Murray Wood: Carney's Liberal majority will come because of floor crossers, not votes
Thanks to floor crossings, the Liberals only need to hold safe seats in Monday's byelections to get to majority status. ...
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Inuit Nunangat University closer to realization with $50M from Mastercard Foundation
OTTAWA - The dream to open an Inuit-led university is one step closer to realization, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami said, after a $50 million investment from the Mastercard Foundation. Inui...
Nov 27, 2024
Mediation suspended in Canada Post strike, parties to meet with minister
OTTAWA - Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is summoning Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to his office today as federal mediation to end the nearly two-week old strike isn't working...
Nov 27, 2024
Not a moment to ‘squabble,’ Freeland says after premiers’ meeting on Trump tariffs
OTTAWA - Unity among provinces and the federal government is critical in the face of the grave challenge posed by the threat of massive new import tariffs from Canada's closest trading partner, Deputy...
Nov 27, 2024
Alberta takes aim at GHG emissions cap, proposes rules on trespass and data gathering
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is eyeing a number of steps to challenge the proposed federal greenhouse gas emissions cap. Announcing an upcoming motion under her Albert...
Nov 26, 2024
Saskatchewan NDP motion to scrap gas tax fails in legislature
REGINA - An Opposition emergency motion to suspend the provincial 15-cent-a-litre gas tax failed in the Saskatchewan legislature Tuesday, with Premier Scott Moe saying there are other ways to save peo...
Nov 26, 2024
Trump's tariff threat a grim reminder of turbulent trade in first administration
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump threatened the United States's closest neighbours with big tariffs this week, in a move that has reminded many of the unpredictable tactics the president-elect deployed durin...
Nov 26, 2024
Shipping container of teddy bears pulled out of river near Montreal
MONTREAL - A shipping container full of teddy bears that fell into the St. Lawrence River near the Port of Montreal over the weekend has been successfully removed. An employee with the company Urgence...
Nov 26, 2024
B.C. health executive fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccine loses EI appeal
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge has dismissed an appeal by a "deeply religious" British Columbia health executive who said he was wrongfully denied employment insurance after being fired three years...
Nov 26, 2024
How Canada is reacting to Trump's threat to impose a 25% tariff
OTTAWA - Here's how notable Canadian politicians and business groups are reacting to U.S. president-elect's threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all goods coming from Canada: "The fact is we need ...
Nov 26, 2024 "This is a moment when Canada needs to be united. We need to be strong, and we need to be smart," said Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. (The Canadian Press)
Closing First Nations infrastructure gap could generate $635B: report
OTTAWA - Closing the First Nations infrastructure gap could generate $635 billion in economic output over the next seven years, a new report commissioned by the Assembly of First Nations said. The gap...
Nov 26, 2024
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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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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 13
8:30 - A fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire is hanging by a thread as talks are set to begin, with President Trump warning stri...