Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Rising interest rates could dampen stimulus impact from federal budget, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is pouring cold water on the economic fires from the government's latest spending plan, saying that an expected rise in interest rates should temper the amoun...
May 27, 2021
Montreal patios are reopening but bar and restaurant owners say they lack staff
MONTREAL - Karoline Gagnon worked as a bartender or bar manager for 25 years in Montreal and while she says she had often considered changing careers, the money and the freedom that lifestyle offered ...
May 27, 2021
A list of the four steps in British Columbia's restart plan
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced a four-step restart plan in a gradual return to normality when more people are vaccinated against COVID-19. Here are the steps set out by the ...
May 25, 2021
U.S. amping up dispute with Canada over allowed exports of American dairy products
WASHINGTON - The United States is ramping up its dispute with Canada over the sale of American dairy products north of the border - the first significant new trade squabble between the two countries o...
May 25, 2021
Human error during construction led to sudden closure of major Montreal bridge
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it had no choice but to close a major bridge in Montreal because a company repairing the structure unintentionally damaged 40 reinforcement bars.Transport Ministe...
May 21, 2021
Environmentalists press Bank of Canada to be more active on climate change
OTTAWA - Environmentalists are pressing Canada's central bank to become more forceful in driving financing towards green investments, including actively buying a proposed federal tool to fund the tran...
May 21, 2021
U.S. cruise law puts B.C. economic impacts at risk: Harbour authority
VANCOUVER - When the U.S. House of Representatives swiftly passed legislation amending a historical law that some say could have severe consequences for British Columbia's port communities, it came as...
May 21, 2021
Bridge linking Montreal to highway toward Ontario to be closed for safety concerns
MONTREAL - One of the main bridges motorists use to travel from Montreal to Ontario on the Trans-Canada Highway system has been closed for safety reasons. Quebec Transport Minister Franois Bonnardel s...
May 20, 2021
Mortgage stress tests set to tighten in wake of Bank of Canada warnings
OTTAWA - Canadians looking to buy homes will face stiffer mortgage tests in a few days as the federal government and a national regulator tighten rules in the wake of new warnings from the central ban...
May 20, 2021
Researchers suggest Ottawa eliminate health transfers, give provinces room to tax
MONTREAL - A new report by researchers at the Universit de Montral's HEC business school is calling for the end of federal transfers payments to the provinces. The report published Thursday suggests t...
May 20, 2021
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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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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...