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Adversaries see chances to exploit 'strategically valuable' Arctic: CSIS
OTTAWA - Canada's spy agency warns that colliding global developments make the Arctic an "attractive, strategic and vulnerable destination" for foreign adversaries seeking to establish a presence in C...
Mar 05, 2025
Here's the latest as the U.S. imposes tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico - a 25 per cent across-the-board levy, with a lower 10 per cent charge on Canadian energy - triggering a cont...
Mar 05, 2025
Trump grants auto tariff pause, tariffs on Canada remain after call with Trudeau
WASHINGTON - The Big Three automakers were able to secure a month-long tariff exemption on Wednesday after a conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump - but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrapped a...
Mar 05, 2025
B.C. finance minister describes Tuesday's budget as nothing 'splashy and new'
VICTORIA - British Columbia cannot continue to accumulate debt and will "be in trouble" if the province doesn't work toward a balanced budget, its finance minister told a group of business people the ...
Mar 05, 2025
Alberta premier cuts off future alcohol from U.S. in tariff row, but no change to oil
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced restrictions Wednesday on booze, gambling machines and government purchasing to fight back against sweeping U.S. tariffs. She said there won't be an...
Mar 05, 2025
Accusations over trade dispute dominate first day of Manitoba legislature sitting
WINNIPEG - Politicians accused each other of failing to stand up against U.S. tariffs Wednesday as the Manitoba legislature reconvened after a winter break. Josh Guenter, a member of the Opposition Pr...
Mar 05, 2025
Trump promises to keep up 'swift and unrelenting action' in speech to Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday to keep up his campaign of "swift and unrelenting action" in reorienting the nation's economy, immigration and foreign policy in an unyielding ad...
Mar 04, 2025
Former B.C. MLA Mike de Jong ousted from federal Conservative nomination race
VANCOUVER - Former B.C. finance minister Mike de Jong has been campaigning for nearly a year to clinch the Conservative Party of Canada nomination in the riding of Abbotsford-South Langley, but he's n...
Mar 04, 2025
What people have to say about B.C.'s budget as the U.S. applies tariffs
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government released a budget Tuesday with Finance Minister Brenda Bailey saying it defends the province from an unfolding North American trade war triggered by U.S. Pre...
Mar 04, 2025
The IRS is drafting plans to cut as much as half of its 90,000-person workforce, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The IRS is drafting plans to cut its workforce by as much as half through a mix of layoffs, attrition and incentivized buyouts, according to two people familiar with the situation. T...
Mar 04, 2025
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Canada is getting a taste of FIFA's World Cup demands
Sarah Mills says a full motorcade with a police escort for the FIFA president is unnecessary, but it shows that the orga...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 1
8:30 - Drivers are yet again feeling the pinch at the gas pump. Prices have climbed almost 20 cents per litre at some st...