Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Three activists from Newfoundland detained by Israeli military: advocacy group
ST. JOHN'S - An advocacy group in Newfoundland and Labrador says three activists from the province were recently detained by the Israeli military while they were part of a flotilla to deliver humanita...
Oct 08, 2025
Murder was 'unexpected' by accused, trial of former B.C. lawyer hears
VANCOUVER - A former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer admits to killing his client, but his defence counsel says it wasn't planned and that evidence at the trial doesn't support a first-degree murder conviction...
Oct 08, 2025
Advocacy group calls for worker trust fund after N.B. company's $1M fine
Estefania Montes says she couldn't afford groceries while working for a New Brunswick shellfish processing company in 2023. "When I was working for the company, I spent money, I didn't make any money,...
Oct 08, 2025
Chip Wilson fined over signs posted outside mansion during B.C. election period
VANCOUVER - Elections BC has found billionaire Chip Wilson contravened election advertising rules when he put up signs in front of his Vancouver mansion ahead of the provincial election last year, one...
Oct 08, 2025
Conservatives want to end birthright citizenship for children of temporary residents
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are calling for a new limit on birthright citizenship, a measure they say would mirror the rules in peer countries and curb the risk of abuse of the immigration system. Unde...
Oct 08, 2025
Davies says NDP's budget support is up to Carney after sharing party's priorities
OTTAWA - Interim NDP Leader Don Davies says his party wants to see the coming budget offer more investment in health care, affordable non-market housing and projects that create unionized jobs. Speaki...
Oct 08, 2025
Alberta education minister concerned about private school funding petition
EDMONTON - Alberta's education minister says cutting government funding to private schools - a move one Calgary teacher is hoping to put to a vote - would only escalate the pressure faced by the provi...
Oct 08, 2025
All B.C. government liquor, cannabis stores now behind workers' pickets in escalation
Job action by British Columbia public service workers is putting pressure on craft brewers, with the head of one industry group saying major players are facing a cash flow crunch, while smaller brewer...
Oct 08, 2025
Alberta's Smith says Prime Minister Carney speaking Trump's 'love language'
TORONTO - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is lauding Prime Minister Mark Carney's ability to speak the language of U.S. President Donald Trump. Addressing the BMO US-Canada summit in Toronto, Smith sai...
Oct 08, 2025
Carney pitches Keystone XL restart in exchange for progress on aluminum, steel
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the prospect of reviving the Keystone XL pipeline project with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday as part of a larger pitch on linking energy co-operatio...
Oct 08, 2025
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...