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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Five Canadian provinces boost their minimum wage, Alberta now lowest
Five provinces are increasing their minimum wage today to support workers amid affordability issues. The hikes will apply to Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The ...
Oct 01, 2025
As public service cuts loom, local Ottawa agency eyes growing defence industry
OTTAWA - With the prospect of public service cuts looming over the capital, an Ottawa economic development agency is making a pitch for federal help to grow out the local defence industry and turn it ...
Sep 30, 2025
Quebec premier outlines new economic vision in speech to legislature
QUBEC - In an attempt to revive his party's political fortunes, Quebec Premier Franois Legault has outlined what he calls a "new economic vision" for the province. During an inaugural speech Tuesday i...
Sep 30, 2025
Anand taking two different approaches to building 'bridges' with China, India
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is off to India and China in the coming weeks, where she plans to take two distinct approaches to mending frayed ties with the world's two most populous c...
Sep 30, 2025
Trump hits Canadian lumber producers with additional 10 per cent tariff
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued new tariffs that could add further pressure on Canadian producers of softwood lumber and furniture. A presidential proclamation on Monday evening set out a 10 pe...
Sep 30, 2025
Trump returns to '51st state' rhetoric in speech to U.S. military officials
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump returned to his talk of annexing Canada during an unprecedented speech to top military leaders on Tuesday. The president was speaking about his "Golden Dome" m...
Sep 30, 2025
Howie Mandel says Canadian 'Price is Right' spinoff will be 'tariff-free' and timely
Howie Mandel is coming home to host a Canadian spinoff of "The Price is Right," and unlike softwood lumber or steel, he quips, his services come with no duties attached. "I'm hosting tariff-free," the...
Sep 30, 2025
Jobs minister Kahlon says B.C. won't pan away from Trump threat to tariff films
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon says the government is taking threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to tariff B.C.-made films by 100 per cent "very seriously," but it's unclea...
Sep 29, 2025
Groups urge PM Carney to act on climate finance risk, 10 years after key speech
MONTREAL - A decade after Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a famous speech about the financial risks associated with climate change, global organizations called for financial system reforms in an ...
Sep 29, 2025
New Brunswick ends fiscal year with $104.4-million deficit as health-care costs rise
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's finance minister says the province finished the 2024-25 fiscal year with a $104.4-million deficit, instead of the $40.9-million surplus they had budgeted for. Ren Legacy ...
Sep 29, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...