Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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'Gas-for-wine': South Africa seeks deal to boost trade, investment with Canada
OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Johannesburg for the G20 summit, Canada and South Africa are talking about a deal to boost bilateral trade and investment that could see more South Afri...
Nov 18, 2025
Premiers say they had positive meeting with PM, hint that tariff relief is coming
OTTAWA - New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt said premiers had a "productive" meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday, mainly to discuss the federal budget and progress on tariff talks with the...
Nov 17, 2025
Here's a list of October inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely beca...
Nov 17, 2025
Here's a list of October inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 2.0 per ce...
Nov 17, 2025
Inflation cools to 2.2% as gas, grocery prices fall in October
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says cheaper gasoline and groceries helped bring inflation down a couple ticks to 2.2 per cent in October. The agency says gas prices fell at a faster rate in October compar...
Nov 17, 2025 Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
PQ leader rallies troops as Quebec Liberals warn against Quebec currency policy
SHERBROOKE - Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon rallied his party faithful Sunday, less than a year from the next provincial election and with a number of important tests to come before the...
Nov 16, 2025
Independent Quebec would adopt its own currency, PQ leader says
SHERBROOKE - Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon wants Quebec to have its own currency in the event it becomes an independent country. But it would be slow transition of at least 10 years wi...
Nov 15, 2025
Ottawa to return $623 million to small businesses in rebate payments
OTTAWA - More than 600,000 small businesses will share $623 million in carbon price rebate payments before the end of the year, the final payment they will receive following the end of the consumer ca...
Nov 14, 2025
Ottawa's operating spending — not capital — driving deeper deficits: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer projects the federal Liberals will narrowly maintain long-term fiscal sustainability with their new budget, but day-to-day spending measures mean Ottawa will ...
Nov 14, 2025
B.C. power line and Ksi Lisims LNG added to federal government's major-projects list.
TERRACE, B.C., CANADA - With a buzzing electrical substation in Terrace, B.C., as his backdrop, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced two new British Columbia additions to the federal government's ...
Nov 13, 2025
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...