Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Gun-control group urges Ottawa to ban SKS as assault-style firearm buyback ramps up
OTTAWA - A prominent gun-control group says the federal government's buyback of assault-style firearms will be a waste of money unless it includes a prohibition of the semi-automatic SKS rifle. Since ...
Sep 23, 2025 Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday Sept. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Trump tells UN recognizing Palestine as a state rewards Hamas
NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump pushed back on some of America's closest allies on Tuesday, telling the United Nations General Assembly that recognizing a Palestinian state amounts to rewarding...
Sep 23, 2025
Privacy watchdogs say TikTok's efforts to protect kids were 'inadequate'
OTTAWA - TikTok's efforts to keep children off the platform and prevent the collection and use of their sensitive personal information were "inadequate," but the company is taking steps to address tho...
Sep 23, 2025
Canada won't split its submarine contract between suppliers: Carney
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Canada won't split its submarine contract between two suppliers. Carney told reporters in New York City that there's "nothing I see that would sug...
Sep 23, 2025
N.S. wants to limit access to SINs, prohibit protests on logging roads
HALIFAX - Limits on the collection of Nova Scotians' social insurance numbers are part of a sweeping bill tabled on Tuesday by the provincial government as the legislature opened for its fall sitting....
Sep 23, 2025
B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad wins leadership vote, then kicks out Sturko
VICTORIA - British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad said he decided to kick out high-profile MLA Elenore Sturko after learning that he had won the leadership review with just over 70 per cent ...
Sep 22, 2025
ABC ends Jimmy Kimmel's suspension and his show will return Tuesday
NEW YORK (AP) - ABC will reinstate Jimmy Kimmel's late night show in the wake of criticism over his comments about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, officials with the network s...
Sep 22, 2025
Environment Canada officials grilled on Canada's climate targets at committee hearing
OTTAWA - Environment and Climate Change Canada officials struggled Monday to explain how recent federal policy shifts have affected national emissions reduction targets, as federal ministers in recent...
Sep 22, 2025
Saskatchewan Party government members reject NDP motion on wildfire plane problems
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Party members of a legislature committee have rejected a bid by the Opposition NDP to expand the auditor's probe into problems with the province's wildfire fighting aircraft....
Sep 22, 2025 Signage on Highway 2 North near the Provincial Wildfire Center in Prince Albert, Sask., Wednesday, June 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richard
Five things to take away from Carney's remarks on foreign policy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York on Monday before attending the UN General Assembly. There, he pitched the audience on Canada as a ...
Sep 22, 2025
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Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...