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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Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finalized an agreement with House Republicans Tuesday to testify in a House investigation into Jeffrey Eps...
Feb 03, 2026
NDP MPP jumps to federal Liberals as Liberal MP eyes provincial seat and leadership
The resignation of longtime MP Bill Blair has triggered a potential round of political musical chairs, as the federal Liberals poach a provincial NDP representative to run for his seat and a Liberal M...
Feb 03, 2026
Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images and deepfakes
PARIS (AP) - French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepf...
Feb 03, 2026
Newfoundland town declares state of emergency after ferocious 24-hour winter storm
ST. JOHN'S - Residents of a small fishing community woke up to find pieces of their local seawall floating in the harbour, torn apart by a winter storm that bore down on eastern Newfoundland for 24 ho...
Feb 03, 2026
Transport minister will 'not interfere' with plane certification despite Trump threat
MONTREAL - Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says he will not interfere with the work of regulators after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to decertify Canadian-built planes unless the governm...
Feb 03, 2026
Smith says Alberta will withhold funding for judges without more input on selection
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says her government will withhold funding to support new judicial appointments in Alberta if the federal government doesn't give the province a say on who is picked. ...
Feb 03, 2026
Montreal mayor says her car was towed and is blaming potholes for two flat tires
MONTREAL - After saying she blew a pair of tires on one of her city's busiest streets, Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada is pledging to tackle what's causing the problem. "So there were two potho...
Feb 03, 2026
Ottawa remains opposed to acquiring nuclear weapons, minister says
OTTAWA - Canada has "absolutely no intention" of acquiring nuclear weapons, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Tuesday - rejecting the suggestion from former chief of the defence staff Wayne Eyre th...
Feb 03, 2026
Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation before contempt of Congress vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed late Monday to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but th...
Feb 03, 2026 Former President Bill Clinton, left, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen as Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a eulogy for U.S. Rep.†Sheila Jackson Lee, Aug. 1, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Harper calls for national unity, independence at portrait unveiling
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper's official portrait was unveiled in Ottawa Tuesday, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the election of his first Conservative government. Speaking to a crow...
Feb 03, 2026
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
The may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the president...
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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...