainment venues and bars from noise complaints, after a court this...
Sep 25, 2024
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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 ...
