Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Canada narrows choice of new submarine suppliers to Germany, South Korea
BERLIN - Canada has narrowed down its shopping list for its next fleet of submarines to those made by two suppliers, Germany's Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems and South Korea's Hanwha Ocean Co. Ottawa pl...
Aug 26, 2025 Members of the Royal Canadian Navy stand aboard the HMCS Corner Brook submarine docked during Fleet Week, in North Vancouver, B.C., on Thursday, July 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
LeBlanc set to meet Lutnick in Washington after Ottawa drops some tariffs
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to meet with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington this week after Ottawa announced it would be lifting some retaliatory t...
Aug 25, 2025
Carney visiting Berlin to boost trade, defence ties
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Germany late Monday, looking to boost trade and defence ties with Europe's largest economy. Carney is moving to align Canada more closely with Europe as ...
Aug 25, 2025
Asked about Chinese ferry deal, Gregor Robertson says 'Buy Canada' policy needs work
COQUITLAM - Gregor Robertson, the minister responsible for the federal agency that helped fund a BC Ferries contract to buy ships from China, says Canada needs to "catch up" with the United States whe...
Aug 25, 2025
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
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...