Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Union 'devastated' by B.C. mill closures, says Canfor should lose tenures
BURNABY, B.C. - The United Steelworkers union is calling Canfor Corp.'s decision to shutter two northern British Columbia sawmills a "kick in the gut" for workers who will lose their jobs, calling for...
Sep 05, 2024
Calgary Green Line LRT in political crossfire, as Alberta minister blames NDP leader
CALGARY - Alberta's government says it's pulling $1.53 billion in funding from a massive Calgary Green Line light rail transit project already deep in sunk costs. Premier Danielle Smith's United Conse...
Sep 04, 2024
Canfor shutting two northern B.C. sawmills affecting 500 staff, blames U.S. tariffs
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. has announced it is shutting two northern British Columbia sawmills in a move it says will affect about 500 workers, partly blaming "punitive" U.S. tariffs imposed last month....
Sep 04, 2024
Review of B.C. refinery stench says cold snap triggered series of events
BURNABY, B.C. - Parkland Corp. has released a review into an unplanned shutdown of its Burnaby, B.C., refinery in January that blanketed parts of Metro Vancouver with a foul stench. The review release...
Sep 04, 2024
Calgary can't afford Green Line transit project as Alberta to withhold funding: mayor
CALGARY - Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek says the city can no longer afford its long-sought Green Line light rail transit project after the Alberta government announced it's pulling funding from the plan ...
Sep 04, 2024
Manitoba to look at GPS options at landfills following slayings of 4 Indigenous women
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is looking at ways to increase monitoring and surveillance of garbage trucks and landfills following the slayings of four Indigenous women whose remains were dumped ...
Sep 04, 2024
Statistics Canada says country posted $684M merchandise trade surplus in July
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade surplus of $684 million in July. The result compared with a revised deficit of $179 million in June. The initial reading for June...
Sep 04, 2024
China retaliates with anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola imports
OTTAWA - China has announced an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola imports in response to Canada planning to impose tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, steel and aluminum. In a new...
Sep 03, 2024 In a news release on Tuesday, China's Ministry of Commerce says it is launching an anti-discrimination investigation into the tariffs and an anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola imports as well as certain chemical products. (The Canadian Press)
Nova Scotia's Opposition Liberals promise free public transit if elected
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Opposition Liberals say the province will be the first in Canada to offer free public transit if they form the next government. In a campaign-style announcement Tuesday, Libera...
Sep 03, 2024
Clearview AI fined $33.7 million by Dutch data protection watchdog over 'illegal database' of faces
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The Dutch data protection watchdog on Tuesday issued facial recognition startup Clearview AI with a fine of 30.5 million euros ($33.7 million) over its creation of what t...
Sep 03, 2024
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...