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Canadian banks, pension funds have poured billions into ICE contractors
OTTAWA - Major Canadian banks and pension funds provided tens of billions of dollars to American contractors for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, an investigation by the non-profit...
Mar 30, 2026
Joni Mitchell sings onstage at the Junos, while Drake pays video tribute to Nelly Furtado
HAMILTON - It was an all-Canadian love-in at Sunday's Juno Awards as Joni Mitchell took the stage for a stirring sing-along after accepting a lifetime achievement award from Prime Minister Mark Carney...
Mar 29, 2026
P.E.I. premier asks conflict of interest commission to investigate former minister
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz has asked the province's conflict of interest commissioner to investigate a former cabinet minister's handling of a permitting issue at a golf cl...
Mar 29, 2026
Danielle Smith says diverse opinions welcome after MLA supports separatist petition
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says she welcomes diverse opinions in her caucus after a legislature member of her United Conservative Party opined a referendum on separation is good for the province. Da...
Mar 29, 2026
'It's ridiculous': U.S. closing historic Border Road to Canadian traffic
COUTTS - Amid the howling winds of the Sweet Grass Hills lies Border Road, a 14-kilometre ribbon of manicured gravel stretching between the United States and Canada. The shared road is on the Montana ...
Mar 29, 2026 A road sign alongside the United States border road near Coutts, Alta., Thursday, March 19, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
European Parliament member Rima Hassan says she was denied entry to Canada
MONTRAL - A French-Palestinian member of the European Parliament says she was denied entry into Canada only days before she was scheduled to participate in conferences in Montreal. Rima Hassan wrote o...
Mar 29, 2026
Avi Lewis is the new NDP leader, as Alberta, Sask. leaders say his policies can 'hurt'
WINNIPEG - Filmmaker Avi Lewis has been elected as the NDP's new leader, defeating his four rivals on the first ballot with nearly 40,000 votes, from almost 71,000 ballots cast. His victory signals a ...
Mar 29, 2026
Prime Minister Carney plans to attend Sunday's Juno Awards
Add another star to the Junos guest list: Prime Minister Mark Carney. The prime minister will make his Junos debut at Hamilton's TD Coliseum on Sunday evening. Also due at the ceremony are Joni Mitche...
Mar 28, 2026
Darrell Jones drops out of B.C. Conservative leadership race, six candidates remain
VICTORIA - The number of candidates running for the leadership of the British Columbia Conservatives has shrunk to six, with candidate Darrell Jones announcing he will be throwing his support behind C...
Mar 28, 2026
'Neighbours hating each other': Proposed Weyburn wind farm divides community
Don Bourassa says a proposed wind farm near his home in southeast Saskatchewan has ruined relationships in his community - to the point where he feels he has been bullied. A resident of the Rural Muni...
Mar 28, 2026 The Bekevar Wind Facility near Kipling is pictured in this undated photo. The project was built in November 2024 and received some complaints from community members. Another wind farm, called the Seven Stars Energy Project, is proposed to be built near Weyburn, Sask., and has received intense pushback. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout/SaskPower)
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...