Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Liberals roll out Defence Investment Agency to speed up military purchasing
OTTAWA - Ottawa is launching a new federal procurement agency designed to overhaul and centralize how the military buys its equipment. Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr, who will...
Oct 02, 2025 Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Stephen Fuhr speaks to journalists as he arrives for a meeting of the federal cabinet in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Federal officials were interested in proposed Quebec LNG project, documents show
MONTREAL - Senior federal officials touted a proposed liquefied natural gas facility in Quebec as having the potential to export "substantial volumes" of LNG to Europe, documents show. The revelation ...
Oct 02, 2025
Alberta 'on notice' Coastal B.C. nations opposed to pipeline proposal
The head of a group representing First Nations along British Columbia's coast says they will not support a new pipeline proposed by Alberta and nothing can be done to change that. Marilyn Slett, chief...
Oct 01, 2025
Latest American tariffs on B.C. lumber are 'absurd,' says Premier David Eby
VICTORIA - It is "completely absurd" that softwood lumber exports from British Columbia to the United States face higher duties than the same product from Russia, Premier David Eby said Wednesday. He ...
Oct 01, 2025
Canada Post CEO says he supports Ottawa's plan to shore up its shaky finances
OTTAWA - The CEO of Canada Post says he supports the government's plans to shore up the Crown corporation's finances. Doug Ettinger's comments came in an open letter published Wednesday, as a nationwi...
Oct 01, 2025
World Cup lodging shortfall in Vancouver predicted, Airbnb bids to loosen regulations
VANCOUVER - A new report that forecasts a significant lodging shortage in Vancouver next summer during the 2026 World Cup games is being used as a pitch by Airbnb for governments to loosen regulations...
Oct 01, 2025
Economic opportunity of climate action a focus as Toronto Climate Week launches
TORONTO - Canada has an opportunity to leap ahead and reap the economic gains of climate action as the U.S. retreats, said several speakers at the launch of the first Toronto Climate Week on Wednesday...
Oct 01, 2025
Lawyer for man accused of accessing PM's banking data awaits info in 'involved' case
OTTAWA - The lawyer for a man accused of accessing Prime Minister Mark Carney's banking data says he is still awaiting some information from the Crown in the case. Ron Guertin, counsel for former Roya...
Oct 01, 2025
One dead in Montreal-area Starbucks shooting possibly linked to organized crime
LAVAL - One person died and two were injured in a daylight shooting at a Montreal-area Starbucks on Wednesday that the province's public security minister linked to organized crime. Provincial police ...
Oct 01, 2025
Sault Ste. Marie MP says Algoma Steel loans 'absolutely critical' to its survival
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump tried and failed to "wipe Algoma Steel off the map" with his punishing tariffs, Sault Ste. Marie-Algoma MP Terry Sheehan said Wednesday. Sheehan said the financial...
Oct 01, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
The may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the president...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...