Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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U.S. tariff threat adds urgency for B.C.'s energy independence: minister
VANCOUVER - The looming prospect of American tariffs raises the stakes for boosting the province's energy independence, British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix said Thursday. There was urgency bef...
Jan 23, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to call snap election next week: sources
TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election next Wednesday and send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, The Canadian Press has learned. Two senior government sources say Ford recently mad...
Jan 23, 2025
Joly off to Washington to talk tariffs with Rubio as Trump floats 5% target for NATO
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly will press Canada's case against damaging tariffs with the new U.S. secretary of state in Washington next week, after Trump repeated a demand Thursday for...
Jan 23, 2025
Quebec maple syrup producers fear 'major consequences' if Trump tariffs go ahead
MONTREAL - Quebec's maple syrup producers say they are worried their industry will take a big hit if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian expo...
Jan 23, 2025
Laundering of fentanyl cash linked to online betting sites: Intelligence agency
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency suspects online gambling platforms are being used to launder proceeds from fentanyl dealing and production. In an operational alert, the Financial Trans...
Jan 23, 2025
TikTok, Meta 'chaos' reminds Canadian businesses of the value of diversification
For Monika Scott and Robyn Mair, the last month has brought a whipsaw of emotions every time they log onto social media. Between a divest-or-ban government ultimatum that downed TikTok in the U.S. for...
Jan 23, 2025
CFIA: inspectors might go to Italy to investigate salmonella outbreak
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said it's possible that investigators will be sent to Italy to determine the source of a salmonella outbreak that's sickened at least 61 people in Canada. On Saturd...
Jan 22, 2025 Among the 61 cases reported, the majority were female and 17 people were hospitalized. The age range of those who became ill is between three and 88 years old. Salmonella can result in severe and potentially deadly infections, particularly for children, pregnant people, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems. (HO/The Canadian Press)
Canada leaning toward matching tariffs on U.S. — but not all premiers agree
OTTAWA - Canada appears to be leaning toward hitting the United States with matching tariffs if President Donald Trump makes good on his threats, but not all of the country's premiers support that app...
Jan 22, 2025
Alberta funding for Jasper housing rebuild 'can't be spent' amid impasse: minister
Alberta's social services minister says $112 million earmarked for 250 new permanent homes in Jasper, Alta., is off the table if Parks Canada and the local government continue to pursue a different vi...
Jan 21, 2025
From immigration to intelligence: 5 ways Trump's executive orders could affect Canada
OTTAWA - While U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs on Canada is alarming enough, other measures he announced Monday after his inauguration could have their own implications for Cana...
Jan 21, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...