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Ford pitches Trump on grand energy plan in effort to avoid tariffs
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching U.S. president-elect Donald Trump on a vision to supply the two nations with energy, as he positions himself as the country's protector amid a...
Jan 08, 2025
Liberal MPs push Dominic LeBlanc to reconsider running for leadership
OTTAWA - Some Liberal MPs are pressing Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc to change his mind and run for the party leadership. LeBlanc bowed out of the race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on W...
Jan 08, 2025
Is Donald Trump kidding? Americans in Canada react to tariff, annexation threats
Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump has been courting controversy in Canada since his election victory, with threats to impose whopping tariffs on Canadian goods and musings about the country becomin...
Jan 08, 2025
David Eby among premiers heading to Washington to tamp down Trump tariff threat
VANCOUVER - The "state of the federal government" following the announcement that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would resign means Canada's premiers are taking the lead in the fight against threatened...
Jan 07, 2025
Bank CEO worries shift to political uncertainty as mortgage risks ease
TORONTO - The heads of Canada's biggest banks are finally seeing risks around mortgage renewals easing, only for worries about tariffs and political uncertainty to take their place. "I think the tarif...
Jan 07, 2025
Donald Trump will go ahead with tariff threat against Canada, Mexico
WASHINGTON - United States president-elect Donald Trump is doubling down on his plans to impose tariffs on Canada in his first news conference since the certification of his election win. Trump says h...
Jan 07, 2025 Donald Trump says he will be putting substantial tariffs against Canada and Mexico when he returns to the White House in less than two weeks.
The president-elect has previously said he’ll put 25 per cent duties on America’s closest neighbours unless they can stop the flow of illegal drugs across the border. (The Canadian Press)
Ontario launching rebates for energy efficient home renovations and upgrades
TORONTO - Ontario is introducing two new energy efficiency programs, including one offering rebates for certain home improvements. The Home Renovation Savings Program, launching Jan. 28, will rebate h...
Jan 07, 2025
Cargo ship stuck in St. Lawrence River for two weeks refloated on Tuesday
MONTREAL - A ship that had been stuck in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal since Christmas Eve was successfully refloated on Tuesday. The Canadian Coast Guard says the MV Maccoa has been es...
Jan 07, 2025
Canada Post returns to full service for domestic parcels
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it has reinstated on-time service guarantees and returned to full-service levels for domestic parcels after a strike brought deliveries to a halt last year. However, it says ...
Jan 07, 2025 However, it says Canadians should continue to expect delivery delays of several days beyond its service standard for transaction mail such as letters, bills and statements. (The Canadian Press)
CRA to continue with capital tax changes despite prorogation
The federal government says the Canada Revenue Agency will continue to administer the capital gains tax, even though it hasn't passed in Parliament, which is prorogued until March 24. The finance depa...
Jan 07, 2025 The finance department says parliamentary convention dictates that taxation proposals such as the capital gains taxation measures the Liberals introduced last year are effective as soon as the government tables a notice of ways and means motion. (The Canadian Press)
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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...