Murray Wood: A 'high test' compromise tax
Premier Scott Moe is jacking the price of U.S.liquor with a tax that mirrors U.S. tariffs on Canadian alcohol. Murray Wo...
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Quicksketch of Conservative Party of Quebec leader Éric Duhaime
MONTREAL - Former political commentator ric Duhaime has led the Conservative Party of Quebec for five years. Duhaime has never held a political office, and the Conservatives did not win any seats at t...
Aug 27, 2026
Quicksketch of Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
MONTREAL - Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has led the Parti Qubcois back from the brink since becoming leader in 2020. Now, the former lawyer is at the head of a party that is topping the polls going into t...
Aug 27, 2026
Quiksketch: A look at Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard
MONTREAL - Charles Milliard heads into Quebec's Oct. 5 provincial election leading the Liberal party as it tries to rebuild from a poor 2022 showing and scandals surrounding the previous leader. Milli...
Aug 27, 2026
Here are five issues to watch in the Quebec provincial election campaign
MONTREAL - Quebecers are heading to the polls in early October, after eight straight years of Coalition Avenir Qubec governance. Here are some of the issues that could dominate the campaign. 1. Sovere...
Aug 27, 2026
Canadian firm plans New Brunswick TNT plant to double NATO's explosives supply
FREDERICTON - A private Canadian firm is planning to build an explosives factory in New Brunswick it says could double the amount of TNT produced each year by NATO countries. Patrick Gagnon, chief exe...
Aug 27, 2026
Fréchette says Trump is her main adversary as Quebec election campaign gets underway
QUBEC - The leaders of Quebec's main political parties fanned out across the province on Thursday as the provincial election campaign officially got underway ahead of an Oct. 5. vote. The trade war wi...
Aug 27, 2026
Alberta's Smith wants Canada to be friendly and double down on U.S. diplomacy efforts
GRANDE PRAIRIE - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday she wants to see Canada double down on diplomacy efforts with U.S. officials and avoid any further escalation of the trade war between th...
Aug 26, 2026
B.C. forestry leader backs Canada's trade walkout despite possible softwood progress
VANCOUVER - A leader in British Columbia's forestry sector is voicing support for Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to walk away from trade talks with the United States despite reported concession...
Aug 26, 2026
The president says the U.S. doesn't need anything from Canada. Exports say otherwise.
OTTAWA - "WE DON'T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!" U.S. President Donald Trump's social media post this week was a continuation on a theme he's maintained throughout the trade war: that his country doesn'...
Aug 26, 2026
Division, defections, depletion: How the B.C. Conservatives lost 12 legislators
The B.C. Conservatives came within three ridings of victory in the 2024 provincial election, winning 44 seats. But since then, the party's caucus has been thinned by more than a quarter, amid differen...
Aug 26, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Interprovincial trade barriers are still Canada's weak spot
Sarah Mills says the U.S. trade war continues to expose the fact that provinces and territories act like independent nat...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, August 27
On Thursday's show, Evan gets the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's opinion on the tariff situation, chats with Regina Mayo...