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Alberta's Smith says tight budget means teachers face a stark choice in bargaining
EDMONTON - With a provincewide teachers strike looming, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says their union has a stark choice between heftier pay hikes and more teachers. Smith suggested they can have on...
Sep 11, 2025
Kinew optimistic Port of Churchill project in Manitoba will move forward
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says Manitoba has scored an economic win even though the Port of Churchill expansion isn't one of the first infrastructure projects being considered for fast-trac...
Sep 11, 2025
B.C. says deal reached with union to classify meat inspectors as essential
KAMLOOPS - Provincial meat inspectors in British Columbia have been classified as essential workers after ranchers and meat processors complained that an ongoing public service strike was threatening ...
Sep 11, 2025
Liberal MPs reluctant to lower 2030 and 2035 climate targets
EDMONTON - Some Liberal MPs are reluctant to see their government lower its greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for 2030 and 2035, as Prime Minister Mark Carney stays quiet on whether Canada is ...
Sep 11, 2025
Minister says Indigenous advisory council just the start of major project talks
OTTAWA - The newly appointed Indigenous advisory council marks the start - not the end - of talks with community leaders on how to move the government's major projects agenda forward, Indigenous Servi...
Sep 11, 2025
Teck merger a 'vote of confidence,' says Eby, pitching B.C. as Canada's 'engine'
The proposed merger between Teck Resources Ltd. and Anglo American PLC to create a $70-billion mining giant based in B.C. is a "vote of confidence" showing the province is a global hub for mining, Pre...
Sep 11, 2025
High-speed rail construction could begin in four years, LeBlanc says
MONTREAL - The federal government wants construction on a planned high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City to begin within four years. On Thursday, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBla...
Sep 11, 2025
Alberta premier praises first batch of national-interest projects
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says she sees promising signs in the first batch of projects announced under Ottawa's new fast-tracked approval process, but environmentalists warn the inclusion of liquefi...
Sep 11, 2025
Ottawa commits to working with Nova Scotia to develop Wind West offshore wind farms
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is prepared to work with Nova Scotia to ramp up its ambitious plans for Canada's first offshore wind farms. The prime minister made the announcement Th...
Sep 11, 2025
Alberta's Smith says she found unprecedented common ground in meeting with Carney
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her latest meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney has inspired optimism and he is demonstrating a "real shift" from the previous Justin Trudeau-led Libe...
Sep 11, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Accountability is a word some elected officials seem to be forgetting
From four people walking away from the RM of Sherwood council with little to no explanation to the reaction of some coun...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 28
8:30 - The war involving Iran has increased uncertainty in global energy markets, largely because the Strait of Hormuz h...