Murray Wood: Carney's Liberal majority will come because of floor crossers, not votes
Thanks to floor crossings, the Liberals only need to hold safe seats in Monday's byelections to get to majority status. ...
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Old-school financial advice that no longer applies to modern day life
Buying a starter home, living on one income and staying in the same job for 40 years - life was very different for older generations and many young people have realized what worked for their parents d...
Feb 10, 2026
Ottawa plans to add 8,000 new electric vehicle charging ports in Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking to increase the number of electric vehicle chargers across the country through its new automotive strategy - but is still well short of the number it was tol...
Feb 10, 2026
Companies trumpet rural Newfoundland LNG plans, but mayor says nobody's talked to him
ST. JOHN'S - Executives from a South Korean shipbuilding company signed a pact in St. John's, N.L., recently to pursue a liquefied natural gas operation, but the mayor of the town at the heart of the ...
Feb 10, 2026
Canadians wait for flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba
Canadians in Cuba are waiting for flights home as an energy crisis worsens in the nation amid a U.S. oil blockade. Major Canadian airlines, including Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat, have already ...
Feb 10, 2026
Public inquiry examines cost overruns of Winnipeg police building project
WINNIPEG - A public inquiry into cost overruns at a Winnipeg construction project has heard of an unusual change that helped the winning bidder. The inquiry is examining the city's development of a he...
Feb 10, 2026
Montreal parish fights to demolish derelict church that's become a TikTok destination
MONTREAL - Tacked on the plywood fence keeping intruders away from the long-closed St-Eusbe-de-Verceil church in Montreal, next to "Free Gaza" and anti-police graffiti, is a poem. "This church is no m...
Feb 10, 2026
Advocates urge Ottawa to extend 'no-brainer' tax incentive for employee ownership
OTTAWA - It took Peter Deitz eight years to figure out the best way to sell his business. But it wasn't until the federal government opened up a new option for succession planning that he found the ri...
Feb 10, 2026
Alberta pauses health-care coverage change for some international work permit holders
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is hitting pause on a recent policy change cutting off health coverage for some temporary foreign workers, including youth coming to Canada on working vacations. The ...
Feb 09, 2026
'Strategic choice': B.C. backs bid to host new defence bank in Vancouver
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government is supporting a private bid to host a new international bank to finance military projects by democratic nations, with Premier David Eby calling Vancouver the "...
Feb 09, 2026
Canadian airlines suspend flights to Cuba amid aviation fuel shortage
MONTREAL - Major Canadian airlines have suspended service to Cuba as the Caribbean country faces a worsening energy crisis amid a U.S. blockade of oil. Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat each said on...
Feb 09, 2026
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Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 13
8:30 - A fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire is hanging by a thread as talks are set to begin, with President Trump warning stri...