Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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CPP Investments sees opportunity in Carney's call for nation-building projects
The head of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board sees opportunities for the big investment fund in Prime Minister Mark Carney's desire for large-scale, nation-building projects. CPP Investments ch...
May 21, 2025
Eby laments separatism push as Western premiers meet in Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE - British Columbia Premier David Eby says separatism discussions in some parts of the country are a "colossal waste of time and energy," as he meets fellow leaders from Western Canada in Y...
May 21, 2025
G7 finance ministers to discuss global economy, Ukraine at Banff summit
BANFF - Top economic officials from the G7 were locked in a full day of closed-door discussions Wednesday to examine pressing topics, including the global economy and the war in Ukraine. The meeting b...
May 21, 2025
Eby terminates Downtown Eastside consultancy contract that came under fire
British Columbia Premier David Eby has terminated a consultancy contract to improve conditions in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside that came under fire from critics, who called it a political favour that...
May 20, 2025
Indigenous groups send eviction notice to Quebec forestry companies
MONTREAL - Two Indigenous organizations have issued eviction notices to a number of Quebec forestry companies in the province's Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Mauricie and Cte-Nord regions. The Mamo allianc...
May 20, 2025
Trump says Canada has asked to join his Golden Dome missile defence program
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday aspects of his plan for a "Golden Dome" missile defence shield and said "it automatically makes sense" for Canada to be involved. "Canada has...
May 20, 2025
Liberals to hold 2026 party convention in Montreal
OTTAWA - Mark Carney will preside over his first Liberal convention as party leader and prime minister next spring. The Liberal party's national board of directors says the convention will be held in ...
May 20, 2025
Government decisions a major factor in inflation, Sask. business analyst says
Canada's inflation rate dropped down sharply in April, and one analyst says a lot of the decline comes down to the end of the consumer carbon tax. According to Statistics Canada, the inflation rate co...
May 20, 2025 “It was the elimination of the carbon tax that just brought inflation down… and this probably means that the Bank of Canada is going to be able to feel more comfortable lowering interest rates as we go forward,” business analyst Paul Martin explained. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
One worker dead, two injured after collapse at construction site north of Montreal
BLAINVILLE - The underground walls of a construction site north of Montreal collapsed on Tuesday morning, killing one worker and injuring two others. Police in Blainville, Que., said they received a c...
May 20, 2025
Kansas businesses hit by Trump's trade war are wooing Canadian customers
OTTAWA - The head of the chamber of commerce in Topeka, Kan., is in Ottawa this week seeking to strengthen ties as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs continue to rattle cross-border business relati...
May 20, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...