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Ottawa proposes $164M in whale protection funding for waters off B.C. coast
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Ottawa says it has proposed spending about $164 million to protect whales and their habitat off British Columbia, including working with BC Ferries to reduce under...
May 19, 2026
Poll suggests many Canadians worry about sports betting turning into problem gambling
OTTAWA - Canadians worry about sports betting becoming a problem for people they know and more than one in 10 of those surveyed said they placed a wager on a sporting event in the last year, a new pol...
May 19, 2026
Carney downplays Washington's decision to pause bilateral defence board
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has shrugged off a surprise move by the United States to suspend for review a bilateral defence board that predates the Cold War. "It has a long heritage but I woul...
May 19, 2026
Federal government advising Canadians not to travel to east DRC area hit by Ebola outbreak, evaluating FIFA risk
TORONTO - The federal government is advising Canadians not to travel to the province hit by a rare type of Ebola that has no cure in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as public health officials re-eva...
May 19, 2026
Here's a list of April inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.8 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely becaus...
May 19, 2026
Here's a list of April inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.8 per cent in April, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.6 per cent...
May 19, 2026
Inflation rises to 2.8% in April thanks to higher gas prices: StatCan
Higher gas prices driven mainly by the war in Iran pushed the annual rate of inflation up to 2.8 per cent in April, Statistics Canada said Tuesday - the fastest pace of price hikes in almost two years...
May 19, 2026 Diesel prices are seen at a gas station in Montreal on Thursday, April 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Parched New Brunswick adds amphibious aircraft after worst fire season in decades
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government is adding four new amphibious aircraft to its firefighting fleet after last year's forest fire season was one of the worst in decades. The new Fire Boss AT-8...
May 19, 2026
Snowbirds aerobatic team grounded until early 2030s while new planes purchased
MOOSE JAW - Canada's famous military aerial ambassadors - the Snowbirds - will soon be grounded. Defence Minister David McGuinty announced Tuesday that after this upcoming season, the nine-jet aerobat...
May 19, 2026
U.S. slaps duties on fresh Canadian mushrooms over 'flawed' subsidy claims
WASHINGTON - The United States has put countervailing duties on fresh mushrooms grown in Canada following a U.S. Department of Commerce investigation which the Canadian industry has called "deeply fla...
May 18, 2026 Mushrooms Canada CEO Ryan Koeslag said last week that Canadian growers haven't engaged in unfair trade practices and producers are not receiving special treatment. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Sarah Mills: A lavish, spectacle wedding seems cheap
If Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get married this weekend at Madison Square Garden, Sarah Mills says it could take over ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 2
Brent Loucks explores possible years of tense negotiations as the end of the CUSMA agreement nears, learns about a new v...