Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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B.C. budget brings record deficit, billions in trade-war contingencies
VICTORIA - The days leading up to British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey's first budget had been a blur, she said, each "blended into the other" as she and her staff tried to keep up with uns...
Mar 04, 2025
Trump sends crypto prices on a short-lived surge after announcement of strategic government reserve
Cryptocurrency prices briefly jumped after President Donald Trump's surprise announcement he wants the U.S. government to purchase and hold a variety of digital assets in a strategic reserve fund, an ...
Mar 03, 2025
U.S. plans to nearly triple anti-dumping duty on Canadian softwood as tariffs loom
VANCOUVER - A proposed anti-dumping duty from the United States on Canadian lumber is the latest jab in the ongoing softwood dispute creating even more uncertainty for the sector, says the head of an ...
Mar 03, 2025
Alberta Premier Smith faces second challenge from caucus member in less than a week
EDMONTON - For the second time in under a week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing pushback from within her own United Conservative caucus. This time it's over her proposed 2025 budget. Backbenc...
Mar 03, 2025
Canada 'open for business,' minister says as Ottawa pushes critical minerals mining
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says that while other countries isolate themselves from foreign investment, Canada is "open for business." Speaking Monday at the Prospectors and...
Mar 03, 2025
Trump sends crypto prices soaring after surprise announcement of strategic government reserve
Cryptocurrency prices jumped after President Donald Trump's surprise announcement he wants the U.S. government to purchase and hold a variety of digital assets in a strategic reserve fund, an announce...
Mar 03, 2025
Former Stephen Harper blasts Mark Carney's economic record
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper is taking shots at Liberal leadership frontrunner Mark Carney's economic record. Harper accuses Carney of taking unearned credit for steering the Canadian...
Mar 03, 2025
Canada waiting to see if Trump starts trade war with steep tariffs
WASHINGTON - Canada is bracing to see whether U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threats of economy-wide tariffs - or whether another last-minute pause materializes, averting a North A...
Mar 03, 2025
Canada's bracing for Trump's tariffs. Here's how it's expected to respond
Tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods imposed by the U.S. government are expected to take hold tomorrow, marking the start of a North American trade war. President Donald Trump signed the order to imp...
Mar 03, 2025
B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey on track to deliver budget as Trump slaps tariffs
VICTORIA - One day before delivering her first budget, British Columbia's finance minister said she knows that everyone is wondering how it can be done in the face of unprecedented tariffs from the Un...
Mar 03, 2025
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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