Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Manitoba pulls U.S. booze, offers tax deferrals to businesses in wake of tariffs
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government offered tax deferrals to businesses and pulled American products from liquor stores Tuesday in response to tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Businesses...
Mar 04, 2025
Ontario rips up Starlink deal, plans to add energy surcharge in response to tariffs
TORONTO - Ontario will ban American companies from $30 billion worth of procurement contracts, rip up a $100-million Starlink deal and eradicate U.S. booze in its first wave of retaliations against U....
Mar 04, 2025
Quebec outlines tariff response focused more on financial aid, less on retaliation
MONTREAL - Promising to protect Quebecers against the "unjustified attack" of the Trump administration, Premier Franois Legault announced a response to the trade war focused largely on helping Quebec ...
Mar 04, 2025
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
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
8:30 - There are no shortages of stories coming from Parliament Hill this week. Following the Liberal majority, the gas ...