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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Feds pitch $2B fund for critical minerals investments, including equity stakes
OTTAWA - The federal budget says Canada will take out equity stakes in critical mineral projects to open up mining and position Canada as a major global supplier. The federal budget, released Tuesday ...
Nov 04, 2025
Global Affairs Canada could merge embassies with allies, must focus on trade: budget
OTTAWA - The Carney government's first budget redirects diplomatic dollars to the trade file while cutting Global Affairs Canada's budget - possibly by merging some embassies with those operated by li...
Nov 04, 2025
Federal budget forecasts $78B deficit as Liberals shift spending to capital projects
OTTAWA - This year's federal budget contains a deficit nearly twice the size forecast by the Liberals a year ago, as Prime Minister Mark Carney's government prioritizes capital project spending over p...
Nov 04, 2025
Liberals set to deliver highly anticipated federal budget today
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to unveil its budget today - the Liberals' first fiscal update in almost a year and the first summary of Prime Minister Mark Carney's agenda since the party rele...
Nov 04, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, shakes hands with Finance Minister Francois Philippe-Champagne at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday, March 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Champagne's biggest test yet — selling a 'generational' budget to anxious Canadians
OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to sell Canadians on his first-ever budget - one that he's billed as containing both once-in-a generation capital spending projects and austerity measures ...
Nov 04, 2025
How it started, how it ended: A chronology of Ontario's ad blitz against U.S. tariffs
OTTAWA - Here is a day-by-day chronology of the controversy over Ontario's advertising campaign against U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods: Tues., Oct. 14: The office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the...
Nov 03, 2025
Finance minister says budget will offer no surprises, make 'generational investments'
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says there will be "no surprises" when he tables a federal budget Tuesday that he promises will offer "generational investments." Champagne told a...
Nov 03, 2025
Sweden to send its royals, industry chiefs in delegation to Canada this month
OTTAWA - Sweden is sending a large delegation of some of its most prominent people to Canada later this month as it seeks closer ties across the Arctic. Rideau Hall says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will welc...
Nov 03, 2025
Ottawa launching dispute process against Stellantis over auto production relocation
OTTAWA - Ottawa is launching a dispute resolution process against Stellantis over the company's decision to move planned vehicle production from its Brampton, Ont. plant to the U.S., Industry Minister...
Nov 03, 2025
Finance minister says 'no surprises' in budget, promises 'generational investments'
Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says there will be "no surprises" when he tables a federal budget tomorrow that he promises will offer "generational investments." The finance minister tol...
Nov 03, 2025 Federal Finance Minister Francois Philippe Champagne shows off the new shoes he will wear for the budget speech at the Boulet boot factory in St-Tite Que., on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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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...