Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Carney's trade advisory group meets for 1st time, welcomes new member
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's new advisory council on Canada-U.S. trade met for the first time today, ahead of trade negotiations with President Donald Trump's White House that are set to begi...
Apr 27, 2026
Quebec premier meets U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON - Quebec's premier met on Monday in Washington D.C. with Jamieson Greer, the top trade negotiator for President Donald Trump, as the U.S. becomes more aggressive in its demands toward Canad...
Apr 27, 2026
B.C. says new regulations effective this fall will curb extortion-related violence
VICTORIA - Provincial gun regulations that have been nine years in the making will come into effect in British Columbia this fall, shutting down what ministers calls loopholes in federal laws that hav...
Apr 27, 2026
Canadian manufacturers call for tariffs on global imports of wood products
OTTAWA - Canadian wood manufacturers are welcoming a trade inquiry into wood imports but say the investigation needs to be followed by immediate provisional tariffs on foreign-made goods entering the ...
Apr 27, 2026
Business groups say new sovereign wealth fund another helpful tool
TORONTO - The federal government has announced Canada's first sovereign wealth fund to help get major projects going, but business groups say it's not a singular fix. Prime Minister Mark Carney said M...
Apr 27, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces Canada's 1st sovereign wealth fund
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the country's first national sovereign wealth fund on Monday, pitching it as a way for Canadians to invest in nation-building projects. Carney said the Ca...
Apr 27, 2026
Poll suggests Canadians want Carney government focused on affordability in next year
OTTAWA - A new poll from the Angus Reid Institute suggests Canadians are giving Prime Minister Mark Carney's government a passing grade in its first year of international relations, but it has failed ...
Apr 27, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Liberal national convention in Montreal on Saturday, April 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
A major housing development is in the works east of Toronto, but some are crying foul
The City of Pickering is set to vote next month on a secondary housing development plan that could transform the municipality's landscape east of Toronto over the next quarter-century. Mayor Kevin Ash...
Apr 27, 2026
Cenovus says oilfield extension off Newfoundland will hike emissions by 21 per cent
ST. JOHN'S - The Newfoundland and Labrador government has approved hikes in greenhouse gas emissions at a nickel mine in northern Labrador and the Cenovus-owned White Rose oilfield off the coast of St...
Apr 27, 2026
Mounties say there's no evidence supporting some new N.S. government cannabis claims
HALIFAX - The RCMP are dismissing recent claims made by the Nova Scotia government that unregulated cannabis dispensaries are selling guns and women. The remarks, made by Nova Scotia Minister of L'nu ...
Apr 27, 2026
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Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 30
Evan celebrates Canada Day with a test of your citizenship knowledge, hears about the latest happenings in the Canadian ...