Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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House of Commons committee recommends feds tackle 'excessive' profits in food sector
The federal government should consider policies to tackle "excessive net profits" in the food industry, the House of Commons committee studying food prices said in its latest report. The committee rec...
May 24, 2024
Outdated rules and mounting losses: Can anything be done to fix Canada Post?
Canada Post needs drastic measures to staunch the fiscal bleeding and revamp its operations after a tough decade, experts say. The Crown corporation lost $748 million before taxes in 2023, its second-...
May 24, 2024
Ford thanks Ottawa as minister cites 'deep concerns' over Toronto's decriminalization
OTTAWA - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is thanking the federal government for rejecting Toronto's long-stalled pitch to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs. The premier expressed that gratitude ...
May 24, 2024
Competition Bureau probes alleged anticompetitive conduct by Loblaws, Sobeys
VANCOUVER AND TORONTO - Canada's Competition Bureau has launched investigations into the parent companies of grocery chains Loblaws and Sobeys for alleged anticompetitive conduct, court documents reve...
May 24, 2024
Hackers release corporate data stolen from London Drugs, company says
RICHMOND, B.C. - Retailer London Drugs says cybercriminals who stole files from its corporate head office last month have released some of the data after it refused to pay a ransom. The Richmond, B.C....
May 23, 2024
Manitoba government plans new rules for rent increases and incentives for new housing
WINNIPEG - Some Manitoba landlords may have a harder time raising rents above inflation and could be ordered to phase-in increases over years if a bill introduced Thursday by the Manitoba government b...
May 23, 2024
B.C. rental housing plan includes 670 below-market rental units in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The second phase of a homebuilding partnership between the province and Metro Vancouver will deliver up to 670 below-market rental units in four separate urban areas, Premier David Eby sai...
May 23, 2024
N.S. reaches deal with owner of Northern Pulp; firm pursues new mill in Queens County
HALIFAX - A new agreement between Nova Scotia and the owner of Northern Pulp will see the company abandon plans to reopen its idled Pictou County mill and instead focus on building a new plant in sout...
May 23, 2024
Right whale sighting leads to closure of lobster fishing area off northeastern N.B.
MISCOU, N.B. - Federal Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier met with the lobster industry on Thursday after the government closed a fishing area off northeastern New Brunswick at the height of the s...
May 23, 2024
Canada and U.S. suspend all fishing for Canadian-origin Yukon River chinook salmon
WHITEHORSE - Canada and the United States are suspending all fishing for Canadian-origin Yukon River chinook salmon for seven years in an attempt to protect the dwindling species. The agreement covers...
May 22, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...