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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Lawsuit filed over voter privacy breach affecting almost three million Albertans
EDMONTON - A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed in court after the private information of nearly three million Albertans was allegedly obtained and published by a separatist group. A stateme...
Jun 30, 2026
Saskatchewan ends fiscal year with $947-million deficit, expenses in health care up
REGINA - Saskatchewan's government is ending the last fiscal year deep in the red. The province's year-end public accounts show Saskatchewan is to post a $947-million deficit for the 2025-26 year. It'...
Jun 30, 2026
Alberta expands accessible parking permit system to cover those with vision loss
EDMONTON - Albertans with severe vision loss can now apply to use accessible parking spaces. The changes apply to the province's disabled parking placard system. The government says it recognizes that...
Jun 30, 2026
Cypriot natural gas could start flowing from ExxonMobil's discoveries by 2033
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - Natural gas could start flowing by 2033 out of two undersea deposits discovered by ExxonMobil off Cyprus, a senior executive with the company said Tuesday, helping to turn the e...
Jun 30, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he'll be in Alberta for Canada Day
KUUJJUAQ - Prime Minister Mark Carney will make a rare Canada Day appearance in Alberta, just a day ahead of an expected announcement by the province related to its push for a new pipeline. Carney's v...
Jun 30, 2026
Immigration department blames 'unclear' guidance for citizenship document recalls
OTTAWA - The immigration department says unclear department guidance for both immigration officers and applicants on how to apply for citizenship-by-descent may have led to people being issued proofs ...
Jun 30, 2026
Republican Tom Kean Jr. reveals depression diagnosis after his four-month absence from Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - New Jersey Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. disclosed Tuesday that he was being treated for depression during his unexplained four-month absence from the House, suggesting in a brief flo...
Jun 30, 2026
Carney to travel to Turkey for NATO summit next week, then Saudi Arabia
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey next week before he jets off to Saudi Arabia - his first official visits to those countries. NATO members are expected...
Jun 30, 2026
Supreme Court strikes down limits on party spending in federal elections, backing Republican appeal
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law th...
Jun 30, 2026
Dominion Dynamics closes $139M funding round with Canadian defence firms in spotlight
A defence technology company that has helped protect Canada's north revealed Tuesday that it recently added another asset to its arsenal: $139 million. Dominion Dynamics claims the cash it raised form...
Jun 30, 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. ...