Murray Wood: How young is too young to bring kids to sports games
How young is too young to bring children to a stadium? After taking his six-year-old grandson to watch the Riders, Murra...
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'Crazy idea': Ontario councillors push back as strong mayor powers reach small towns
TORONTO - A month after Ontario's government extended strong mayor powers to a swath of new municipalities, some leaders are promising never to use the measures - but a chorus of small-town councillor...
Jun 01, 2025
Trump says he will double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said he will double the tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent next Wednesday. Trump initially announced the boosted duties on steel during a ral...
May 30, 2025
Trump tells US steelworkers he’s going to double tariffs on foreign steel from 25% to 50%
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that he's doubling the tariff rate on steel to 50%, a dramatic increase that could further push up prices for a metal used to make housing, ...
May 30, 2025
Carney says he has no immediate plans to overhaul municipal funding
OTTAWA - Ottawa probably can't help overhaul how municipalities raise funds in the near future, because the federal government is now focused on major, nation-building projects, Prime Minister Mark Ca...
May 30, 2025
Quebec tables bill to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers on sale of goods
QUBEC - Quebec is moving to lower interprovincial trade barriers, as part of a push by provinces and the federal government to increase domestic trade in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tari...
May 30, 2025
Chief says infrastructure drive could trigger another Idle No More protest movement
OTTAWA - A First Nations chief is warning that Canada is "staring down the barrel" of another wave of protests like the Idle No More movement if governments pursue "national interest" projects without...
May 30, 2025
Canada Post asks jobs minister to force union to vote on 'final offers'
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it has asked Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu to force a union membership vote on the proposals the Crown corporation put forward earlier this week. Canada Post presented its "final...
May 30, 2025
Federal government posts $43 billion deficit between April '24 and March
OTTAWA - The federal government says it ran a budgetary deficit of $43.2 billion between April 2024 and this past March. The deficit compared with $50.9 billion for the same stretch in the 2023-2024 f...
May 30, 2025
Few Ontario grocery stores accepting booze empties, some weigh returning licences
TORONTO - Very few Ontario grocery stores that are required to accept empty alcohol containers are doing so, leaving the future of the deposit return program in question as The Beer Store closes locat...
May 30, 2025
Ottawa tabling bill to skirt impact assessment law for 'national interest' projects
OTTAWA - The federal government is developing a "national interest" bill to fast-track nation-building projects with a streamlined regulatory approval process as a substitute for reviews under the Imp...
May 29, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, August 21
8:30 - U.S. President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard in Washington, D.C. last week and now, the United States ...