Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Nova Scotia deficit projection rises by more than 70 per cent to record $1.2 billion
HALIFAX - With revenues down and spending up due to a slowing economy, Nova Scotia is forecasting a record deficit of $1.2 billion for the current fiscal year. The figure released Monday by Finance Mi...
Sep 22, 2025
UBCM leaders call on B.C. to fill housing gaps that led to increased homelessness
VICTORIA - Municipal leaders in British Columbia are calling on the provincial government to fill housing gaps that have been pressing for "far too long" and have increased homelessness in their commu...
Sep 22, 2025
U.S. right-wing commentator offers to house B.C. ostriches facing cull order
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA - An ostrich farm in British Columbia's Interior whose birds face a cull order has the support of a right-wing American influencer, who is asking for help from truck drivers...
Sep 21, 2025
Alberta premier defends possible use of notwithstanding clause on transgender issues
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says her government might invoke the notwithstanding clause to defend laws affecting transgender people because courts may take "years and years and years" to resolve the ...
Sep 20, 2025
Missouri judge strikes down ballot summary for anti-abortion measure backed by Republican lawmakers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri judge has struck down a ballot summary for an anti-abortion amendment backed by Republican state lawmakers while concluding that it presented an unfair and insuff...
Sep 19, 2025
Notwithstanding clause won't stop court challenges of Alberta trans laws: groups
EDMONTON - Doctors and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups challenging Alberta laws affecting transgender people say they aren't backing down after learning the province plans to invoke the Charter's notwithstandi...
Sep 19, 2025
Dental program improving, industry says, but misconceptions about 'free' care persist
OTTAWA - The rollout of the national dental care program is improving, industry representatives say - but political statements are still driving a misconception among patients that the program will co...
Sep 19, 2025
Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip clinical trial in Canada raises ethical questions
TORONTO - Some doctors and bioethicists are raising concerns about a Toronto hospital's partnership with a company founded by U.S. billionaire Elon Musk. University Health Network announced earlier th...
Sep 19, 2025 Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Alberta to use notwithstanding clause on its three transgender laws: memo
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has directed officials to invoke the Charter's notwithstanding clause in amending three laws that affect transgender people, says a leaked government memo obt...
Sep 18, 2025
B.C. man who claims he stabbed 3 on 'God's will' isn't responsible, lawyer says
VANCOUVER - The lawyer for the man accused of an attack at a Vancouver Chinatown festival says his client had no motivation other than a direction from God to stab three people and he should be found ...
Sep 18, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
