Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Carney reaches 'landmark' tariff quota deal with China on EVs, canola
BEIJING - Prime Minister Mark Carney touted a renewed relationship with China and "enormous progress" on trade irritants as he announced a new deal with Beijing on electric vehicles and canola at the ...
Jan 16, 2026
Manitoba First Nation urges province to address hotel space for evacuees
WINNIPEG - The Canadian Red Cross says some evacuees from a northern Manitoba First Nation rocked by a severe water crisis won't be displaced for a second time in as many weeks, as the community's chi...
Jan 15, 2026
'Completed two phases': Calgary's catastrophic water main repair nearing completion
CALGARY - Calgarians will have to wait a little longer before water restrictions will be lifted after a catastrophic water main break a couple of weeks ago. A key water main ruptured just before New Y...
Jan 15, 2026
6 economic areas Canada and China have agreed to expand — and one big holdout
OTTAWA - Canada and China released a series of agreements Thursday aimed at boosting bilateral trade and investment - even if there is no resolution yet to the tariff dispute. "What it signals to me i...
Jan 15, 2026
First Quantum says Panama government will authorize ore removal at Cobre copper mine
TORONTO - First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says the government of Panama will authorize the removal and processing of certain materials at the Cobre Panam copper mine. The Toronto-based miner says it is aw...
Jan 15, 2026
Eby touts mining, energy projects on India tour, dismisses Bishnoi gang report
MUMBAI - British Columbia Premier David Eby said Indian companies and the delegation he is leading in the subcontinent have been holding "extensive discussions" about accessing the province's mining a...
Jan 15, 2026
US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of ...
Jan 15, 2026
Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist's home will chill reporting
If the byproduct of a raid on a Washington Post journalist's home is to deter probing reporting of government action, the Trump administration could hardly have chosen a more compelling target. Hannah...
Jan 15, 2026
Ontario proposes to pause rule that lets cities require affordable housing units
TORONTO - Ontario is proposing to temporarily ban three major cities from requiring a certain percentage of affordable units in new buildings near transit stations, citing a downturn in the housing ma...
Jan 15, 2026
Carney: Canada entering 'new era' of relations with Beijing
BEIJING - Canada is entering a "new era of relations" with China and the stage is set for talks on ways the two countries can be "strategic partners," Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. The pri...
Jan 15, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier of China Li Qiang shake hands following a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
The may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the president...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...