Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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S&P/TSX drops nearly 400 points in early trading, U.S. stocks also fall
TORONTO - Canada's main stock index dropped nearly 400 points in early trading, while U.S. markets also fell as the U.S. imposed broad tariffs on goods coming from Canada and Mexico. The move at the s...
Mar 04, 2025
Canadian recession looms this year if U.S. tariffs stay in place: economists
TORONTO - Economists say Canada is poised to plunge into a recession this year if U.S. tariffs that took effect Tuesday remain in place. Canada's economic landscape "is set to change dramatically" bec...
Mar 04, 2025
Here's the latest as the U.S. imposes tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on U.S. imports today coming from Canada and Mexico. The president's executive order hitting Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent across-the-boar...
Mar 04, 2025
Deadline for Trump tariffs passes with no relent, Canada counters in response
WASHINGTON - Canadians are waking up to a new and uncertain reality after U.S. President Donald Trump's deadline for economy-wide tariffs passed with no relent overnight, triggering a continental trad...
Mar 04, 2025
Border officer union cites staffing shortfalls as Trump proceeds with tariff threats
OTTAWA - The federal union that represents Canada's front-line customs and immigration officers says it's worried about staffing levels at the Canada Border Services Agency as the country responds to ...
Mar 04, 2025
B.C. budget brings record deficit, billions in trade-war contingencies
VICTORIA - The days leading up to British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey's first budget had been a blur, she said, each "blended into the other" as she and her staff tried to keep up with uns...
Mar 04, 2025
U.S. plans to nearly triple anti-dumping duty on Canadian softwood as tariffs loom
VANCOUVER - A proposed anti-dumping duty from the United States on Canadian lumber is the latest jab in the ongoing softwood dispute creating even more uncertainty for the sector, says the head of an ...
Mar 03, 2025
Alberta Premier Smith faces second challenge from caucus member in less than a week
EDMONTON - For the second time in under a week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing pushback from within her own United Conservative caucus. This time it's over her proposed 2025 budget. Backbenc...
Mar 03, 2025
Former Stephen Harper blasts Mark Carney's economic record
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper is taking shots at Liberal leadership frontrunner Mark Carney's economic record. Harper accuses Carney of taking unearned credit for steering the Canadian...
Mar 03, 2025
Canada waiting to see if Trump starts trade war with steep tariffs
WASHINGTON - Canada is bracing to see whether U.S. President Donald Trump follows through on his threats of economy-wide tariffs - or whether another last-minute pause materializes, averting a North A...
Mar 03, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...