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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Joly says Honda still committed to EV investments after $15-billion project delayed
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says Honda Canada remains "fully committed" to major electric-vehicle investments in Canada after the company announced Tuesday that it was pausing a multibillio...
May 14, 2025
Expert tells U.S. senators Canada is a key ally on critical minerals
WASHINGTON - An expert in critical minerals told U.S. senators Wednesday that Canada will be a key ally in efforts to reduce America's reliance on Chinese supply - after President Donald Trump spent m...
May 14, 2025
Tariffs have changed Ontario budget approach, Ford says
TORONTO - Ontario is set to table its budget Thursday and Premier Doug Ford is signalling it will include a lot of infrastructure spending and measures to stimulate the economy, saying U.S. President ...
May 14, 2025
Ontario and Manitoba ink deal to boost interprovincial trade
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew signed an agreement Wednesday to boost the movement of goods and labour between the two provinces, including direct-to-consumer alcoh...
May 14, 2025
Opposition slams Liberals for having no plans to table budget soon
OTTAWA - Opposition parties attacked Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday for being vague about his plans after his government said it would not table a federal budget before the House of Commons rise...
May 14, 2025
Parkland-Sunoco deal comes amid fraught U.S.-Canada relations, resource nationalism
CALGARY - Ottawa is weighing the proposed takeover of Calgary-based Parkland Corp. by American fuel distributor Sunoco LP at a time of fraught Canada-U.S. relations and amped-up resource nationalism. ...
May 13, 2025
Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney's cabinet sworn in
Canada's business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday's swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet. Corporate leaders and business associations say ...
May 13, 2025 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, arrives for the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Prime Minister Mark Carney says new cabinet will act with 'urgency and determination'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney shook up his cabinet Tuesday by moving some key players involved in Canada-U.S. relations into new positions and promoting 24 new faces in a move meant to signal ch...
May 13, 2025
Canada's ambassador says economic talks must prioritize lifting Trump's tariffs
WASHINGTON - Ottawa's top diplomat in Washington says talks to negotiate any new deals with the United States will prioritize ending U.S President Donald Trump's ruinous tariffs on Canadian exports. A...
May 13, 2025
Alberta government announces indefinite freeze on industrial carbon price
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is freezing its industrial carbon price effective immediately at $95 per tonne of emissions. Smith told reporters Monday the move is criti...
May 12, 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
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...