Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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First Nations 'making history' to buy B.C. port terminal that moves critical minerals
Two First Nations have formed a joint partnership with a transport company to purchase the Port of Stewart bulk terminal on the Portland Canal that separates British Columbia and Alaska. The Nisga'a a...
Aug 25, 2025
In Warsaw, Carney deepens Canada's defence, trade ties with Poland
WARSAW - Canada and Poland struck a new strategic partnership on trade, defence and energy on Monday, as Prime Minister Mark Carney continued a five-day trip to Europe. After making a surprise visit t...
Aug 25, 2025
'It's ridiculous': Why some Canadian youth feel ready to tap out of tipping culture
EDMONTON - Ren Alva is no stranger to leaving a good tip. The Edmonton university student believes in tipping service workers for a job well done, even leaving more during the holidays and after speci...
Aug 23, 2025
Retaliatory tariff turnaround puts Ottawa in better negotiating spot: LeBlanc
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said the decision to drop retaliatory tariffs puts Ottawa in a better position to negotiate changes to U.S. President Donald Trump's devastating...
Aug 23, 2025
Carney announces that Canada is dropping many retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods
OTTAWA - Canada will drop some retaliatory tariffs on American products to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, Prime Minister Mark Carney an...
Aug 22, 2025
Tariffs: Quebec will donate rather than destroy expiring U.S. alcohol, minister says
MONTREAL - Quebec's finance minister says $300,000 of expiring American alcohol that is banned from the province's shelves will be donated rather than destroyed. Eric Girard's comments come after the ...
Aug 22, 2025
Rising concerns over U.S. move to broaden products subject to metal tariffs
TORONTO - There's growing concern about a move by the United States to make hundreds more product categories subject to the country's 50 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum content. The addition of...
Aug 21, 2025
Tariffs: Quebec liquor board prepares to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol
MONTREAL - The Quebec liquor board may be forced to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol that the province has banned from stores. The provincial government on March 4 ordered the state-owned co...
Aug 21, 2025
Carney has 'productive' phone call with Trump amid bilateral tensions
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had a "productive and wide-ranging" phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday morning. "We focused on trade challenges, opportunit...
Aug 21, 2025
Saskatchewan premier calls on Prime Minister Carney to meet with China's Xi on canola
OTTAWA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Thursday that he wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping to resolve the trade issues that have led to steep tariffs on C...
Aug 21, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...