Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Ontario party leaders spar over housing in first election debate
The leaders of Ontario's New Democratic, Liberal and Green parties went on the offensive Friday against Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford, who polls suggest is cruising to another majority gov...
Feb 14, 2025
Senators say Canada's flag is a symbol of national pride, growth
OTTAWA - A group of Canadian senators is sharing views on the country's flag, with some calling it a symbol of pride and togetherness, and others saying it represents Canada's growth. The report relea...
Feb 14, 2025
N.S. government says U.S. tariff threat 'wake-up call' as legislature opens
HALIFAX - The looming threat of tariffs by the United States is a "wake-up call" for the Nova Scotia economy, the provincial government said Friday in a throne speech to open a new sitting of the legi...
Feb 14, 2025
Conservative caucus meets in Ottawa as poll numbers slump and Trump's threats loom
OTTAWA - As political parties gear up for a federal election campaign that could begin as soon as March 10, the Conservatives appear focused on the man they believe they'll be running against: Mark Ca...
Feb 14, 2025
GST break brought a lot of work but little - if any - gains for businesses
TORONTO - About two months after the federal government temporarily knocked the GST off a holiday-centric array of goods, Dave Doyon says he considers the move "a gift" even though a hoped-for flurry ...
Feb 14, 2025
Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trump's health chief after a close Senate vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in Thursday as President Donald Trump's health secretary after a close Senate vote, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion ...
Feb 13, 2025
Prosecutor who quit after refusing to drop Adams case says she's confident he committed the crimes
NEW YORK (AP) - Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and five high-ranking Justice Department officials resigned Thursday after she refused an order to drop corruption charges against...
Feb 13, 2025
Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Jim Guy Tucker, who became Arkansas' governor when Bill Clinton was elected president but was later forced from office after being convicted during the Whitewater investigatio...
Feb 13, 2025
Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Jim Guy Tucker, who became Arkansas' governor when Bill Clinton was elected president but was later forced from office after being convicted during the Whitewater investigatio...
Feb 13, 2025
Manitoba Premier Kinew stresses long-term goal as U.S. tariffs battle continues
WASHINGTON - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says a trip by Canada's premiers to Washington, D.C., has been a success even though there's no sign of a change in American plans to impose steep tariffs on Ca...
Feb 13, 2025
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...