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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Federal government wants court to toss out human rights decision against RCMP
The federal government says the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal wrongfully awarded compensation to both complainants and witnesses who claimed discrimination by the RCMP in an investigation of historic...
Apr 07, 2026
Federal government puts out $412.9 million to renew the Pacific Salmon Initiative
The federal government is spending $412.9 million over five years to renew the Pacific Salmon Strategy in a plan to protect and rebuild wild populations. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson made the an...
Apr 07, 2026
Pivotal Terrebonne byelection sees preliminary 20% voter turnout in advance polls
OTTAWA - Almost 38,000 people voted in the advance polls in three byelections that could give Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals a majority government, with the highest advance turnout in Terrebonn...
Apr 07, 2026
Advocates have little hope social housing needs in Quebec will be addressed soon
MONTREAL - Brique par brique, a non-profit that builds housing in Montreal, has been trying to develop more city-owned land for years, but the group says securing money for new projects is getting har...
Apr 07, 2026
Carney defends high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City
OTTAWA - High-speed rail connecting Toronto and Quebec City would be a boon to the economy and job creation, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday, defending his government's project as oppositio...
Apr 07, 2026
Carney reiterates call to respect international law as Trump threatens 'civilization'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said leaders involved in the war in Iran must "choose their words" and act prudently, but didn't specifically criticize U.S. President Donald Trump for his recent i...
Apr 07, 2026
Carney breaks down plans to spend $51B on local infrastructure
OTTAWA - The federal government will address infrastructure gaps across Canada with billions of dollars in funding over the coming decade, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday at a news conferen...
Apr 07, 2026
Voting begins in Coalition Avenir Québec leadership race to replace Premier Legault
QUBEC - Voting is open for members of the Coalition Avenir Qubec to choose a new leader who will replace Premier Franois Legault. Christine Frchette, a former economy minister, and Bernard Drainville,...
Apr 07, 2026
Almost a third of police probes of diplomatic missions see subjects leave Canada
OTTAWA - Almost a third of police probes involving members of foreign diplomatic missions in Canada in the last five years saw the subjects of the investigations leave the country before charges were ...
Apr 07, 2026
Hearing on injunction filed by First Nation to stop Alberta separation to begin today
EDMONTON - A First Nation in Alberta will be in court today seeking to shut down a petition urging the province to quit Confederation. The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is in Edmonton asking a Court of Ki...
Apr 07, 2026 Edmonton Law Courts are shown in Edmonton on Wednesday, July 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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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...