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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Canada's energy minister says many Republicans don't know Trump's plans for tariffs
WASHINGTON - Exactly what president-elect Donald Trump plans to do with his tariff threat remains a mystery to Canadian officials and most Republicans, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan W...
Jan 16, 2025
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio 's seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent F...
Jan 16, 2025
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is chosen to fill Marco Rubio's open Senate seat
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio 's seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent F...
Jan 16, 2025
Jim Balsillie gives $10M to new policy organization The Canadian Shield Institute
Former BlackBerry Ltd. chief executive Jim Balsillie has donated $10 million to form a new policy organization meant to boost Canada's prosperity and resilience. The Canadian Shield Institute gets its...
Jan 16, 2025
Competition Bureau reaches deal with Empire to end property control in Alberta town
GATINEAU, Que. - The Competition Bureau has reached a deal with Empire Co. Ltd. to remove a property control that the regulator says restricted grocery store competition in Crowsnest Pass, Alta. Empir...
Jan 16, 2025
In farewell address, Biden warns 'oligarchy' in US threatens democracy
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to deliver stark warnings of an "oligarchy" of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a "tech-indus...
Jan 16, 2025
Health Canada says food dye banned by FDA poses no human risk in Canada
TORONTO - Health Canada says a synthetic dye newly banned from the U.S. food supply does not pose a health risk to the general population in Canada. The federal agency said it won't echo a ban by the ...
Jan 16, 2025
Mark Carney launching his Liberal leadership bid from Alberta
OTTAWA - Mark Carney is set to unveil his Liberal leadership campaign this afternoon in Edmonton, ending nearly a decade of speculation about his political ambitions. Former finance minister Chrystia ...
Jan 16, 2025
B.C. forests minister says Trump tariffs could be 'devastating' to sector
U.S. softwood lumber duties and president-elect Donald Trump's threatened tariffs against Canadian exports could be "devastating" to the province's forestry sector, B.C. Forests Minister Ravi Parmar s...
Jan 15, 2025
Trudeau hopes Gaza ceasefire will 'turn down the temperature' in Canada
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is welcoming news of a ceasefire deal to pause the 15-month war in the Gaza Strip. He says he hopes the deal will "turn down the temperature" on tensions in Cana...
Jan 15, 2025 (The Canadian Press)
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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
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...