Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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Moe promises increased first home tax credit, return of home reno credit
REGINA - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe say if re-elected his party would increase and reintroduce a pair of tax credits designed to help current and prospective homeowners. Moe says the First-Ti...
Oct 04, 2024
Nova Scotia reveals $25-million deal with Airbus to replace wildfire helicopter fleet
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government says it has a $25-million deal with aerospace giant Airbus for four new helicopters to fight wildfires. The deal was signed last winter but Tory Rushton, natural r...
Oct 04, 2024
New Brunswick election: Liberals promise to open community health clinic in Woodstock
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberal party is promising to open a community health clinic in Woodstock, N.B., if the party wins the Oct. 21 election. Liberal Leader Susan Holt made the announcement F...
Oct 04, 2024
US adds a robust 254,000 jobs and unemployment dips to 4.1% in sign of still-sturdy labor market
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, easing concerns about a weakening labor market and suggesting that the pace of hiring is still solid enough...
Oct 04, 2024
Paper straws stir up B.C. election campaign as leaders gibe over taxes and communism
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's main party leaders wanted to talk taxes Friday during the provincial election campaign, but couldn't divert the conversation away from plastic straws and communism. New ...
Oct 04, 2024
Moe, Beck in Regina as Saskatchewan election campaign continues
REGINA - The first week of the Saskatchewan election campaign is wrapping up, and the leaders of the two major parties are set to be in the capital today. Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is schedu...
Oct 04, 2024
Canada to brief foreign missions on 'acceptable activity' in advance of next election
OTTAWA - Heads of missions from around the world will be briefed on Canada's expectations of "acceptable diplomatic activity" during the next general election, the deputy minister of foreign affairs t...
Oct 04, 2024
Canada announces funding for African countries, scientific research at Francophonie
PARIS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce funding to support French-speaking African countries and initiatives to promote the French language in the Francophonie. Trudeau is expected to...
Oct 04, 2024
Liz Cheney campaigns with Harris in Wisconsin while Trump holds a rally in Michigan
RIPON, Wis. (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris rallied side-by-side with Republican Liz Cheney in the birthplace of the modern Republican Party on Thursday as the two women delivered a double-barrele...
Oct 03, 2024
Ousted Manitoba NDP caucus member accuses premier of grabbing and yanking arm
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba politician who was ousted from the governing NDP caucus is accusing Premier Wab Kinew of lunging at him and yanking his arm during the election campaign five years ago, when the ...
Oct 03, 2024
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
On Wednesday, Evan reviews Tuesday's federal spring fiscal update, takes the temperature of the new CFL changes coming i...