Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Davies says NDP's budget support is up to Carney after sharing party's priorities
OTTAWA - Interim NDP Leader Don Davies says his party wants to see the coming budget offer more investment in health care, affordable non-market housing and projects that create unionized jobs. Speaki...
Oct 08, 2025
Alberta's Smith says Prime Minister Carney speaking Trump's 'love language'
TORONTO - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is lauding Prime Minister Mark Carney's ability to speak the language of U.S. President Donald Trump. Addressing the BMO US-Canada summit in Toronto, Smith sai...
Oct 08, 2025
Canada, U.S. have deep relationship despite shift to 'transactional' trade: Carney
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney said there is a path toward a deal with the United States on steel, aluminum and energy following his meeting with President Donald Trump this week, as he drew app...
Oct 08, 2025
Carney returns to Ottawa without a deal to end the U.S. tariffs
WASHINGTON - Mark Carney departed Washington Wednesday with no deal in hand to lift U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods - an outcome that drew both intense criticism during a heated question period and rar...
Oct 08, 2025
Experts say Ottawa’s new AI task force is skewed towards industry
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has given its new AI "task force" until the end of the month to fast-track changes to the national artificial intelligence strategy - a plan that critics say leans too ...
Oct 08, 2025
B.C. to introduce legislation regulating on-time construction payments
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is introducing new legislation aimed at making sure construction workers and contractors are paid on time. Attorney General Niki Sharma says the bill is abou...
Oct 07, 2025
Fiscal watchdog gives mixed review to Ottawa's budget framework changes
OTTAWA - Ottawa's fiscal watchdog says that while there are good ideas in the new budget framework the federal government announced this week, its definition of capital spending could blur the picture...
Oct 07, 2025
Permanent versus term: How to know which type of insurance is best for you
Life insurance can protect your loved ones financially after you're gone, but picking the right kind can protect your wallet even when you're alive. Generally, there are two kinds of life insurance: t...
Oct 07, 2025
As Trump digs in on tariff rhetoric, LeBlanc suggests quick deals in the works
WASHINGTON - A high-profile meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday resulted in Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc vowing both sides are focused on q...
Oct 07, 2025
U.S. government to take 10-per-cent stake in Canadian mining company Trilogy Metals
Vancouver-based Trilogy Metals Inc. says the U.S. government will take a 10-per-cent stake in the mineral exploration company, which has mining interests in Alaska that Washington wants to see develop...
Oct 06, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
The may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the president...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...