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Feds unveil new climate strategy with no details on Canada's emission commitments
OTTAWA - The federal government's climate competitiveness strategy promises a stronger industrial carbon pricing system and the prospect of ending the emissions cap on oil and gas production to drive ...
Nov 04, 2025
Feds pitch $2B fund for critical minerals investments, including equity stakes
OTTAWA - The federal budget says Canada will take out equity stakes in critical mineral projects to open up mining and position Canada as a major global supplier. The federal budget, released Tuesday ...
Nov 04, 2025
Global Affairs Canada could merge embassies with allies, must focus on trade: budget
OTTAWA - The Carney government's first budget redirects diplomatic dollars to the trade file while cutting Global Affairs Canada's budget - possibly by merging some embassies with those operated by li...
Nov 04, 2025
Federal budget forecasts $78B deficit as Liberals shift spending to capital projects
OTTAWA - This year's federal budget contains a deficit nearly twice the size forecast by the Liberals a year ago, as Prime Minister Mark Carney's government prioritizes capital project spending over p...
Nov 04, 2025
What's missing from the Carney government's first federal budget
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's first federal budget represents a shift in policy from Justin Trudeau as the Liberals bet that major investments in an economic transformation will pay off with m...
Nov 04, 2025
Travel agents hope for return of 'glory times' as China resumes group tours to Canada
VANCOUVER - Travel agents are celebrating Beijing's decision to resume group tourism to Canada after a five-year halt, hoping for the return of big-spending Chinese visitors who were a dominant presen...
Nov 04, 2025
Toxic 'forever chemicals' detected in dead sea otters collected off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - A new study says sea otters in British Columbia have been found to be contaminated with so-called forever chemicals found in food packaging, non-stick cookware, cosmetics, electronics and ...
Nov 04, 2025
N.S. NDP leader becomes housing critic, says government doing nothing to solve crisis
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Opposition leader has taken on the role of housing critic to draw attention to the province's housing crisis and what she says is the provincial government's lack of interest i...
Nov 04, 2025
Liberals set to deliver highly anticipated federal budget today
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to unveil its budget today - the Liberals' first fiscal update in almost a year and the first summary of Prime Minister Mark Carney's agenda since the party rele...
Nov 04, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, shakes hands with Finance Minister Francois Philippe-Champagne at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday, March 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Montreal transit strike could be first test of new Quebec labour law
MONTREAL - A strike that is upending public transit in Montreal could be the first test of a new law that gives the Quebec government broad power to end labour disputes. The Montreal transit agency's ...
Nov 04, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...