Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Oil prices swing wildly as Iran war threatens transport routes and production across Middle East
The widening Iran war has upended oil production and shipping across the Middle East, straining energy supplies worldwide. Those disruptions caused oil to spike Monday, only for it to swiftly fall bac...
Mar 09, 2026
Voting begins in NDP leadership race, Singh's successor to be named March 29
OTTAWA - Voting began Monday in the federal NDP leadership race, with a March 28 deadline for party members to cast their votes. A party official says 100,000 members are eligible to vote in the elect...
Mar 09, 2026
Treasury Board not tracking impact of public service job cuts on equity groups
OTTAWA - Advocates are raising concerns about how job cuts will affect public servants in equity groups - something the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat says it's not tracking. The federal governm...
Mar 09, 2026
Federal Liberal government has proposed a debate on Iran war, House leader says
OTTAWA - Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon says Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has proposed to debate the turmoil in the Middle East on Monday evening, following a weekend meeting of mini...
Mar 08, 2026
Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping
CHICAGO (AP) - Oil prices have eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years as the Iran war hinders production and shipping in the Middle East. The price for a barre...
Mar 08, 2026
Prime Minister Carney announces three byelections for April 13
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced three byelection for ridings in Ontario and Quebec which could result in the governing Liberals securing a razor-thin majority in the House of Commons...
Mar 08, 2026
The Honourable Rechie Valdez is set to lead Canada at the 70th session of the UNCSW
OTTAWA - Valdez, Canada's Minister for Women and Gender Equality, will highlight Ottawa's commitment to gender equality and share best practices with international partners. This year's priority theme...
Mar 08, 2026
Debate over a foreign spy service for Canada influenced by allies, money: study
OTTAWA - The decades-long debate over whether Canada should create a CIA-style foreign spy agency has been coloured by pressure from allies, budgetary restraint and internal federal rivalries, a new s...
Mar 08, 2026
Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as supreme leader and Saudi sharpens warning
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late supreme leader, has been named as the Islamic Republic's next ruler, authorities announced Monday, as Tehran widened its attac...
Mar 08, 2026
Quebec CAQ leadership candidates focus on gender equality
QUBEC - As the Coalition Avenir Qubec leadership race continues, both candidates seeking to succeed outgoing Quebec premier Franois Legault highlighted gender equality as a key issue, though their app...
Mar 07, 2026
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
8:30 - Last week, the FSIN held its first general assembly since being told it needed to repay $29-million in federal fu...