Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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National employment numbers for November from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's November employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.9) Employment rate: 60.9 per cent (60.8) Participation r...
Dec 05, 2025
In the news: Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum to meet at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum to meet at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to...
Dec 05, 2025
Carney, Trump and Sheinbaum talk trade at 2026 World Cup draw in Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney met privately Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in Washington, D.C., as relationships between the North American n...
Dec 05, 2025
Critics question Saab's offer to bring 10,000 aerospace jobs to Canada
OTTAWA - Critics are questioning the solidity of Saab's pitch to deliver 10,000 jobs in Canada if it decides to set up shop here to assemble Gripen fighter jets. The Swedish company has said little ab...
Dec 05, 2025
TC Energy boss advises U.S. on speeding along oil and gas infrastructure
CALGARY - A Canadian pipeline boss led a new report advising the Trump administration on how to more quickly build new oil and gas infrastructure in the United States amid a push north of the border t...
Dec 05, 2025
Mother says Saskatchewan's involuntary drug treatment bill would have helped her sons
REGINA - Saskatchewan's government tabled a bill Friday to force treatment on those battling drug addictions, a plan a mother of two dead sons says would have helped them. Angela McPhee says her sons,...
Dec 05, 2025
Economy adds 54,000 jobs in 'perplexing' November labour report
OTTAWA - Canada's economy continued to blow past job forecasts in November but some economists caution against reading too much into a series of strong headline figures. Statistics Canada said Friday ...
Dec 05, 2025
ICE says armoured vehicles ordered from Canadian firm produced in U.S.
OTTAWA - The armoured vehicles U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is purchasing from Canadian defence firm Roshel fall under Buy American provisions, the law enforcement agency said Thursday. Th...
Dec 04, 2025
Nova Scotia wants crackdown on illegal cannabis, asks Mi'kmaq chiefs for support
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister has directed police across the province to crack down on illegal dispensaries, prompting criticism that the government may be interfering with law enforcement ...
Dec 04, 2025
Joly says Stellantis getting a notice of default following production shift to U.S.
Industry Minister Mlanie Joly said Canada is serving Stellantis a notice of default after the automaker shifted some of its production to the United States. "We will stand firm for the sake of our wor...
Dec 04, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Accountability is a word some elected officials seem to be forgetting
From four people walking away from the RM of Sherwood council with little to no explanation to the reaction of some coun...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 28
8:30 - The war involving Iran has increased uncertainty in global energy markets, largely because the Strait of Hormuz h...