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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Three banned from fishing, holding licences in Canada after overfishing violations
NOOTKA, B.C. - Three people have been banned from fishing or holding a fishing licence anywhere in Canada after pleading guilty to overfishing on Vancouver Island in 2019. Nootka Sound RCMP investigat...
Apr 11, 2021
'You cannot claim any more:' Russia seeks bigger piece of Arctic Ocean seabed
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Russia wants to stretch out imaginary lines on the ocean floor - and below it - and that has one northern security expert worried about consequences for other Arctic countries like ...
Apr 11, 2021
Grizzly bears prefer walking on gentle slopes at a leisurely pace like humans: study
VANCOUVER - Grizzly bears seem to favour gently sloping or flat trails like those commonly used by people, which can affect land management practices in wild areas, says an expert who has written a pa...
Apr 11, 2021
Horgan's NDP to bring in throne speech in B.C., Opposition wants coherent plan
VICTORIA - British Columbia's opposition parties acknowledge the COVID-19 pandemic has presented huge challenges for Premier John Horgan's government, but they say Monday's throne speech must outline ...
Apr 11, 2021
Non-profit Quebec law centre to aid environmental group targeted by Alberta oil firm
QUEBEC - The Quebec Environmental Law Centre is coming to the aid of an environmental group targeted by an Alberta oil company threatening legal action. Pieridae Energy Ltd. issued a letter last month...
Apr 10, 2021
Alberta must retract Forest Act before it becomes law: Treaty 8 grand chief
EDMONTON - The Alberta government must pull back its new Forest Act before it becomes law next month, says the grand chief of the province's northern First Nations. "We expect the province to suspend ...
Apr 09, 2021
Bloc asks Ottawa to support logging, fledgling biofuels sector
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is calling on the federal government to recharge Quebec's forestry sector with an eye to its energy potential. The Bloc is laying out a slate of prop...
Apr 08, 2021
Liberals hope for 'tame' convention, in contrast to rival parties' controversies
OTTAWA - Thousands of federal Liberals gathered online Thursday night for the start of a three-day national convention that promises to be downright dull compared to similar events held by the Conserv...
Apr 08, 2021
Private member's bill would protect mountains from coal mines: Alberta NDP Opposition
EDMONTON - The Alberta Opposition is proposing legislation that it says would protect the province's Rocky Mountains from new open-pit coal mines. "What it's about is giving voice to the hundreds of t...
Apr 07, 2021
Climate change group pushes NDP, Green leaders to form election climate alliance
OTTAWA - An advocacy group alarmed by the pace of global warming is urging federal NDP and Green Party of Canada leaders to partner in the next general election in hopes of sending more climate-minded...
Apr 07, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Who would want to head up Canada Post?
Sarah Mills says the federal government is on the search for a new CEO to head up the mail service to bring success to a...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, September 9
On Wednesday's show, Evan gets an update on the harvest in Saskatchewan. Plus, a discussion about whether Canada should ...