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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Moe to face questions on tariffs, health care when Saskatchewan legislature returns
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is set to face questions about affordability, hospitals and damaging canola tariffs when the legislature resumes Wednesday. The Opposition NDP says the topics w...
Oct 21, 2025
N.B. government warns of economic headwinds, presents plan to boost growth
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's government is warning of tough economic times ahead because of U.S. tariffs, but says its plan to exploit critical minerals and diversify markets will help the province g...
Oct 21, 2025
Ontario to table fall fiscal update Nov. 6 amid tariff impacts
TORONTO - Ontario's finance minister is set to table the province's fall economic statement on Nov. 6. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy says the fiscal update will be a plan to make the province's ...
Oct 21, 2025
LeBlanc says U.S.-Canada trade talks progressing but more work needs to be done
OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Canada continues to make progress toward a new trade deal with the United States but said there is no deadline to get a deal within the next we...
Oct 21, 2025
You 'wouldn't want to live in' decrepit military housing, auditor general says
OTTAWA - Many of the living spaces used by Canadian Armed Forces members at several bases are in "poor physical condition" and ripe for overcrowding, Auditor General Karen Hogan said in a report relea...
Oct 21, 2025
Indigenous Services failing to improve critical First Nations services, audit says
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty defended her department Tuesday after a damning auditor general's report said it's falling far behind on addressing long-standing health and infr...
Oct 21, 2025
CRA call centres gave too many taxpayers bad advice, auditor general says
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency's contact centres provided accurate responses to questions about individuals' taxes only 17 per cent of the time between February and May 2025, the federal auditor g...
Oct 21, 2025
September inflation report muddies the water for the Bank of Canada
OTTAWA - Some economists say surprisingly strong September inflation figures will give the Bank of Canada pause ahead of its interest rate decision next week. Annual inflation accelerated to 2.4 per c...
Oct 21, 2025
Here's a list of September inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely be...
Oct 21, 2025
Here's a list of September inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.0 per ...
Oct 21, 2025
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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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 ...