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Any time we try to build something, people start complaining about costs. Murray Wood says people are angry about the ov...
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Trump says he has 'no intention' of firing Federal Reserve chair
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, just days after his statement that he would like to terminate the head of the U.S. ce...
Apr 22, 2025
Musk says he'll spend less time in Washington and more time running Tesla after its profit plunges
NEW YORK (AP) - Elon Musk says he'll be spending less time in Washington slashing government costs and more time running Tesla after his electric vehicle company reported a big drop in profits. Musk s...
Apr 22, 2025
White House cites drop in people caught at Canada-U.S. border as tariffs continue
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday there have been "successes" at the Canada-U.S. border - but offered no new hints about what might convince U.S. President Donald ...
Apr 22, 2025
Ontario to spend $750 million on STEM programs at universities, colleges
TORONTO - Ontario says it will invest $750 million to boost funding for science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs at colleges and universities across the province. Colleges and Univers...
Apr 22, 2025
US and global economic outlook deteriorates in Trump trade war, IMF says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. and global economies will likely slow significantly in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariffs and the uncertainty they have created, the International Monetary Fund sa...
Apr 22, 2025
New climate institute at University of Toronto launched with $60M gift
TORONTO - The University of Toronto is launching a new climate institute with the help of a $60-million gift. The interdisciplinary Lawson Climate Institute is expected to focus on sustainable technol...
Apr 22, 2025
Google faces off with US government in attempt to break up company in search monopoly case
WASHINGTON (AP) - Google is confronting an existential threat as the U.S. government tries to break up the company as punishment for turning its revolutionary search engine into an illegal monopoly. T...
Apr 21, 2025
Poilievre vows not to impose a home equity tax as Liberals, NDP talk health care
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is claiming the Liberals will impose a tax on Canadians' home equity if they're re-elected as the federal election campaign enters its final week. The las...
Apr 21, 2025
Hockey fans conflicted over travelling to U.S. to see their teams in NHL playoffs
Jack Gurevitch is a Montreal Canadiens superfan and a proud Canadian who's upset by United States President Donald Trump's tariffs and threats to annex Canada, but he says he won't let the political s...
Apr 20, 2025
Fire breaks out on grounds of steel plant northeast of Montreal
MONTREAL - A fire broke out early Sunday morning on the grounds of an ArcelorMittal industrial site in the Montrgie region of Quebec. The fire began around 4 a.m. among scrapped vehicles on the site, ...
Apr 20, 2025
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WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY 8:30 - A few days after U.S. President Donald Trump officially implemented a 35 per cent t...