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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As Trump flags timber tariffs soon, B.C. minister says impact would be 'devastating'
VICTORIA - B.C.'s Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the expectation of more duties and additional tariffs piled onto Canadian softwood lumber would "absolutely be devastating" for the country's indust...
Feb 20, 2025
After Chinese company divested from Calgary lithium firm, mystery firm stepped in
The federal government is going to court to force a Toronto company to sell a $34-million stake in a Calgary-based lithium miner that it bought off a Chinese firm. The government had already deemed th...
Feb 20, 2025
Saskatchewan Premier Moe says Trump 'may not be entirely accurate' with facts
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says U.S. President Donald Trump "may not be entirely accurate with perceived facts" but is someone Canada must work with. Moe said Wednesday the U.S....
Feb 19, 2025
Poilievre calls Carney's fiscal plan a 'sneaky accounting trick'
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is slamming Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney's plan to split the federal budget, calling it a "sneaky accounting trick" to avoid balancing the boo...
Feb 19, 2025
A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
TORONTO - A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progre...
Feb 19, 2025
Small business carbon rebate will be taxed for now despite government promise
OTTAWA - The federal government has confirmed that small businesses will have to pay tax on their carbon rebate, despite government promises otherwise, because Parliament can't currently pass legislat...
Feb 19, 2025
Clean energy transition must be key for next Ontario government: report
TORONTO - The next Ontario government should take the lead in encouraging urgent expansion of interprovincial electricity transmission while ensuring it advances a transition to a clean economy, a new...
Feb 19, 2025
A running list of Ontario election promises in campaign for snap Feb. 27 vote
TORONTO - A running list of election promises announced by the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Liberals and Greens in the province's snap election campaign. The vote is set for Feb. 27. Progre...
Feb 18, 2025
With talk of D-Day and war, throne speech portrays B.C. in historic tariff battle
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government has depicted the province on a battle footing against the threat of U.S. tariffs, as it faces its "most consequential time" since the Second World War. The NDP...
Feb 18, 2025
Singh says pipelines would not be first priority for NDP energy policy
HAMILTON - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he sees an east-west clean electricity corridor as his first priority for expanding the Canadian energy market - not new pipelines. While Singh isn't shutting ...
Feb 18, 2025 Most Canadian energy exports currently go to the United States, which is threatening Canada with a barrage of tariffs on all exports, including a 10 per cent levy on energy products like oil. (The Canadian Press)
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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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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
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...