Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Premiers push Ottawa to build Northern infrastructure after Arctic foreign policy
OTTAWA - Canada's Northern premiers are pitching the federal government to dip into its defence budget as a way to bolster Arctic infrastructure and help meet the NATO spending target in the process. ...
Dec 15, 2024
'Don't make us pay': Northern Ontario mayors say immigration cuts hurt their cities
TORONTO - As the federal government looks to drastically reduce its immigration targets over the next few years, the mayors of northern Ontario's largest cities say they need more immigrants to sustai...
Dec 15, 2024
ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) - ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump's presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-...
Dec 14, 2024
ABC agrees to give $15 million to Donald Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) - ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump's presidential library to settle a lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-...
Dec 14, 2024
British departure means uncertain future for Alberta's massive Suffield military base
CFB SUFFIELD, ALBERTA - A sprawling military training base more than twice the size of New York City in southeastern Alberta appears to be a shadow of its former self while its future use remains up i...
Dec 14, 2024
Canadians express mixed feelings as federal government's two-month GST holiday begins
TORONTO - Shoppers and businesses across Canada are expressing mixed feeling and showing little enthusiasm as a two-month break from the federal GST took effect Saturday. Lori Parker, the owner of an ...
Dec 14, 2024
Problems with RCMP police dog program pose 'health and wellness risks': evaluation
OTTAWA - The RCMP's police dog training centre has been plagued by staffing shortages, low morale and rundown facilities that pose health risks to officers and canines, an internal review says. The ev...
Dec 14, 2024
New military vessel launched in B.C. bears illustrious naval name
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - A Canadian Navy vessel with the name HMCS Protecteur will again set sail, nearly a decade after the last supply ship with its respected legacy was taken out of service. The new...
Dec 13, 2024
Trump's strategy is to create economic uncertainty in other countries: Freeland
OTTAWA - With Donald Trump as president, the U.S. has an open strategy of creating economic uncertainty in other countries to discourage investment "anywhere other than the United States," Finance Min...
Dec 13, 2024
National chief urges MPs to send water bill to Senate before holiday break
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on all members of Parliament to send a First Nations water bill to the Senate before the holiday break, saying the water crisis ...
Dec 13, 2024
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Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...