Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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China outlines more controls on exports of rare earths and technology
HONG KONG (AP) - China outlined new curbs on exports of rare earths and related technologies on Thursday, extending controls over use of the elements critical for many high-tech and military products ...
Oct 09, 2025
Here's a list of the U.S. tariffs still hammering Canadian industries
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington this week to advance negotiations on lifting or easing a growing list of tariffs. Trump's ever-shifting tarif...
Oct 08, 2025
Murder was 'unexpected' by accused, trial of former B.C. lawyer hears
VANCOUVER - A former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer admits to killing his client, but his defence counsel says it wasn't planned and that evidence at the trial doesn't support a first-degree murder conviction...
Oct 08, 2025
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
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
8:30 - There are no shortages of stories coming from Parliament Hill this week. Following the Liberal majority, the gas ...