Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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U.S. Homeland Security secretary calls out 'fracturing' relationship with Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the "fracturing" relationship between Canada and the United States needs to be restored to ensure security in both countries, making...
Jun 17, 2026
Kristi Noem joins B.C. mineral exploration company NovaRed Mining in advisory role
VANCOUVER - Former U.S. Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem has joined B.C. mineral exploration company NovaRed Mining Inc. in a strategic advisory role. The company says Noem, who is special envo...
Jun 17, 2026
Mayor of Lunenburg, N.S., banned from taxi service after alleged late-night fracas
LUNENBURG - The mayor of a tourist hot spot on Nova Scotia's southwestern coast has been banned from using a taxi service in the community for allegedly being involved in a drunken, late-night confron...
Jun 17, 2026
StatCan estimates population edged lower in the first quarter of 2026
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada estimates the population edged down 0.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year as the number of non-permanent residents dropped. The agency estimated the population at 4...
Jun 17, 2026
Inside Lytton's contentious recovery, where concerns smoulder 5 years after wildfire
Mayor Denise O'Connor concedes that Lytton, B.C., looks "pretty empty" these days, aside from the homes of about 75 residents and a couple other buildings. It's almost five years since a wildfire kill...
Jun 17, 2026 Rebuilt houses and one still under construction are seen in an aerial view, in Lytton, B.C., on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. A fast-moving wildfire destroyed 90 per cent of the village in 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
What you need to know as the deadline for formally extending CUSMA approaches
WASHINGTON - A major benchmark is coming up for the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, known in Canada as CUSMA. July 1 is the deadline for the three countries to either formally extend the agreem...
Jun 17, 2026
Ontario's repealed wage restraint law Bill 124 still rippling through public sector
TORONTO - Ontario's ill-fated wage restraint law known as Bill 124 is still sending ripples through the public sector across the province, even years after the law was repealed, with the electricity s...
Jun 17, 2026
Carney offers Canada's help to implement Iran-U.S. deal as G7 summit ends
VIAN-LES-BAINS - Canada will do what it can to support efforts to implement the peace deal between the United States and Iran and could help oversee funds to help Iran rebuild, Prime Minister Mark Car...
Jun 17, 2026
AP Exclusive: Nvidia's Jensen Huang says society needs 'new social norms' in the age of AI
SHERMAN, Texas (AP) - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang - whose work helped enable artificial intelligence - stressed in an Associated Press interview Tuesday that society has no choice but to change in the adv...
Jun 16, 2026
LeBlanc says it's not a 'one-way conversation' after G7 meeting with U.S. trade rep
VIAN-LES-BAINS - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said talks with his American counterpart on a critical continental trade pact are not a "one-way conversation" as the United States continue...
Jun 16, 2026
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Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 30
Evan celebrates Canada Day with a test of your citizenship knowledge, hears about the latest happenings in the Canadian ...