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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Residential school building in Lower Post, B.C., to be demolished, replaced
VICTORIA - A "horrible building" feared for its past as a residential school in the remote British Columbia community of Lower Post will be demolished and replaced by a cultural centre bound to become...
Apr 15, 2021
WestJet CEO Ed Sims finds Air Canada aid package 'bittersweet' as talks drag on
OTTAWA - WestJet CEO Ed Sims says the federal government's aid package for Air Canada could be "problematic" unless his company gets equitable treatment, as talks over pandemic relief continue between...
Apr 15, 2021
Ottawa's COVID-19 vaccine point man aims to ensure more predictability for shipments
The point man for Canada's vaccine rollout is aiming to ensure provinces aren't left scrambling when doses don't arrive as planned, as Ontario reported a record number of new daily COVID-19 infections...
Apr 15, 2021
'Wrong signal:' Federal ministers protest Saskatchewan's electric vehicle tax
Two federal ministers have written Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to protest his plan to bring in a tax on electric vehicles. "This provincial tax on electric vehicles does not benefit the climate, co...
Apr 15, 2021
House leader asks for investigation into leaked photo of Liberal MP William Amos
OTTAWA - The government House leader has asked the Speaker of the House of Commons to investigate a photo leak of a Liberal MP caught naked on camera during a virtual sitting of Parliament. Pablo Rodr...
Apr 15, 2021
Father of fallen Canadian soldier of two minds on Biden's pullout from Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - Jim Davis and his wife Sharon visited Kandahar in 2008, part of a contingent of grieving military families who wanted to see for themselves the desolate place where their loved ones had d...
Apr 15, 2021
Charities hope Liberals' budget lends helping hand as sector eyes long recovery
OTTAWA - Canada's charities are hoping the Liberals extend them a helping hand in net week's budget as the sector faces the possibility of a prolonged road to recovery, even after the economy reopens....
Apr 15, 2021
Pact allowing Canada to return asylum claimants to U.S. is constitutional: court
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has found that a pact between Ottawa and Washington to turn back asylum-seekers entering Canada from the United States does not violate the Charter of Rights and F...
Apr 15, 2021
Low-carbon bucks: Conservatives pitch consumer carbon pricing through savings account
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is pitching a loyalty-card style of carbon pricing where consumers would see what they pay on fuel stored into an account that can be used for green purchases...
Apr 15, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 15, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 15, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 298,192 new vaccinations administered for a total of 8,896,462...
Apr 15, 2021
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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...