Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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Guatemalan man's estate entitled to redress after court says death was linked to work
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal has ruled that the family of a Guatemalan farm worker crushed to death in 2021 trying to repair a flat tire on his employer's car is entitled to compensation. The h...
Aug 07, 2025
B.C. debt grows 50 per cent in two years to $134B despite lower-than-expected deficit
British Columbia is weighed down by rapidly growing debt despite a lower-than-forecasted deficit for 2024, something that Finance Minister Brenda Bailey said the government is working hard to address....
Aug 07, 2025
Ontario First Nation asks for halt to Ring of Fire mining development
TORONTO - An Ontario First Nation that has worked toward road access to the mineral-rich Ring of Fire on its traditional territory is now asking the courts to prevent the provincial and federal govern...
Aug 07, 2025
Bell's fibre footprint to 'plateau' after Ottawa sticks with CRTC's wholesale policy
The chief executive of BCE Inc. says the company expects its Canadian fibre footprint to "plateau" rather than expand after the federal government announced it wouldn't interfere with a contentious re...
Aug 07, 2025
Toronto community services face 'absolute fallout' of consumption site closures
TORONTO - A great shift is underway in Toronto months after the closures of several supervised consumption sites, as their users seek alternatives and drop-in centres see an alarming jump in overdoses...
Aug 07, 2025
Carney says he's focused on building up Canada as Trump's global trade war escalates
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday Canadians are focused on building up their economy after U.S. President Donald Trump again hit nations around the world with increased tariffs - d...
Aug 07, 2025
Ottawa upholds CRTC's wholesale internet rules, says they will foster competition
Ottawa says it will uphold a ruling by Canada's telecommunications regulator allowing the country's largest internet companies to provide service to customers using fibre networks built by their rival...
Aug 07, 2025 Ottawa says it will uphold a ruling by Canada's telecommunications regulator allowing the country’s largest internet companies to provide service to customers using fibre networks built by their rivals outside their core regions. Minister of Industry Melanie Joly takes part in a press conference in Ottawa, on Friday, July 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Métis leaders strike note of optimism after meeting with Carney on major projects
OTTAWA - Mtis leaders left a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday saying they're confident they will be included in talks about major projects Ottawa hopes to use to bolster the economy...
Aug 07, 2025
Trump's broad tariffs go into effect, just as economic pain is surfacing
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump began levying higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday, just as the economic fallout of his monthslong tariff threats has begun to create visible da...
Aug 06, 2025
First Nation disappointed as B.C. court rejects challenge to Mount Polley dam level
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed a First Nation's bid to stop a tailings dam from being raised at the Mount Polley mine site, which suffered a catastrophic dam collapse that spilled mi...
Aug 06, 2025
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...