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King Charles has reiterated that Prince Harry and wife Megan are not working royals, but private citizens carrying out c...
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Budget 2024: Liberals to dole out five years worth of carbon rebates to businesses
OTTAWA - Small- and medium-sized business owners are set to receive a long-awaited refund from Ottawa, which was holding onto billions of dollars while it sorted out a way to deliver them their carbon...
Apr 16, 2024
Government documents confirm coal lobbying on Rockies mining, show months of planning
EDMONTON - Documents released under Alberta Freedom of Information laws confirm the United Conservative Party government was talking with the coal industry about relaxing a policy that protected the R...
Apr 16, 2024
Ontario hopes to start building Highway 413 within a year: transportation minister
TORONTO - Ontario hopes to begin building Highway 413 within a year, the province's transportation minister said Tuesday, after reaching an agreement with the federal government. Prabmeet Sarkaria sai...
Apr 16, 2024
U.S. killer-whale catcher has advice for B.C. rescuers — build rapport with your orca
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - Jeff Foster's resume sounds like the stuff of fantasy, starting as a teenage orca catcher in Puget Sound in Washington State, pursuing the giant predators for aquariums for decades, t...
Apr 16, 2024
Orphaned B.C. orca may be eating fish, vet says, as rescuers plan new strategy
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A Vancouver Aquarium expert who has been involved in attempts to rescue an orphaned orca says the calf may be feeding on fish in the B.C. lagoon where she has been trapped for more th...
Apr 15, 2024
Ontario, federal governments reach deal allowing Highway 413 project to proceed
TORONTO - Ontario has struck a deal with the federal government to proceed with the province's Highway 413 project while working together to mitigate the effects on species at risk. The two government...
Apr 15, 2024
Singh defends NDP carbon price position — without directly supporting a consumer levy
OTTAWA - The federal leader of the New Democrats spent Monday insisting his party's position on carbon pricing remains unchanged. But Jagmeet Singh refused to say explicitly whether he supports the co...
Apr 15, 2024
Wild turkey breaks into Quebec long-term care home, a sign of 'exploding' population
MONTREAL - A break-in by a wild turkey at a long-term care home south of Quebec City over the weekend is a sign that the range and population of the birds are expanding in Quebec, bringing them closer...
Apr 15, 2024
Judge orders Alberta to produce massive trove of coal documents after four-year fight
EDMONTON - The Alberta government must produce thousands of documents on its attempts to encourage coal mining in the Rocky Mountains after a judge threw out a bid to block their release. In denying t...
Apr 15, 2024
Urban firefighters to get additional training to also battle wildfire blazes
OTTAWA - The federal government is doubling its investment to train urban firefighters to battle wildfires - a growing threat to Canada's cities and towns. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinso...
Apr 15, 2024
OPINION
Evan Bray: Canadians deserve more than vague explanations over poor trade results
Canadians elected Prime Minister Mark Carney to office to handle trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. Evan Bray sa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, September 10
8:30 - Many Canadians say Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to launch counter-tariffs was a gamble he had to make. B...