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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White House downplays North American auto industry's concerns about U.K. trade deal
WASHINGTON - The White House on Friday downplayed the North American automobile industry's claim that U.S. President Donald Trump's new trade deal with the United Kingdom could make the sector less co...
May 09, 2025
B.C. judge orders limit in tailings dam deposits at Mount Polley mine
VANCOUVER - The Supreme Court in British Columbia has ordered that the Mount Polley mine limit the tailings it can deposit into its storage facility while a First Nation challenges an addition to the ...
May 09, 2025
Calgary, Edmonton mayors call potential separatism referendum 'dangerous'
CALGARY - Alberta's two big-city mayors say a separation referendum would be "devastating" to their local economies and is a needless distraction during a period in which the country should be focused...
May 09, 2025
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for April, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in April. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, how...
May 09, 2025
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for April, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in April. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.6...
May 09, 2025
National employment numbers for April from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's April employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (6.7) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation rate...
May 09, 2025
Trad-moms and natalism: how the way we talk about motherhood is changing
The way we're talking about motherhood is changing, says Miranda Brady, a professor of communication at Carleton University. Brady is the author of the recent book "Mother Trouble: Mediations of White...
May 09, 2025
Canada and Europe are collaborating on defence. What that might look like.
OTTAWA - As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to cast doubt on the future of the NATO military alliance, Canada is looking to partner with the European Union on defence. Here's a closer look at wh...
May 09, 2025
Jobless rate rises as tariffs take 'bite' out of Canada's labour market in April
OTTAWA - Canada's labour market was showing cracks in April as the early impacts of the tariff dispute with the United States started to appear in economic data. Economists expect that weakness could ...
May 09, 2025
M&A may have to wait amid trade war, but WSP Global CEO sanguine as profits rise
MONTREAL - WSP Global Inc. remains largely insulated from tariff fallout and cost-cutting by the U.S. government, but acquisitions at the engineering giant may have to take a back seat amid broader ec...
May 08, 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
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...