Sarah Mills: Investigation into security at Canada's major airports gives pause for thought
Sarah Mills says a W5 investigation into alleged violence, trafficking and organized crime at Canada's busiest airport s...
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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
Ottawa files notice to intervene in Supreme Court hearing on secularism bill
OTTAWA - The federal government has officially filed a notice to intervene in the Supreme Court of Canada's hearing on Quebec's secularism law. The top court announced in January it had granted leave ...
Mar 04, 2025
Groups say B.C.’s tariff budget is defensive, with an economic growth plan needed
VICTORIA - Industry and labour groups say the latest British Columbia budget shows the province is taking a defensive position in response to the tariffs from the United States, which may not be enoug...
Mar 04, 2025
From record deficit to ICBC rebate, here are highlights of British Columbia's budget
VICTORIA - Here are some highlights of British Columbia's budget, delivered by Finance Minister Brenda Bailey on the same day that U.S. tariffs on imports from Canada were enacted, setting off a North...
Mar 04, 2025
OPINION
Murray Wood: The most charming words kids say are usually the wrong ones
Kids mispronounce the funniest things. And Murray Wood thinks that sometimes, parents shouldn't rush to fix them.
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 22
On Friday's show, Evan speaks with a Saskatchewan runner who is planning to run the vertical length of Saskatchewan (abo...