Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Bank of Canada holds key rate at 2.75% but opens door to future cuts
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada left its policy rate unchanged Wednesday but said future cuts may be warranted as U.S. tariffs continue to cloud the outlook. The central bank's policy rate remains at 2.75...
Jul 30, 2025
'Canada will win' race to bring LNG to Asian markets, B.C. Premier David Eby says
KITAMAAT VILLAGE - British Columbia Premier David Eby says Canadian values will help the country "win this race" to deliver liquefied natural gas to Asian markets, even as U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Jul 29, 2025
Tax data suggests lethal Canadian arms still being exported to Israel
OTTAWA - Israeli customs data suggests lethal Canadian arms are still being exported regularly to Israel, despite Ottawa's claim that it has halted such shipments. "Canadian military products are deep...
Jul 29, 2025 Yara Shoufani of Palestinian Youth Movement speaks alongside Alex Paterson with Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, left, and Corey Balsam of Independent Jewish Voices during a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Vancouver airport hijack suspect in brief B.C. court appearance, lawyer to seek bail
RICHMOND - The man accused of allegedly hijacking a plane that triggered a security incident at Vancouver International Airport appeared briefly in a provincial court in Richmond, B.C., where his lawy...
Jul 29, 2025
Quebec auditor general investigating subsidies to embattled electric battery industry
QUBEC - The office of Quebec's auditor general says it is investigating the millions of dollars in subsidies given by the province to the electric battery industry. Major players in the sector have co...
Jul 29, 2025
Free trade carveouts key in potential deal between U.S. and Canada: business groups
Business leaders and academics say they hope to see Canada and the U.S. maintain free trade protections for most goods once an agreement is reached, even if the negotiations can't stave off certain se...
Jul 29, 2025
Provincial deficits to narrow in coming years despite trade war: report
OTTAWA - Under pressure from the U.S. trade war and a slowing economy, Canada's provinces are all expected to run fiscal deficits this year - but a Conference Board of Canada report predicts those def...
Jul 29, 2025
Harper says Carney team sought his trade advice, suggests looking outside U.S.
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper said Monday he's urging Ottawa to find new trading partners outside the United States. "I think it's fair to say I'm probably the most pro-American prime ...
Jul 28, 2025
'Equal funding is the answer': Eby says Ottawa must lift subsidy for B.C. ferry users
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby has called for the federal government to float more money for ferry users in British Columbia, adding that equal funding "is the answer," after Ottawa cut ferry rates in A...
Jul 28, 2025
Advocates question fairness as federal government backs away from pharmacare program
OTTAWA - Reproductive health advocates say the federal government's failure to commit to funding pharmacare in all provinces and territories is leaving people with a lot of uncertainty, and could crea...
Jul 28, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...