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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Federal government offers grants for small businesses in fire-stricken Jasper, Alta.
JASPER, ALBERTA, CANADA - Business owners in the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper are getting some financial help getting back on their feet. The federal government says it's providin...
Nov 14, 2024
Trump chooses anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary
NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday he will nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, putting a man whose vi...
Nov 14, 2024
Trump expected to choose vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary, AP sources say
NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, according to two p...
Nov 14, 2024
$574 million in federal financing to help build Vancouver rental homes
VANCOUVER - The federal government is providing more than $574 million in financing to help build about 950 rental homes in Vancouver. The government says in a news release that a project on 42nd Aven...
Nov 14, 2024
$375M announced for Indigenous-led conservation in Northwest Territories
OTTAWA - K'ahsho Got'ine guardians Twyla Edgi-Masuzumi, John Tobac and Buddy Gully pulled more than 300 fish out of the waters last week, distributing them to community members in the Northwest Territ...
Nov 14, 2024
New Brunswick's premier sends out minister mandate letters, outlines expectations
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has given marching orders to her new cabinet ministers to fulfil promises made during last month's election. The government released 18 mandate letters t...
Nov 14, 2024
Chair of Liberal Indigenous caucus says identity 'complicated' as members questioned
OTTAWA - The chair of the Liberal party's Indigenous caucus says Indigenous identity is "complicated" after questions have been raised about the claims of two Liberal MPs who currently sit with the gr...
Nov 14, 2024
Ambitious Centre Block renovation project nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase
OTTAWA - The major restoration of Parliament's Centre Block is nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase after six years of demolition, primary excavation and abatement. The renovation is estimated t...
Nov 14, 2024
RCMP rolls out body-worn cameras for officers nationally
OTTAWA - The RCMP will begin its rollout of body-worn cameras for RCMP officers across the country next week. It expects the deployment of more than 10,000 cameras to be finished in the next 12 to 18 ...
Nov 14, 2024 The RCMP says the cameras serve as an objective record of how officers interact with the community. (The Canadian Press)
Saskatchewan politicians return for fall legislature sitting on Nov. 25
REGINA - The Saskatchewan legislature is to reconvene on Nov. 25, with the governing Saskatchewan Party's seat count severely reduced and the Opposition NDP's ranks greatly bolstered. The government s...
Nov 14, 2024
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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 ...