Evan Bray: What would 'associate' EU membership mean for Canada?
There's been a lot of talk about Canada possibly becoming an "associate member" of the European Union. Evan Br...
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The Latest: Canada's retaliatory tariffs on $28B in U.S. goods take effect
OTTAWA - Ottawa's retaliatory tariffs on American goods - a response to the 50 per cent tariffs Washington hit Canada with last month - took effect just after midnight EDT on Tuesday. Here's the lates...
Sep 08, 2026
Cape Breton schools, government offices closed in flooding aftermath
BADDECK - Schools and government offices in parts of Cape Breton are closed after torrential rains destroyed roads and triggered a local state of emergency over the weekend. A slow-moving storm dumped...
Sep 08, 2026
Canada joins European ban on Israeli settlement goods in response to rising violence
OTTAWA - Ottawa joined European nations on Tuesday with a pledge to ban imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel's foreign minister promised unspecified "coun...
Sep 08, 2026
Carney warns of tough times ahead in national address as retaliatory tariffs begin
OTTAWA - Canada's pivot away from the United States will "come at a cost" but the alternative would be far worse, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. Carney made the remarks in a video released j...
Sep 08, 2026
Back-to-school looks different for university students campaigning in Quebec election
MONTREAL - Orphe Dub-Gervais expects to spend a lot of time studying on the train in the coming weeks. Dub-Gervais is one of several candidates balancing university studies with door knocking, attendi...
Sep 08, 2026
Saskatchewan tax on American liquor kicks in for retailers amid trade standoff
REGINA - Saskatchewan entered the Canada-U.S. trade war Tuesday, slapping a retaliatory tax on American booze. Premier Scott Moe says the move is regrettable but necessary. "Saskatchewan didn't ask fo...
Sep 08, 2026
Trump ramps up retaliation against Canada, banning imports of booze, other products
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump signed new executive orders on Tuesday, ramping up retaliation after Canada imposed its latest set of duties on the United States. The five orders, which will ...
Sep 07, 2026
Quebec premier warns of further U.S. tariffs as Canada prepares retaliation
MONTREAL - The Canada-U.S. trade war is looming large over Quebec's election campaign, as party leaders clash over how to protect the province from the economic fallout. Premier Christine Frchette war...
Sep 07, 2026
Otto Jelinek, a former cabinet minister and world-champion figure skater, dies at 86
OTTAWA - Otto Jelinek, a former world-champion figure skater and federal cabinet minister, has died at the age of 86. "He was quite the ambitious guy," his younger brother Henry said Sunday, a day aft...
Sep 07, 2026 Former Canadian Olympians, from left, Otto Jelinek, Catriona le May Doan and Charmaine Crooks attend a news conference in Prague, Czech Republic Monday, June 30, 2003, as a part of the 2010 Olympic bid for Vancouver. (CP PHOTO/Jonathan Hayward)
'It's childish': Americans in Canada react to Trump renaming of Lake Ontario
If you're angered by U.S. President Donald Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario to "Lake America," chances are that an American living in your neighbourhood might be just as outraged - if not more. Many A...
Sep 06, 2026 Chris Kubinski is shown in this undated photo. The London, Ont., resident said he was so outraged by Trump's threats of annexation that he decided to renounce his U.S. citizenship and “divorce" Trump’s America. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Chris Kubinski)
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Sarah Mills: One prime minister stands out, and not for good reasons
Sarah Mills says Carney, Chrétien and Harper appearing at a summit highlighted the statesmanlike behaviour expect...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Sept. 17
The mayors of Saskatoon and Regina check in with Evan on Thursday's show, plus Minister Jeremy Cockrill talks about the ...