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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Potential for Chinese EV production at Stellantis plant raises concerns
TORONTO - The prospect of U.S. automaker Stellantis using its Brampton, Ont., facility as a bare bones assembly plant for Chinese electric vehicles is being panned by Unifor and government. The union ...
Apr 02, 2026
As more copper wire thefts knock out service, some point fingers at scrap yards
ST. JOHN'S - In early January, a bold telephone wire heist left about 135 people without phone services for about two weeks in Clarendon, a rural area of southern New Brunswick, between Fredericton an...
Apr 02, 2026 Cut Bell Canada wire is shown in this photo from Jan. 3, 2026, after thieves stole about a kilometre of wire near Clarendon, N.B. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-Bell Canada
Conservatives call for federal relief at the pumps as Iran war pushes prices up
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are calling on the Liberals to give Canadians some relief at the pumps by suspending federal taxes on gas and diesel for the rest of the year. Conservative Leader Pierre Poi...
Apr 02, 2026
Modest growth projected for 2026 as uncertainty from Iran war, trade linger: Deloitte
The Canadian economy is expected to see modest growth this year, but the ongoing war in the Middle East and continued trade uncertainty are among the risks to that projection. Deloitte's spring econom...
Apr 02, 2026
Canada's Jeremy Hansen rockets toward the moon with Artemis II after engine burn
CAPE CANAVERAL - Canadian Jeremy Hansen is headed toward the moon as part of the Artemis II lunar mission after a nearly six-minute engine burn to bust out of orbit Thursday evening. Hansen, serving a...
Apr 02, 2026
Canada's labour market is 'static' after a year of U.S. tariffs, population shift
OTTAWA - Thursday marks one year since U.S. President Donald Trump upended the global trading system with his "Liberation Day" duties - a major step in his wider tariff campaign that's hammered critic...
Apr 02, 2026
B.C. to cut 2035 zero-emission-vehicle sales mandate from 100% to 75%
VICTORIA - British Columbia is moving to change its mandate on sales of zero-emission vehicles, reducing the 2035 target from 100 per cent to 75 per cent. The Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions ...
Apr 01, 2026
Fact File: Clickbait pages spread false information about Tumbler Ridge survivor
VANCOUVER - Multiple Facebook pages are claiming to share updates on the condition of a girl who survived a British Columbia school shooting in February, including that she is talking or has died. The...
Apr 01, 2026
Historic Saskatchewan town of Duck Lake fails in bid to sell naming rights
Duck Lake - a Saskatchewan community steeped in history that includes Louis Riel and the Northwest Rebellion - will not be renamed for a corporate sponsor. The mayor says a campaign accepting bids to ...
Apr 01, 2026
Bank of Canada relying on 'judgment' to steer policy rate through Iran war shock
OTTAWA - Monetary policy-makers at the Bank of Canada are relying more heavily on their own reasoning to chart a course for the policy interest rate through conflicting economic signals tied to the wa...
Apr 01, 2026
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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
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...