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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Canadian-led patrol finds alleged shark finning, dolphin harvesting in North Pacific
A Canadian-led patrol of the North Pacific earlier this year uncovered dozens of alleged fisheries violations, including illegal shark finning and killing of dolphins. Sean Wheeler, international enfo...
Aug 14, 2025
U.S. State Department targets Online News Act in human rights report
OTTAWA - The U.S. State Department is taking aim at Canada's Online News Act in a human rights report that criticizes press freedom in Canada - which experts characterized Thursday as Orwellian. The O...
Aug 14, 2025
Federal intervention in potential Air Canada strike would be 'troubling': labour prof
Labour experts say if Ottawa meets Air Canada's call for government intervention in a contract dispute with its flight attendants' union, it could further erode collective bargaining rights in future ...
Aug 14, 2025
Fact File: No truth to online claims of dramatic drop in potato exports to U.S.
While Canadians wait for news of an improved trade situation with the United States, false reports about quiet deals with other countries have begun to fill the void. Recently, unfounded claims have s...
Aug 14, 2025
Conservatives plan national campaign against federal electric vehicle mandates
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has set his sights on Canada's electric vehicle mandate, pledging Thursday that his party will embark on a national campaign to push the Liberal governmen...
Aug 14, 2025
Chinese tariff on canola seed comes into force as farmers hope for resolution
REGINA - A Chinese tariff of nearly 76 per cent on Canadian canola seed is set to come into force today. The duty, announced Tuesday, has already caused the price of one of Canada's most valuable crop...
Aug 14, 2025 David Reid lands his 1957 Helio Courier on a landing strip bordered by his canola crop on the family's farm near Cremona, Alta., Thursday, July 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Racial profiling of customers a neglected human rights issue, report says
Heiltsuk Tribal Council Chief Marilyn Slett says no one in her community is immune to the small acts of racial profiling that can embed themselves in the everyday life of an Indigenous person in Canad...
Aug 14, 2025
'One battle after another' for farmland in Cowichan title ruling: ex-councillor
Former Richmond, B.C., city councillor Harold Steves' family has been farming in the area since 1877, lending their name to the community of Steveston. The 88-year-old former politician only retired f...
Aug 14, 2025
Ottawa funds $25M for companies to build EV chargers, buy natural gas-powered trucks
OTTAWA - The federal government announced $25 million in funding today for companies to build more than 850 electric vehicle chargers, mostly in Quebec. The money will also help companies finance the ...
Aug 13, 2025
Manitoba Indigenous groups agree to work together on major infrastructure projects
WINNIPEG - Two Indigenous groups in Manitoba have agreed to work together on major infrastructure and development projects. It comes as the federal government looks to fast-track projects across the c...
Aug 13, 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...