Murray Wood: The new phone books are here!
Once a Steve Martin catchphrase, Murray Wood says physical phone books are rapidly becoming relics of another age, but t...
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Snide spat between Alberta premier, Calgary mayor escalates into Stampede standoff
CALGARY - A dispute that began with snarky social media posts between Alberta's premier and Calgary's mayor escalated Tuesday into a full on government-to-government standoff. Calgary city councillors...
Jun 23, 2026
Officials lift water supply alert as stormwater pressure eases in Edmonton
EDMONTON - A water supply alert for the city of Edmonton, issued Sunday after days of heavy rainfall, has been lifted. An advisory late Monday says residents of the Alberta capital can return to their...
Jun 22, 2026
Alberta nixes booze price hike after Premier Smith, Calgary mayor snipe at each other
EDMONTON - Alberta is lowering the minimum price for booze following a weekend tit-for-tat social media sniping exchange between Premier Danielle Smith and Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas. Service Alberta...
Jun 22, 2026
The navy is getting new submarines. What will Canada use them for?
OTTAWA - The new commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, Vice-Admiral Dan Charlebois, told a recent change-of-command ceremony that submarines are the "ultimate deterrent" and Canada's navy is getting b...
Jun 22, 2026
Advocacy group welcomes property crime program, says B.C. must deal with root cause
The British Columbia government is going to spend $16 million over the next two years focusing its efforts on 420 chronic offenders behind a "disproportionate" amount of street disorder, and property ...
Jun 22, 2026
Manitoba eyes shrinkflation law, grocery store in downtown Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's government says it is eyeing new rules to mandate unit pricing in grocery stores in order to shine a light on producers who reduce the size of a product while keeping the price t...
Jun 22, 2026
Canada looks to build up to 10 new nuclear reactors, sell more Candu reactors abroad
OTTAWA - Canada is looking to build up to 10 new nuclear reactors over the next 15 years, sell Candu reactors to more countries and double uranium exports, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Monday as h...
Jun 22, 2026
Iran war ripple effects drive inflation to its highest level since 2023
OTTAWA - Inflation accelerated to its highest level in more than two years in May as price pressures from the war in Iran started to crop up outside the gas pumps. But most economists weighing in Mond...
Jun 22, 2026
Government targets Kingston for high-speed rail stop as skeptics raise concerns
The federal government wants another high-speed rail stop - making the would-be line less speedy. On Monday, Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon directed Alto to consider an additional stop in Kingsto...
Jun 22, 2026
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan died Monday from complications of Parkinson's disease, said his wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell. He was 100....
Jun 22, 2026
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Sarah Mills: It's time to embrace 24 Sussex Drive
The home of Canada's prime minister is steeped in history and shouldn't be left in disrepair. Sarah Mills says the desig...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 29
Evan welcomes the leader of the federal Conservatives, Pierre Poilievre, talks about the health of Saskatchewan Crown co...