Murray Wood: Western separation talk borders on the absurd
Western separation isn't new, as Murray Wood reminds us. From fringe parties in the 1980s to bizarre border ideas today,...
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RCMP arrest alleged hijacker at Vancouver airport after airspace shut down
RICHMOND - RCMP say they've arrested the pilot of a small aircraft that was allegedly hijacked from Victoria and flown to Vancouver International Airport, where other flights had to be temporarily hal...
Jul 15, 2025
More frequent trains, expanded storage touted in northern Manitoba trade corridor
WINNIPEG - The company that owns a rail line and port in northern Manitoba has increased its capacity to transport goods, as governments eye potential growth in trade through Hudson Bay to overseas ma...
Jul 15, 2025
Via Rail plans to use refurbished cars to improve service between Halifax-Montreal
HALIFAX - Via Rail wants to use refurbished rail cars to improve service between Halifax and Montreal, but the CEO of the Crown corporation can't say whether doing so will increase the frequency of tr...
Jul 15, 2025
Husband of ex-premier questions why Smith's spouse sitting in on government meetings
EDMONTON - The husband of a former Alberta premier is questioning why Premier Danielle Smith invited her husband to sit in on government meetings. Lou Arab, husband to former premier Rachel Notley, in...
Jul 15, 2025
CRTC to look into improving Canada’s public alerting system in new consultation
GATINEAU - Canada's telecommunications regulator is launching a consultation aimed at improving the national public alerting system that is used to warn Canadians about emergency situations such as se...
Jul 15, 2025
Number of Canadians with favourable view of U.S. has fallen, poll suggests
WASHINGTON - Amid months of tariffs and taunts from U.S. President Donald Trump, a new poll suggests the percentage of Canadians who have a favourable view of the United States has fallen and is now o...
Jul 15, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon arriving at the White House, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Here's a list of June inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because...
Jul 15, 2025
Here's a list of June inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.2 per cent ...
Jul 15, 2025
Iraqi oil field on fire after drone strike during attacks in Kurdish region
BAGHDAD (AP) - An oil field in Iraq 's Dohuk province was set ablaze Tuesday after being struck by a drone. It is the latest in a series of similar attacks launched recently against oil facilities in ...
Jul 15, 2025
After meeting with Trump, Nvidia CEO says the sale of AI chip is back on in China
BANGKOK (AP) - Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced H20 computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence to Chi...
Jul 15, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 18
Evan checks in with Premier Scott Moe. Then it's open phones, Bugs 'n Hugs, Eatin' Time, and Green & White Progs. We...