Murray Wood: Alberta referendum rolls the dice on provincial economy
With a referendum vote planned, Alberta has never been closer to separating from Canada. But, Murray Wood wonders, could...
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to call snap election next week: sources
TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election next Wednesday and send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, The Canadian Press has learned. Two senior government sources say Ford recently mad...
Jan 23, 2025
Vancouver mayor plans freeze on new supportive housing in Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a plan to revitalize the city's troubled Downtown Eastside that includes pausing the construction of net new supportive housing units. He said he wants...
Jan 23, 2025
Manitoba premier makes change to cabinet following minister's death
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has shuffled one of his cabinet ministers and appointed a new one. The change was necessitated by the death last week of Nello Altomare, who served as minister of...
Jan 23, 2025
Bill 21 at the Supreme Court: Five things about Quebec’s contentious secularism law
MONTREAL - Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, was challenged in court as soon as it was adopted more than five years ago. With the Supreme Court of Canada announcing Thursday it will hear argu...
Jan 23, 2025
Joly off to Washington to talk tariffs with Rubio as Trump floats 5% target for NATO
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly will press Canada's case against damaging tariffs with the new U.S. secretary of state in Washington next week, after Trump repeated a demand Thursday for...
Jan 23, 2025
Trump says he will 'demand' that interest rates come down, but it won't be that simple
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has pledged cheaper prices and lower interest rates, but an economy transformed by the pandemic will make those promises difficult to keep. Economic growth is ...
Jan 23, 2025
Payments to shortchanged caregivers of kids with disabilities satisfy B.C. watchdog
VICTORIA - British Columbia ombudsperson Jay Chalke says he's satisfied the provincial government has fixed a problem that shortchanged caregivers of children with disabilities by nearly $1.2 million ...
Jan 23, 2025
The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet. Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence d...
Jan 23, 2025
Liberal leadership candidate Jaime Battiste has strong ties to Sask.
Thursday is the final day for candidates to formally enter the race to replace Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. A handful of candidates have already submitted their paperwork, ...
Jan 23, 2025
Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump's defense secretary, despite allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump's defense secretary Thursday on a largely party-line vote, despite grave objections from Democrats and st...
Jan 23, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Investigation into security at Canada's major airports gives pause for thought
Sarah Mills says a W5 investigation into alleged violence, trafficking and organized crime at Canada's busiest airport s...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, May 25
8:30 - The Alberta separatism talks just got a lot more serious, and it could have negative implications on the oil and ...