Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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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
B.C. Premier David Eby asks Canadians to think carefully about spending money in U.S.
British Columbians should rethink trips to the United States and purchases of American products, as the province establishes a task force to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs...
Jan 21, 2025
By the numbers on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff claims for Canada and Mexico
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening tariffs starting Feb. 1 on Canada and Mexico because he says both countries are allowing a "vast number" of people and fentanyl to come into the United State...
Jan 21, 2025
U.S. business groups warn CRTC's CanCon rules could worsen trade conflict
OTTAWA - Groups representing U.S. businesses and big tech companies are warning the CRTC that its efforts to modernize Canadian content rules could worsen trade relations with the United States. They ...
Jan 21, 2025
B.C. First Nations leader reverses stance on pipeline as Trump tariff threat looms
VANCOUVER - The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is reversing his previous opposition to the scrapped Northern Gateway pipeline project that would have created another route for Alberta's oi...
Jan 21, 2025
Canada should stop playing defence on Trump's tariff threat, minister says
WASHINGTON - Canadian officials are adopting a different tone after President Donald Trump ordered a study of the United States' trade relationship with Canada, pushing the threat of devastating tarif...
Jan 21, 2025
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
8:30 - Last week, the FSIN held its first general assembly since being told it needed to repay $29-million in federal fu...