Murray Wood: Stay in your lane, cyclists!
Murray Wood says the arrival of spring brings out cyclists who think they belong in busy traffic. He says they should re...
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Tense cross-examination of former cop at inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man
A former police officer involved in the case of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest had several testy exchanges with lawyers during Thursday's cross-examination at a coroner's inquest, and r...
Nov 21, 2024
Prosecutors say alleged smugglers at Manitoba border cared more for money than lives
FERGUS FALLS - A prosecutor urged a jury Thursday to find two accused human smugglers guilty, saying the men cared more about money than people's safety and their actions led to the deaths of a family...
Nov 21, 2024
Alberta forecasts $4.6-billion surplus in budget update, but braces for uncertainty
EDMONTON - Alberta is forecasting a $4.6-billion surplus for this fiscal year, but Finance Minister Nate Horner says "mounting pressures" threaten to soon put the province in the red. Horner made the ...
Nov 21, 2024
Coroner's inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man hears from ex-cop involved in arrest
A former police officer involved in the violent arrest of an Ottawa man who later died in hospital told a coroner's inquest that he was traumatized by the incident and worried about his own safety at ...
Nov 20, 2024
Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency over gang and addiction crises
TORONTO - A northern Ontario First Nation declared a state of emergency Tuesday over concurrent crises involving crime, gang activity, addiction and mental health problems that have plagued the commun...
Nov 19, 2024
Ontario launching new mental health program for first responders
TORONTO - Ontario is launching a new mental health program for first responders. The province says the Mental Health Supports for Public Safety Personnel program will provide help for police officers,...
Nov 19, 2024
Canada's mental health is three times worse than before COVID-19
TORONTO - A new report says mental health across Canada is three times worse than it was before COVID-19 and access to care varies widely across provinces and territories. The Canadian Mental Health A...
Nov 19, 2024 The Canadian Mental Health Association's report also says 57 per cent of young people between 18 and 24 years old who have early signs of mental illness say they can't afford to get services. (The Canadian Press)
NDP blasts government for lack of 24/7 service at Regina's Urgent Care Centre
Four months after the launch of Regina's Urgent Care Centre, the facility has not yet begun to provide 24/7 service, as was originally promised. When the centre opened in July, its hours were set from...
Nov 19, 2024
New Brunswick Liberals promise rent cap, tax cuts in first 100 days in office
FREDERICTON - A rent cap, tax cuts, and payments to nurses are among the commitments New Brunswick's Liberal government says it will fulfil in its first 100 days in office. In a throne speech Tuesday,...
Nov 19, 2024
Manitoba NDP lays out plans to freeze hydro rates, commission bison statue
WINNIPEG - Tackling high grocery prices, freezing hydro electricity rates and commissioning a new statue reflecting Manitoba's past and present are some of the priorities for the coming year the NDP g...
Nov 19, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 15
8:30 - Avi Lewis, the newly elected federal NDP leader, is touring Saskatchewan this week with 11 stops over five days, ...
