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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Highlights from New Brunswick's 2025-26 budget
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Finance Minister Ren Legacy has tabled the province's budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which includes measures to help workers and businesses affected by U.S. tariff thr...
Mar 18, 2025
Alberta won't use public money to clean up abandoned wells: energy minister
CALGARY - Alberta's energy minister says the government will not draw on the public purse to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells. "We will not put public tax dollars into cleaning up wells," Brian Je...
Mar 18, 2025
Ford says energy surcharge remains on table but he won't 'antagonize' U.S. in talks
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is keeping the possibility of reintroducing a surcharge on electricity exported to the United States in his back pocket, but says for now he doesn't want to "antago...
Mar 18, 2025
Two years after fatal fire, Montreal tightens rules on short-term rentals like Airbnb
MONTREAL - Montreal has cracked down on short-term rentals in a bid to ease housing pressure in the city and fight what it calls the "scourge" of illegal listings on Airbnb. Members of city council on...
Mar 18, 2025
List of nominations announced by the National Newspaper Awards
TORONTO - Finalists for the National Newspaper Awards include four nominations for the national news agency The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne. Here's look at the categories and contenders: ARTS ...
Mar 18, 2025
The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne nab four nominations for National Newspaper Awards
TORONTO - The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne is nominated for four National Newspaper Awards, including one for a photo of people giving former prime minister Justin Trudeau the finger while posi...
Mar 18, 2025
Here's a list of February inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.6 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely bec...
Mar 18, 2025
Here's a list of February inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.6 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.2 per c...
Mar 18, 2025
Empty shelves: Shoppers look for piece of history at the Bay stores
Empty shelves and idle escalators greeted shoppers Monday as they poked through Hudson's Bay stores looking for bargains and perhaps a piece of history. In Edmonton, some racks at two Bay locations we...
Mar 18, 2025
February inflation data set to show end of federal tax holiday
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release inflation figures for February today. Most economists expect inflation picked up as the federal government's temporary tax break on a number of household s...
Mar 18, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
There may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the preside...
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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...