Sarah Mills: A stamp price may cost Canada Post's future
The federal budget includes a significant increase in the cost to mail a letter. Sarah Mills says that could have Canada...
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Ontario doctors call for reform, central intake, on access to specialized care
TORONTO - Ontario's doctors are calling on the province to reform access to specialist care, drop the use of fax machines and launch a provincewide central intake so they can end their patchwork proce...
Nov 2, 2026
Ottawa defends extradition treaty talks with UAE as civil society groups sound alarm
OTTAWA - The federal government is defending its plan to start talks on an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates as civil society groups issue warnings over the country's human-rights recor...
Nov 2, 2026
Case against Halifax man accused of threatening to bomb U.S. consulate delayed again
HALIFAX - The case against a man accused of threatening to bomb the U.S. Consulate in Halifax has been pushed to later date after his lawyer asked for more time to review additional charges filed agai...
Nov 2, 2026
Canadian businesses calling for tax reform, less red tape in federal budget
OTTAWA - Canadian businesses have submitted their wish lists to Ottawa ahead of Thursday's federal budget. Topping their priorities are tax reform, less red tape and concrete measures to turn the fede...
Nov 2, 2026
Alberta's contentious new riding boundary maps tabled in the legislature
EDMONTON - Alberta's hotly debated proposals for new riding boundaries were released to the public Monday as the Opposition NDP renewed its call for the government to change course. NDP Leader Naheed ...
Nov 2, 2026
Federal budget is about 'changing Canada's growth model,' finance minister says
The federal budget to be tabled on Thursday will be about "changing Canada's growth model," Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Monday. Champagne provided business leaders a preview of t...
Nov 2, 2026 Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Keito Newman
Commonwealth meeting offers Carney a chance to boost diplomatic ties, experts say
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Antigua and Barbuda on Monday, where he will have a chance to engage with heads of government from other Commonwealth countries - and with King Charle...
Nov 2, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on during a roundtable meeting with business leaders during the Canada-EU Summit, in Montreal, on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Political betrayal, Canada trade war: Why Michigan is a Senate race to watch
DETROIT - Michelle Taylor gasped and shook her head in disbelief. Outside a church where she was waiting to hear Democrat Abdul El-Sayed speak on Sunday, the longtime Detroit resident watched an unima...
Nov 2, 2026
Thousands of OSAP applications came from a single IP address, ministry alleges
TORONTO - At two career colleges now under the Ontario government's microscope, more than half of the thousands of student financial aid applications last year came from a single IP address, officials...
Nov 2, 2026
Alberta minister rejects election agency's suggestion to delay 2027 provincial vote
EDMONTON - Alberta's government has shut down a suggestion to postpone the next provincial election from the agency that is overseeing the vote. Justice Minister Mickey Amery says that Alberta's Unite...
Nov 1, 2026
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Murray Wood: Remembrance Day is a time to consider our values
Some Canadians object to spending money to help Ukraine, but Murray Wood thinks standing up to barbaric aggression is wh...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, Nov. 9
On Monday's show, guest host Brent Loucks talked about the federal budget with Conservative MP Andrew Scheer. Plus, why ...