Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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A CBSA strike could soon snarl border traffic. Here’s what you need to know
OTTAWA - Just as the summer travel season gets into gear, Canadians and visitors could find themselves waiting in long lines at the border - delays that could also deal a blow to the economy. It all d...
Jun 02, 2024
Research: carbon pricing might not be feasible climate policy
OTTAWA - It was supposed to do the heavy lifting for Canada's greenhouse gas emissions targets. And it was supposed to remain a major part of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's legacy, both at home and a...
Jun 01, 2024
Audio documentary delves into dark Cold War chapter of Canada's LGBT purge
OTTAWA - Several senior officials convened quietly in the Privy Council committee room on a Wednesday afternoon in August 1961 to discuss a troublesome issue. The group was considering a planned resea...
Jun 01, 2024
Judge approves settlement agreement for Nova Scotia's Northern Pulp mill
VANCOUVER - A settlement agreement announced last week between the owners of the Northern Pulp mill and the Nova Scotia government has been approved by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge. The agre...
May 31, 2024
Fisheries Department issues warnings about lobster trap tampering in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - The federal Fisheries Department is investigating reports of gear tampering in lobster fishing areas in eastern Nova Scotia. The department issued a statement late Thursday saying Indigenous...
May 31, 2024
Federal government posts $50.9 billion deficit for 2023-24 fiscal year
OTTAWA - The federal government ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with a deficit of $50.9 billion. The result for the April-to-March period compared with a deficit of $41.3 billion reported for the same s...
May 31, 2024
Former BoC governor Stephen Poloz warns on low business investment, lost productivity
TORONTO - Stephen Poloz is concerned about investment levels in Canada's private sector, which he says has been dampened by higher government spending and volatility in U.S. trade relations. The previ...
May 30, 2024
Saskatchewan farmer who found space junk in field not alone; others discover debris
ITUNA, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man who found a giant piece of space junk on his farm says he is not alone. Barry Sawchuk says five more fragments of debris from high in the sky have been found by his n...
May 30, 2024
Newfoundland and Labrador launching court case against federal equalization program
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government revealed Thursday that it plans to take Ottawa to court over the federal equalization program, saying it puts Canada's easternmost province ...
May 30, 2024
ComediHa! reaches agreement to acquire 'select' Just for Laughs assets
MONTREAL - A Quebec-based entertainment group says it has reached an agreement with Just for Laughs to acquire "select" assets from the financially troubled comedy company. The agreement with ComediHa...
May 29, 2024
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
8:30 - Construction for the AI data centre in the RM of Sherwood is set to begin this spring, but many residents in the ...