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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Alberta cancels foreign worker recruitment trip to United Arab Emirates
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it has pulled the plug on a foreign worker recruitment mission in the United Arab Emirates scheduled for early next year. Documents show the mission was part of ...
Dec 09, 2024
Finance minister says government's fiscal update coming Dec. 16
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will publish the government's fall economic statement on Dec. 16, just before members of Parliament are expected to head home for the holidays. In a stateme...
Dec 09, 2024
GST break could cost Ottawa $2.7B if provinces don't waive compensation
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government's GST holiday could cost as much as $2.7 billion, if provinces don't waive their entitlement to compensation. The Liberal governme...
Dec 09, 2024
The Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 has hit 25 days
The Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 workers has hit 25 days. In a statement Sunday, Canada Post says it is awaiting a formal response from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to the pro...
Dec 09, 2024
Salvation Army holiday donations down 50 per cent since mail strike began
The Salvation Army says holiday donations are down 50 per cent since the Canada Post strike began, amounting to a drop of roughly $9.3 million in seasonal giving compared to this time last year. Mail-...
Dec 09, 2024
Liberal government survives third Conservative non-confidence vote
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's latest attempt to topple the minority Liberal government in a non-confidence vote failed on Monday, thanks to the New Democrats. The Conservatives' moti...
Dec 09, 2024
Will he or won't he? Signs that Ford may call an early Ontario election stack up
TORONTO - Inside Ontario's legislature, the halls are decked, the sounds of children's choirs singing Christmas carols waft down the corridors, and in the air there's a feeling of an election. Staff a...
Dec 09, 2024
French-speaking LGBTQ+ activists want Canada to do more to address funding gap
DOUALA - LGBTQ+ activists across francophone Africa say Western governments and global foundations are ignoring funding gaps for French-speaking countries where repression differs from English-speakin...
Dec 09, 2024
‘Polarization’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year
The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world - or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise then that the ...
Dec 08, 2024
Ottawa is set to spend more than $1 billion on growing N.B.'s clean electricity grid
DIEPPE, N.B. - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Ottawa will spend more than $1 billion on growing New Brunswick's clean electricity grid. The federal minister told a media event in ...
Dec 08, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
There may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the preside...
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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...