Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Tories disappointed by Scheer's decision to hire family as they call for better rules
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs vented some disappointment in their former leader - and current caucus colleague - Andrew Scheer Wednesday after revelations he twice hired family members to work in his offi...
Nov 18, 2020
Parliament passes Tory motion to demand government decision on Huawei, 5G
OTTAWA - A united federal opposition has supported a Conservative motion to insist the Liberal government take a harder line against what it says are national-security threats from China. The motion, ...
Nov 18, 2020
B.C. premier to call on prime minister for national travel policy to fight COVID-19
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he will lobby Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to tell Canadians that travel within the country at this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic should only be ...
Nov 18, 2020
Halifax to review use of 'Micmac' on street signs and city buildings
HALIFAX - Use of the word "Micmac" on city signs, buildings and other municipal assets in Halifax is under review. Regional council on Tuesday unanimously endorsed a motion by councillor Sam Austin re...
Nov 18, 2020
Liberals shouldn't jettison spending restraints because of pandemic, former PBO says
OTTAWA - Canada's first parliamentary budget watchdog says there are ways for the federal government to impose some discipline on its upcoming spending plans to keep the deficit from spiralling out of...
Nov 18, 2020
Federal fisheries minister should resign over lobster dispute: Indigenous leader
HALIFAX - The chief of the First Nation at the centre of a lobster fishing dispute in Nova Scotia says the federal fisheries minister should resign because she appears unwilling to deal with the band'...
Nov 18, 2020
Canada-U. S. border closure extended 30 days as American COVID-19 cases rise: source
OTTAWA - The Canada-U. S. border is set to remain closed well into December. A federal source speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly confirmed the ...
Nov 18, 2020
B.C.'s NDP government plans throne speech for Dec. 7 after winning majority
VICTORIA - The British Columbia legislature will return Dec. 7 after the NDP won a majority government in last month's provincial election. Premier John Horgan said Wednesday the brief legislati...
Nov 18, 2020
Vancouver mayor moves to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he's preparing to table a motion that would see city council vote on the decriminalization of simple possession of illicit drugs. "Personal possession and use of d...
Nov 18, 2020
Potential vaccine news brightens dark day marked by rising COVID-19 cases, deaths
Ontario's health minister on Wednesday suggested Canada could start receiving millions of doses of COVID-19 as soon as January, providing a glimmer of hope on an otherwise dark day marked by rising ca...
Nov 18, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
8:30 - Last week, the FSIN held its first general assembly since being told it needed to repay $29-million in federal fu...