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Conservative MP Jamil Jivani returns to Washington to meet with U.S. trade rep
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Jamil Jivani was back in Washington on Wednesday with a handful of Tory colleagues for a meeting with Canadian business interests and United States Trade Representative Jamies...
Apr 29, 2026
Kevin Warsh heads to full Senate vote after Trump's nominee for Fed Chair is approved in committee
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Banking Committee voted on party lines Wednesday to approve Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve to replace Jerome Powell, a long-time target of President ...
Apr 29, 2026
Bank of Canada holds key rate steady but warns future movements unclear
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.25 per cent for a fourth consecutive time today as it waits for more clarity on the war in Iran and the future of U.S. tariffs....
Apr 29, 2026
Newfoundland and Labrador budget projects $688-million deficit
ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's new budget is projecting a $688.5-million deficit for the 2026-27 fiscal year with no end in sight to annual shortfalls. The province's Progressive Conservativ...
Apr 29, 2026
Health Canada approves 1st generic version of Ozempic in the country
TORONTO - Health Canada has approved the first generic version of brand-name Ozempic. The department says Canada is the first G7 country to authorize generic semaglutide. The injectable medication is ...
Apr 28, 2026
Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejected
WASHINGTON (AP) - When the Supreme Court killed his favorite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump promptly rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them. But those stopgap levies expire in ...
Apr 28, 2026
Ottawa outlines plans to tackle financial crime, ban crypto ATMs
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to ban cryptocurrency ATMs as part of a suite of measures in its spring economic statement targeting financial crimes. The government says scammers use the ATMs t...
Apr 28, 2026
Feds outline $4.3B for Indigenous education, health in spring economic update
OTTAWA - The federal government is promising $4.3 billion for First Nations education, Inuit food security and Indigenous child welfare in its spring economic update. Much of the funding cited in the ...
Apr 28, 2026
Liberals table first fiscal document in seven years that won't need opposition votes
OTTAWA - The Liberal government released a spring economic update Tuesday closely focused on boosting investment and job training. While the document contains measures that likely would face pushback ...
Apr 28, 2026
Feds formalize enhanced oil recovery tax credit flip-flop in spring economic update
OTTAWA - The spring economic update the federal government released Tuesday seeks to formalize a pivot in climate policy Ottawa committed to in last year's energy agreement with Alberta. In the 2025 b...
Apr 28, 2026
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the beating heart of Saskatchewan
There are so many people who step up for organizations in our province, creating events and moments that wouldn't happen...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 19
**WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - After four months, the U.S. and Iran seemed closer than ever to an agreement, an M...