Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Carney says he pushed back against Trump in private on '51st state' notion
WASHINGTON - Canada will never become a U.S. state, Prime Minister Carney declared to President Donald Trump in public and private during White House meetings both leaders described as productive and ...
May 06, 2025
Competition Bureau sues Canada's Wonderland over alleged 'drip pricing'
GATINEAU - The Competition Bureau is suing Canada's Wonderland for allegedly making false or misleading price claims online. The bureau says the amusement park north of Toronto is advertising prices t...
May 05, 2025
Carney arrives in Washington for Trump meeting on Tuesday
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Washington on Monday ahead of a meeting with Donald Trump which could serve to reset the bilateral relationship that's been upended by the president'...
May 05, 2025
Ontario to include expanded manufacturing tax credit in upcoming budget
TORONTO - Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy has offered a first glimpse at his upcoming budget, announcing an expanded Ontario manufacturing tax credit. Bethlenfalvy says that his budget, se...
May 05, 2025
Alberta premier promises separation referendum in 2026 if petition signatures warrant
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she will hold a referendum on provincial separation next year if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition. Smith, in a livestream address Mo...
May 05, 2025
Territorial premiers say internal trade talks should consider northern context
The premiers of Canada's three territories say the country's push to remove internal trade barriers needs to consider the unique economic situation of the North. Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai, Northwest T...
May 04, 2025
Trump says 'highly unlikely' U.S. ever uses military force to annex Canada
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump says it is "highly unlikely" the United States would ever use military force to annex Canada, though he maintains he will continue to push to make Canada the 51st ...
May 04, 2025
Canada's deepening dependence on U.S. has been a decades-long evolution, experts say
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly accused the Liberal government of entrenching Canada's economic dependence on the United States. But political scientists say the reality i...
May 04, 2025
Experts see hopeful signs as Mark Carney prepares to talk trade with Trump
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be watched closely by Canadians infuriated by Donald Trump - and by an anxious business community looking for tariff relief - when he meets with the U.S. p...
May 04, 2025
The headwinds and potential ahead for Carney's economic ambitions
Canada now knows who will lead the country as it confronts this nation-defining economic moment, but uncertainty is still the word of the year. "We are going to build baby, build," said Prime Minister...
May 04, 2025
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...