Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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Rail competition pilot may not be renewed amid parliamentary break
MONTREAL - An obscure but hard-fought - and hard-lobbied - battle over railway competition has steamed back to the surface. A pilot project mandating so-called extended interswitching that aims to giv...
Jan 20, 2025
Donald Trump signals 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports could be coming Feb. 1
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his administration could move ahead with with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canadian imports on Feb. 1. He delivered the deadline on Monday...
Jan 20, 2025
Canadian leaders descend on Washington for Trump's inauguration
WASHINGTON - Canadian politicians are descending on Washington, D.C., amid threats of 25 per cent tariffs when Donald Trump returns to the White House. Many are going to an event at the Canadian Embas...
Jan 19, 2025 President Donald Trump waves as he walks with first lady Melania Trump during the inauguration parade on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2016. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Evan Vucci)
TikTok appears to be restoring service after U.S. ban, still available to Canadians
Canadian TikTok users may have noticed on Sunday a lack of new content from American creators as the app went dark in the United States - but later started to reappear. TikTok said Sunday it was resto...
Jan 19, 2025
Trump promises to deal with ban on Monday as TikTok goes dark in U.S.
NEW YORK (AP) - TikTok users in the United States were not able to watch videos on the popular social media platform on Saturday evening, just hours before a federal ban on the service was set to take...
Jan 19, 2025
Eggs in Saskatchewan named in error in recall notice
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which issued a recall due to a possible salmonella contamination of certain brands of eggs on Saturday, has now said it named Saskatchewan and Alberta in error in ...
Jan 19, 2025 The recall covers Compliments, Foremost, Golden Valley Eggs, IGA, no name and Western Family eggs. (Canadian Press)
Tariffs, deportations and 'drill, baby, drill': What to watch for as Trump returns
WASHINGTON - The looming threat of devastating tariffs slapped against Canada hangs over president-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House Monday. Trump is preparing more than 100 executive ord...
Jan 19, 2025
Ontario politicians, businesspeople to mark large presence in D.C. for inauguration
TORONTO - Ontario politicians, business leaders and union executives are set to descend on Washington, D.C., for president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration as part of a provincial pushback to the inc...
Jan 19, 2025
Icebreaker journey along St. Lawrence River sparks hopes for winter cruise industry
MONTREAL - An icebreaker cruise ship set sail on Friday for a frosty journey that will bring passengers along the St. Lawrence River, a new route that tourism officials hope will usher in a new era of...
Jan 18, 2025
Manitoba government, Crown corporation say it's too early to talk impact of tariffs
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government and officials at Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro would not reveal the potential impact of tariffs threatened by incoming U.S. president Donald Trump at a legislature comm...
Jan 17, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 19
Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...