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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Prime Minister Mark Carney expected to call a federal election on Sunday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to launch a federal election campaign Sunday and send Canadians to the polls as soon as April 28. While sources would not confirm the date of the vote, ...
Mar 20, 2025
Poilievre wants 'shovel-ready zones' with pre-approved construction permits
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made his second election campaign-style announcement in as many days Thursday, just as news broke that Prime Minister Mark Carney is widely expected to be...
Mar 20, 2025
B.C. Greens want answers about New Democrats' emergency powers legislation
British Columbia's Green Party says the NDP government needs to explain why its proposal for broad-reaching emergency cabinet powers is needed before its two members can support the legislation. Inter...
Mar 20, 2025
Manitoba tables 'Trump-proof' budget with more capital spending, $794-million deficit
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is hiking capital spending and introducing new tax rules in a deficit budget aimed at safeguarding the province from tariffs imposed by United States President Donal...
Mar 20, 2025
Quebec bill would expand religious symbol ban, force students to uncover faces
MONTREAL - In an effort to reinforce secularism in schools, the Quebec government is planning to expand the province's ban on religious symbols to everyone who interacts with students. A bill tabled T...
Mar 20, 2025
Taxes, crime and birth control among topics at Manitoba Tory leadership debate
WINNIPEG - The two men vying for the leadership of Manitoba's Progressive Conservative party squared off Wednesday night in a debate that touched on crime, health care, taxes and other issues. Obby Kh...
Mar 19, 2025
Feds give millions to B.C.'s STEMCELL Technologies and HTEC for facility construction
VANCOUVER - The federal government says it's pumping nearly $100 million into two B.C. firms to support the construction of a hydrogen fuel facility and two "cutting-edge biomanufacturing facilities" ...
Mar 19, 2025
Cost of Winnipeg Bay store redevelopment jumps to $310M: First Nations group
WINNIPEG - A First Nations-led project to redevelop the historic Hudson's Bay Co. building in downtown Winnipeg to advance reconciliation has doubled in cost nearly three years after it started. The S...
Mar 19, 2025
Alberta proposes oil-site trespass bill to keep federal workers from grabbing data
EDMONTON - Alberta's government is proposing a law it says would ban federal employees from going on any oil-related sites -- from wellheads to corporate head offices -- but critics say the province d...
Mar 19, 2025
Manitoba to spend on job creation amid U.S. trade battle: finance minister
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government signalled Wednesday that its new budget will include supports for people affected by tariffs imposed by the United States and new spending to create jobs. Finance Mi...
Mar 19, 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
8:30 - Yesterday, Regina city council approved the deal that would see Brandt Properties purchase part of REAL District....