Murray Wood: Gas gains and gas pains
Governments are raking in higher resource revenues thanks to high oil prices. Murray Wood says if that's a justification...
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Quebec Premier Fréchette says she will run in Trois-Rivières in October election
TROIS-RIVIRES - Quebec Premier Christine Frchette has confirmed she is switching ridings and will run to represent her hometown of Trois-Rivires, Que., in the fall general election. Frchette told a ga...
Jul 02, 2026
Canada to host 2028 Francophonie summit in Ottawa region
OTTAWA - Canada will host the 2028 global summit of the Francophonie in the Ottawa area, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday. "We have decided to bring the world to Canada to celebrate the ...
Jul 02, 2026
Calgary mayor says he wants to hold advocacy campaign opposing separation, but can't
CALGARY - The mayor of Alberta's largest city says he wants to hold an anti-separation advocacy campaign as the province nears a referendum on quitting the country but that provincial rules prevent th...
Jul 02, 2026
Alberta submits plans and announces partners for new pipeline to B.C. coast
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that her government has a route - and builders - for a new pipeline to the B.C. coast, just hours after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a deal wi...
Jul 02, 2026
Ambassador says Carney's Davos speech is being put into practice at UN
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's vision of middle powers working with less traditional partners outside the superpower club is already taking shape at the United Nations, says Canada's ambassador...
Jul 02, 2026
Manitoba premier urges caution as floods bring evacuation orders, states of emergency
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has urged caution as flooding in northwestern parts of his province prompts some local states of emergency and evacuation orders. Kinew said those in the Parkland region, wh...
Jul 02, 2026
Separation anxiety: Canada Day evokes emotional mixture in Alberta
CALGARY - Alberta's separation from the rest of the country was top of mind for Maple Leaf adorned Albertans in the province's largest city as they celebrated the birth of Confederation. With a headba...
Jul 01, 2026
Thunderstorms in Ottawa keep Carney from delivering Canada Day speech in Edmonton
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney urged Canadians to remain united in a Canada Day speech in the nation's capital on Wednesday, but his plan to deliver similar remarks in Edmonton later in the day w...
Jul 01, 2026
Alberta applications for $100 payments open, hit website traffic snag
EDMONTON - Heavy traffic on a website for Albertans to apply for $100 from the provincial government has clogged the site on the day it opened. In an email Wednesday, Alberta's technology and innovati...
Jul 01, 2026
U.S. not renewing trade agreement with Canada and Mexico in 'current form'
WASHINGTON - The United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the U.S. is not renewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement "in its current form" - but the trade agreement will remain in place a...
Jul 01, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Trump's Air Force One ruse leaves others vulnerable
It is right to protect the president from assassination threats, but Sarah Mills says leaving staff, journalists and oth...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, August 12
8:30 - Canada and the U.S. are ramping up trade negotiations with just a week to go before the Aug. 19 tariff deadline. ...