Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
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Federal government posts $22.7-billion deficit between April and November
OTTAWA - The Finance Department says the federal deficit was $22.7 billion between April and November. That compares with a $19.1 billion deficit over the same period last year. Read More: Ottawa defe...
Jan 31, 2025
Ottawa defers effective date of capital gains tax changes to 2026
The federal government says it is deferring the implementation of a hike to the capital gains inclusion rate to next year. The deferral moves back the implementation of the change from June 25, 2024 t...
Jan 31, 2025 Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc attends a first ministers meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan.15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Elon Musk's Tesla in a tariff fight
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Teslas and U.S. alcohol as part of its tariff retaliation package should U.S. President Donald Trump made good on his tr...
Jan 31, 2025
Liberal ministers make last-ditch pitch in D.C. to stop Trump tariffs
WASHINGTON - A trio of federal cabinet ministers is in Washington today making a last-ditch attempt to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing economically devastating tariffs on Canadian impor...
Jan 31, 2025
Carney to announce plan to kill consumer carbon price
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney is expected to announce a plan on Friday to abandon consumer carbon pricing but keep industrial pricing in place. "The consumer carbon tax isn't worki...
Jan 31, 2025
International study permit data an 'earthquake' for Canadian university finances
A dramatic decline in international study permits issued last year is quickly becoming an existential threat to the finances of Canadian post-secondary schools, say organizations representing the inst...
Jan 31, 2025
Doug Ford pledges $22 billion in stimulus package if re-elected as Ontario premier
Two of Ontario's main party leaders focused their attention south of the border Friday with American tariffs possibly hours away, while a third set her sights on shoring up local votes with transit pl...
Jan 31, 2025
How Trump's foreign policy could shape Canada's approach to aid, trade and intel
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" changes to foreign policy could have drastic consequences for Canada's approach to aid, trade, intelligence and diplomacy. David Perry, president...
Jan 31, 2025
New Brunswick must adapt in face of U.S. tariff threats: premier
FREDERICTON - Premier Susan Holt warned that New Brunswick faces "serious headwinds" if the United States imposes tariffs but promised to hold the line and meet the targets her government has set out ...
Jan 30, 2025
Senate confirms Doug Burgum as interior secretary after Trump tasked him to boost drilling
The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to boost fo...
Jan 30, 2025
OPINION
Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 24
On Friday's show, Evan looks at the stormy forecast for Saskatchewan heading into the weekend, the potential delays to s...