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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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Maryland's presidential and state primaries
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump look to add to their string of victories and pad their delegate totals in Maryland on Tuesday as the presidential primary ca...
May 10, 2024
One way to decrease temporary residents is to make them permanent, ministers suggest
MONTREAL - One way Canada plans to shrink the number of temporary residents is to offer them the opportunity to remain permanently, the immigration minister said Friday, but that doesn't mean everyone...
May 10, 2024
After B.C.'s walk-back, uncertainty clouds Toronto decriminalization bid
Toronto's bid to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs for personal use has been plunged into uncertainty in recent days, as drug policy experts suggest political debates over British Columbia...
May 10, 2024
Police in riot gear order pro-Palestinian protesters to leave University of Calgary
CALGARY - Police in Calgary say multiple people were arrested during a pro-Palestinian protest at the University of Calgary Thursday night. Video posted on social media showed officers tearing down ma...
May 09, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes painful cuts to close California's growing budget deficit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's budget deficit is at least $45 billion, a shortfall so large it prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday to propose painful spending cuts impacting immigrants, kinde...
May 09, 2024
One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They're both running for Congress
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - For Derrick Evans, being part of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol wasn't enough. The former West Virginia lawmaker wants to make his path to the halls of Congress permane...
May 09, 2024
Judge directs Michael Cohen to keep quiet about Trump ahead of his hush money trial testimony
NEW YORK (AP) - With Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen expected to take the witness stand Monday, the judge in the former president's hush money case issued prosecutors a stern warning: Ge...
May 09, 2024
What Canadians are saying about the death of Rex Murphy
The National Post is reporting that Rex Murphy has died. Murphy worked as a columnist for the newspaper, which said in an obituary on its website that he died at 77 after a battle with cancer. Here's ...
May 09, 2024
Broadcaster and commentator Rex Murphy dead at 77: National Post
The National Post is reporting that Rex Murphy, the pro-oil pundit who was at once the steady stickhandler of a national call-in radio show and a driver of divisive online discourse, has died. The new...
May 09, 2024 Broadcaster and commentator Rex Murphy dead at 77: National Post
The National Post, where Rex Murphy worked as a columnist, says in an obituary on its website that Murphy died at age 77 following a battle with cancer. (WatchMojo.com/YouTube)
Federal government bans watercraft from Manitoba lake popular with tourists
WINNIPEG - The threat of zebra mussels has prompted the federal government to temporarily ban watercraft from a Manitoba lake popular with tourists. Parks Canada says personal watercraft, including no...
May 09, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...
