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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Ontario minimum wage to rise to $17.60 with annual inflationary increase
TORONTO - Ontario minimum wage earners will be making $17.60 an hour, starting Oct. 1. The provincial government announced today the amount of the annual increase to the minimum wage, which is tied to...
Apr 01, 2025
Quebec becomes last province with a price on carbon, but how long will it last?
MONTREAL - As Quebec becomes the last province in Canada that hasn't abandoned carbon pricing, the provincial government could start feeling pressure to align itself with the rest of the country. Ther...
Apr 01, 2025
Drivers look for relief at the pump after B.C. ends consumer carbon tax
British Columbia drivers looked to the gas pumps Tuesday for a sign of tax relief after the early-morning approval of legislation that ended the province's consumer carbon tax after 17 years. The NDP ...
Apr 01, 2025
Canadian book industry calls on government to keep it out of trade war
TORONTO - Canada's literary institutions are banding together on the eve of an expected announcement about counter-tariffs on U.S. imports that could include books. Booksellers big and small, librarie...
Apr 01, 2025
Carney promises home building program, Poilievre pitches national energy corridor
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday to get the federal government back into the business of home building, while Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to ...
Mar 31, 2025
B.C. hunts for wasteful spending in review of health authorities, starting with PHSA
British Columbia is reviewing health authority spending to ensure resources go to "critical patient services" and to minimize wasteful administrative costs. Health Minister Josie Osborne said Monday t...
Mar 31, 2025
Protests against Elon Musk's purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Protesters against billionaire Elon Musk's purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump demonstrated outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. and in some cities ...
Mar 31, 2025
Nine Ontario supervised consumption sites to close despite injunction, minister says
TORONTO - Nine Ontario supervised consumption sites will close Tuesday as planned, the provincial government said Monday, despite a recent court injunction allowing them to remain open temporarily. Th...
Mar 31, 2025
Key dates to watch this week for Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods
Uncertainty still looms for Canada in what's set to be a monumental week for U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plan. With multiple categories of American import taxes set to take effect, some Canad...
Mar 31, 2025
Doug Ford aide-turned Greenbelt lobbyist broke rules, ethics watchdog says
TORONTO - A lobbyist who used to work for Ontario Premier Doug Ford failed to comply with some rules while asking for clients' land to be removed from the Greenbelt, the province's integrity commissio...
Mar 31, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Betty Nippi-Albright did the honourable thing by choosing to sit as independent
Sarah Mills says Betty Nippi-Albright's departure from the Sask. NDP has not forced a byelection, nor has she sought dea...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, May 7
Evan speaks with Shaun Semple after Regina City Council approved the Brandt/REAL District purchase deal on Wednesday, th...