Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
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Trump joins tariff talks with Japan as US seeks deals amid trade wars
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday inserted himself directly into trade talks with Japanese officials, a sign of the high stakes for the United States after its tariffs rattled the ...
Apr 16, 2025
Trump administration plans to end the IRS Direct File program for free tax filing, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familia...
Apr 16, 2025
BC Health Coalition urges province to end contract with U.S. owner of LifeLabs
VICTORIA - A public health advocacy group is urging the British Columbia government to end a contract with an American company that owns LifeLabs, the province's main provider of outpatient lab servic...
Apr 16, 2025
Trump says he's joining tariff talks with Japan as US seeks deals amid trade wars
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday inserted himself directly into trade talks with Japanese officials, a sign of the high stakes for the United States after its tariffs rattled the ...
Apr 16, 2025
Ontario to loosen internal trade, remove barriers on alcohol and labour mobility
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging all of his fellow premiers to join his province and others in taking steps to remove barriers to the free flow of goods and workers within Canada, pitchin...
Apr 16, 2025
Ontario's bid to remove certain bike lanes to be tested with Charter challenge
TORONTO - The Ontario government's "irrational and dangerous" bid to remove three major Toronto bike lanes should be ruled unconstitutional, a lawyer for a group of cyclists said in court Wednesday, a...
Apr 16, 2025
Carney, Poilievre align on pipelines as Trump and trade loom over French debate
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre aligned on support for new oil and gas pipelines as a matter of national security during the French language election debat...
Apr 16, 2025
Smith's Alberta government unveils promised mandatory addiction treatment law
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's government has introduced promised legislation to allow for people to be forced into addiction treatment facilities. If the bill passes, parents, family mem...
Apr 15, 2025
Party leaders make promises on job training, seniors scam protection, capital gains tax
OTTAWA - The main federal parties campaigned in the Montreal area Tuesday, with the Liberals pitching a new training benefit for mid-career workers and the Conservatives promising to protect seniors f...
Apr 15, 2025 This composite image made from five file photos shows, from left: Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and co-leader of the Green party Jonathan Pedneault. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot, Chris Young, Sean Kilpatrick, Spencer Colby, Mathieu Catafard)
Federal Court of Appeal dismisses challenge of federal firearms ban
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge of a government ban on firearms that Ottawa considers fit only for the battlefield, not hunting or sport shooting. The Liberals outlawed ...
Apr 15, 2025
OPINION
Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
8:30 - We're learning that the cost to refit Saskatchewan's coal-fired power plants has climbed to $26 billion over the ...