Murray Wood: A 'high test' compromise tax
Premier Scott Moe is jacking the price of U.S.liquor with a tax that mirrors U.S. tariffs on Canadian alcohol. Murray Wo...
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Liberals will remove 'fraudulent' memberships, as some register pets
OTTAWA - A federal Liberal spokesman says the party can and will remove "fraudulent profiles" from its list of electors eligible to vote for its next leader. Parker Lund's comment came after multiple ...
Jan 10, 2025
Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - As Joe Biden prepares to leave office, Americans have a dimmer view of his presidency than they did at the end of Donald Trump's first term or Barack Obama's second, a new poll finds...
Jan 10, 2025
Civil society groups push to ensure effectiveness of coming border agency watchdog
OTTAWA - The fight for an independent review body to keep an eye on Canada's border agency may be over, but there are lingering concerns in civil society circles about how much bite the new watchdog w...
Jan 10, 2025
Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel's report on Trump Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a bid to block the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on President-elect Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his 2020 ele...
Jan 09, 2025
Appeals court denies bid to block public release of special counsel's report on Trump Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the public release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump over the objecti...
Jan 09, 2025
Poilievre says the next Canadian election will be about the carbon price
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre returned to Ottawa on Thursday after the holidays with a familiar demand for Justin Trudeau: call a carbon-tax election. Neither Trudeau's announcement that he plans to resig...
Jan 09, 2025
U.S. Capitol rioter arrested in B.C. ski resort after claiming political asylum
WHISTLER, B.C. - An American man convicted for his part in the riot on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been arrested in the ski resort of Whistler, B.C. The Canada Border Services Agency says in a stat...
Jan 09, 2025
Provincial police investigating complaint from Pickering, Ont., council
PICKERING, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say they are investigating criminal allegations brought forward by Pickering's city council. OPP say allegations were referred to them by Durham regional po...
Jan 09, 2025
Ukrainian-Canadians urge ongoing support for country amid political shifts
OTTAWA - The Liberal party's political upheaval and Donald Trump's return to the White House have Ukrainian-Canadians hoping Ottawa's support for Ukraine remains firm. "We think that Canada is at its ...
Jan 09, 2025
Alberta United Conservatives vote to boost MLA pay, taxpayer funding for their caucus
EDMONTON - Alberta United Conservative members of the legislature have voted to boost MLA salaries for the first time since 2013. The decision was part of a package of funding perks approved by UCP me...
Jan 09, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Interprovincial trade barriers are still Canada's weak spot
Sarah Mills says the U.S. trade war continues to expose the fact that provinces and territories act like independent nat...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, August 27
On Thursday's show, Evan gets the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's opinion on the tariff situation, chats with Regina Mayo...