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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White House cheers release of two Americans freed in a swap with Taliban brokered by Biden, Qatar
WASHINGTON (AP) - A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan's Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and ter...
Jan 21, 2025
Cutting energy to U.S. in response to Trump tariffs is 'absurd,' says Bloc leader
OTTAWA - The leader of the Bloc Qubcois says Canada is playing with fire by suggesting it could cut oil or electricity exports to the United States if President Donald Trump makes good on his promise ...
Jan 21, 2025
Alberta's Smith doubles down on diplomatic approach as U.S. tariffs expected Feb. 1
EDMONTON - As a possible Feb. 1 deadline looms for the United States to impose punishing tariffs on Canadian goods, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she's sticking to her diplomatic approach to try...
Jan 21, 2025
As inflation ticks lower to 1.8% in December, economists expect further BoC rate cuts
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate ticked lower in December, thanks in part to Ottawa's temporary GST tax break, but economists still see interest rate cuts on the horizon as potential tariffs lo...
Jan 21, 2025
Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing
OTTAWA - The three frontrunners in the Liberal leadership race have all backed away - to one degree or another - from the Liberal government's keystone climate policy in a bid to take a major Conserva...
Jan 21, 2025
Stop 'warehousing' seniors and build small homes for long-term care: aging institute
TORONTO - Before Allan Dugas moved into long-term care, he feared he'd be forced to share a bedroom in an impersonal, institutional building, where a regimented schedule would dictate when he ate and ...
Jan 21, 2025
Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a sweeping execution order Monday on the death penalty that directs the attorney general to "take all necessary and lawful action" to ensure that states...
Jan 20, 2025
Trump signs death penalty order directing attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a sweeping execution order on the death penalty Monday, directing the attorney general to "take all necessary and lawful action" to ensure that states h...
Jan 20, 2025
B.C.'s finance minister says retaliatory tariffs could target Republican 'red states'
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's finance minister says the province could focus on Republican-held states as it responds to the threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods that President Donald Trump sugge...
Jan 20, 2025
Trump issues an executive order to suspend the US TikTok ban. But can it stick?
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform's users even as national security questions persist. TikTok's China-...
Jan 20, 2025
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
8:30 - Construction for the AI data centre in the RM of Sherwood is set to begin this spring, but many residents in the ...