Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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'Politics in full sentences:' Nenshi returns to public life as leader of Alberta NDP
CALGARY - Before he launched a campaign that would see him take over as leader of Alberta's New Democrats, Naheed Nenshi worried politics had become too polarized, too toxic for him. But ultimately th...
Jun 22, 2024
Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi named new leader of Alberta NDP in resounding vote
CALGARY - Former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi's appeal to new members outside the traditional fold of the Alberta NDP has propelled him to the helm of the party. Nenshi becomes the first from Calgary t...
Jun 22, 2024
'Build relationships on both sides': Provinces make push ahead of U.S. election
WASHINGTON - Provinces are reaching out to Democrats and Republicans alike to make their case for co-operation, bolstering efforts by the federal government to ensure Canada is prepared for any outcom...
Jun 22, 2024
Conservatives avoid staking out clear position on supervised consumption sites
OTTAWA - As debate around the Liberals' drug policy dominated parts of the spring House of Commons sitting, the Conservatives are offering little insight into what approach they would take when it com...
Jun 22, 2024
'It was worth it': Former Alberta premier Rachel Notley bids farewell as NDP leader
CALGARY - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley has formally bid goodbye to the party that, on her watch, won government for the first and only time in 2015. Notley encouraged cheering delegates Friday to ...
Jun 21, 2024
Judge orders Quebec to pay over $144M to taxi permit holders for abolishing permits
MONTREAL - A Superior Court judge has ordered the Quebec government to pay more than $144 million to several thousand former taxi permit holders in the province. Justice Silvana Conte ruled that the g...
Jun 21, 2024
Sutherland said Canada can't "become a clone" of another country
Donald Sutherland's cinematic journey took him around the globe, but his heartstrings were always tied to Canada. Hailing from New Brunswick, the actor's love for his country was as enduring as the no...
Jun 21, 2024
A timeline of events in the Ontario Science Centre closure, announced Friday
TORONTO - The Ontario Science Centre at its current east Toronto location will permanently close at the end of the day Friday, due to structural concerns with the roof, the provincial government annou...
Jun 21, 2024
Concern over Indigenous identity fraud heightened by government definitions: minister
OTTAWA - The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations says a lot of talk about the issue of so-called Indigenous identity fraud is based around apprehensions people have about the government defining wh...
Jun 21, 2024
Fake elector case in Nevada dismissed over venue question, state attorney general vows appeal
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Nevada judge dismissed an indictment Friday against six Republicans accused of submitting certificates to Congress falsely declaring Donald Trump the winner of the state's 2020 pres...
Jun 21, 2024
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Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...