Murray Wood: Does anger at Carney on trade extend across the political spectrum?
Murray Wood says Stephen Harper and Scott Moe support Prime Minister Mark Carney's position on trade. Does the criticism...
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Canada gives Ukrainians who fled war another year to apply for work permit extensions
OTTAWA - The federal government is giving Ukrainians who fled the Russian invasion another year to apply for work permit extensions. Ukrainians who came to Canada before March 31, 2024, will now have ...
Apr 01, 2026
Stephen Lewis awakened Canadians to the HIV-AIDS pandemic raging in Africa: experts
TORONTO - Stephen Lewis awakened the Canadian public's consciousness to the HIV-AIDS pandemic raging in Africa and galvanized the political will to stop standing idle, experts said following his death...
Apr 01, 2026
Expert's report criticizes CRA over audit of Muslim charity, calls for improvements
OTTAWA - A report by an expert in extremist financing and money laundering says the Canada Revenue Agency's approach to policing terrorist abuse "proved seriously deficient" in the case of a long-runn...
Apr 01, 2026
Alcohol, 'Buy Canadian' policy flagged by U.S. as trade irritants: report
OTTAWA - Provincial rules around alcohol and the federal government's "Buy Canadian" policy have been flagged in a new report citing several trade irritants between Canada and the U.S. The annual docu...
Mar 31, 2026
'Long overdue': Prairie farmers welcome renewal of poison to target pesky gophers
Prairie farmers say a move by Ottawa to temporarily lift a ban on a rodent poison is a good start to address rampant gopher populations that have decimated crops and injured livestock. "I suspect mayb...
Mar 31, 2026
First Nation leader Robert Phillips says proposed DRIPA changes would gut legislation
VICTORIA - A First Nations leader said proposed amendments to British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act would take a "sledgehammer" to the landmark legislation. Robert Phi...
Mar 31, 2026
Construction work officially begins on $3-billion wind farm northeast of Quebec City
BEAUPR - Construction on a major wind farm northeast of Quebec City has been officially launched, with an investment of $3 billion. The first two phases of the Des Neiges wind farm - the southern sect...
Mar 31, 2026
Judge says Penn must turn over information about Jewish employees in US discrimination probe
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the University of Pennsylvania to hand over records about Jewish employees on campus to a federal agency as part of an investigation into anti...
Mar 31, 2026
Alberta moves to designate official Alberta whisky label
EDMONTON - Alberta is aiming to regulate who can slap an Alberta whisky stamp on spirits produced in the province. In tabling the bill Tuesday, it said it may be the first government in Canada to use ...
Mar 31, 2026
Former Vancouver mayor laments 'normalcy' of Downtown Eastside 'despair'
VANCOUVER - Former senator and Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell says it was a "depressing and traumatic experience" when he began his work as a provincial adviser in the Downtown Eastside last year, but...
Mar 31, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Don't let Dolly be tarnished
Sarah Mills says it was bound to happen, but the fact family and managers are already arguing over the legendary Dolly P...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Sept. 24
On Thursday's show, guest host Tamara Cherry talks about proposed changes to the Canada Labour Code. Other points of dis...