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Ottawa delays meetings for unpopular plan to redistribute baby eel quotas
HALIFAX - After a barrage of criticism over a plan to transfer baby eel quotas away from longtime licence holders, the federal Fisheries Department is delaying information sessions on the pilot projec...
Jan 15, 2025
Industry groups call for help facing U.S. tariffs, offer ideas to limit damage
OTTAWA - Canadian industry groups are calling on the government to protect businesses if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to impose tariffs on Canadian goods headed to the ...
Jan 15, 2025
Energy minister makes case for U.S.-Canada energy alliance in Washington
WASHINGTON - Jonathan Wilkinson is the latest Liberal in Washington amid President-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats, and the Canadian energy minister is making the pitch for a Canada-U.S. energy an...
Jan 15, 2025
Trudeau and premiers meet to discuss response to Trump's tariffs threat
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are set to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet today to talk about U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's vow to impose steep tariffs. Trump has ...
Jan 15, 2025
As fruit buds swell, B.C. farmers hit by 2024 deep freeze hope for better harvest
Peter Simonsen says buds on the peach trees at his farm in Naramata, B.C., are already starting to swell early. But that makes him nervous. "They seem healthy and good, but I'm a little worried, becau...
Jan 15, 2025
Lion Electric's customers worried about what comes next amid company's struggles
MONTREAL - Andrew Brooks ordered three school buses from Lion Electric Co. on Nov. 20, just before American Thanksgiving. As superintendent of a school district in Illinois, Brooks had been working wi...
Jan 15, 2025
Class-action lawsuit accuses Loblaws, Walmart and Sobeys of underweight meat sales
VANCOUVER - A proposed class-action lawsuit launched in British Columbia alleges Loblaws, Walmart Canada and Sobeys "misrepresented" the weight of meat products by including the weight of packaging in...
Jan 14, 2025
P.E.I.'s King leads bus delegation to northeastern U.S. to highlight Canadian exports
FREDERICTON - Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King is hoping cooler heads prevail and trade continues to flow uninterrupted across the United States-Canada border after president-elect Donald Trum...
Jan 14, 2025
Albertans await decision on potential coal mine as public hearings wrap up
CALGARY - The final days of hearings into a contentious coal exploration project in southwestern Alberta were met with protests in downtown Calgary on Tuesday. Honking vehicles and chants were the bac...
Jan 14, 2025
Poll suggests Canadians worry about U.S. relationship as Liberals choose a new leader
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians are concerned about the federal government's ability to handle Canada-U.S. relations while the Liberals choose their next leader - and that many Liberal sup...
Jan 14, 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...