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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Canada's highest-paid CEOs made an average of $16.2 million in 2024: report
The gap between average worker wages and Canada's top-paid CEOs widened to a record in 2024, according to a new report that pushes for higher taxes on the wealthiest. Average compensation for the 100 ...
Jan 02, 2026 Tobias Lutke, co-founder and CEO of Shopify, participates in the State of Crypto Summit, in New York, Thursday, June 12, 2025. He was the highest-paid CEO in Canada in 2024 after taking home $205.5 million, according to a report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Remote work option ending for thousands of public, private sector workers in 2026
OTTAWA - The new year will bring some big changes to the rules on in-office work for many employees across the country - including tens of thousands of provincial government staff in Ontario and Alber...
Jan 02, 2026
Five things to watch in Canadian business for 2026
OTTAWA - Trade issues dominated headlines for Canadian business in 2025, but the stock market seemed to shrug off the economic woes as it hit record highs. Heading into 2026, trade will remain in the ...
Dec 31, 2025
Treasury Board minister silent on details of plan to shrink federal public service
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says the federal government hasn't worked out details of its plans to cut the bureaucracy and boost the amount of time public servants spend in the office...
Dec 29, 2025
Western and Northern Canada braces for chilly, snowy Christmas
Frigid temperatures across much of Western Canada include advisories warning parts of Alberta to prepare for a snowy Christmas Eve and Christmas Day As much as 10 to 20 cm is expected to fall by Chris...
Dec 24, 2025
Quebec paramedics, ambulance technicians to strike Dec. 24 but keep essential service
MONTREAL - Workers for nearly 40 ambulance services across Quebec are planning an unlimited strike beginning Christmas Eve. The 39 unions are associated with the Fdration du prhospitalier du Qubec and...
Dec 23, 2025
Canada Post, union reach tentative agreements, with vote expected in new year
MONTREAL - Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers say they have reached tentative agreements. The deals announced Monday cover both the Urban Postal Operations and Rural and Suburban Mai...
Dec 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney named The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year
OTTAWA - This time last year, the average Canadian might have struggled to pick Mark Carney's face out of a crowd. Now he's among the most recognizable figures in the country, and was selected The Can...
Dec 22, 2025
B.C.'s David Eby 'not seeking' 2026 election, after year that tested NDP coalition
VICTORIA - It should have been a very bad day for David Eby's government. But on Dec. 3, the morning after the pending closure of the pulp mill in Crofton, B.C., was announced with the loss of 350 job...
Dec 22, 2025
Hundreds of public servants to learn about job cuts after holiday break
OTTAWA - Federal public servants are expected to learn about job cuts in their departments when they return from their holiday break. Departments such as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Environ...
Dec 21, 2025 A worker walks past the West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. (THE CANADIAN PRESS files/Adrian Wyld)
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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
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...