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Manitoba auditor general calls for better cybersecurity, financial reporting
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's auditor general is calling for better cybersecurity at the province's main health-care planning body, and better financial reporting from the provincial government. In the first ...
Dec 19, 2024
NDP seeks distance from Liberals, sees fight in next election is with Conservatives
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh began 2024 by propping up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's minority government. He is ending the year calling for Trudeau's resignation. Singh's gradual effort to limi...
Dec 19, 2024
Campaign urges skilled labour to 'Stay with B.C.' to counter efforts from Alberta
VANCOUVER - The Business Council of British Columbia has launched an awareness campaign to counter the province's rising outward migration to Alberta. The business advocacy group says its "Stay with B...
Dec 18, 2024
What is a trade deficit — and does it matter to the economy?
In a post on Truth Social early Wednesday, Donald Trump claimed his country is financially supporting its northern neighbour. The U.S. president-elect wrote that "we subsidize Canada to the tune of $1...
Dec 18, 2024
Survivors' Secretariat warns it's at risk of bankruptcy without funding decision
OTTAWA - An organization that works to document what happened at a notorious residential school says it's at risk of going bankrupt by the end of the month unless Canada makes a decision on whether it...
Dec 18, 2024
Mik'maq elver fishers hope quotas create safety on N.S. rivers, but critics doubtful
HALIFAX - Indigenous elver fishers who once were at odds with federal fisheries officers say they're hopeful that a new plan to provide them quotas this season will create more peace on the water. Ear...
Dec 18, 2024
Order of Canada goes to advocates, athletes, scientists and Deadpool
More than 40 years after being told she was a threat to Canada because of her sexuality, Diane Pitre is being given one of the country's top honours. The advocate for LGBTQ+ members of the Canadian Ar...
Dec 18, 2024 Gov. Gen. Mary Simon thanked the appointees for their "perseverance, fearless leadership and visionary spirit." (The Canadian Press)
'Condensed timeline' puts pressure on Calgary council to approve Green Line project
CALGARY - With timelines tightening, Calgary city council wants to return to the bargaining table with the Alberta government to discuss a reworked plan to build a multibillion-dollar light-rail-trans...
Dec 17, 2024
B.C.'s projected deficit grows again to $9.4 billion in latest fiscal update
British Columbia's new finance minister said she is "realistic" about the economic challenges facing the province after announcing this year's record deficit is projected to reach $9.4 billion. Brenda...
Dec 17, 2024
Ontario building new base, buying 2 planes for Ornge air ambulance
TORONTO - Ontario is investing $93 million to build a new base and buy new planes for Ornge, the province's air ambulance organization. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the new hangar will be built a...
Dec 17, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, July 15
On Wednesday's show, guest host Tamara Cherry talks about the conflict in the Middle East, a possible pipeline in wester...
