Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Transit trips up among seniors since Montreal introduced free fare program, city says
MONTREAL - A costly program offering free public transportation fares to Montreal seniors is paying off, the city said in a recent report as it documented a spike in transit use among people age 65 an...
Apr 27, 2024
From New York to Arizona: Inside the head-spinning week of Trump's legal drama
NEW YORK (AP) - Even by Donald Trump's standards, this was a dizzying week. The first criminal prosecution of a former president began in earnest with opening statements and testimony in a lower Manha...
Apr 27, 2024
'The world is too messy for bureaucratic hurdles': Canada still bars Afghanistan aid
Ottawa has plans to finally stop blocking Canadian development aid to Afghanistan this year. But by the time its new system is fully up and running, the Taliban will have been in control of the countr...
Apr 27, 2024
Planning a summer trip to Quebec's Îles-de-la-Madeleine? You'll have to pay up.
MONTREAL - Tens of thousands of visitors flock to Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine every summer to behold its cliff-framed seascapes and sandy beaches. But starting next month, those island sojourns will ...
Apr 27, 2024
A former Democratic Georgia congressman hopes abortion can power his state Supreme Court bid
HOSCHTON, Ga. (AP) - May's election for the Georgia Supreme Court is playing out as races for the state's highest court have for decades: sitting justices running uncontested. But there is an exceptio...
Apr 26, 2024
Trump promised big plans to flip Black and Latino voters. Many Republicans are waiting to see them
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump says he wants to hold a major campaign event at New York's Madison Square Garden featuring Black hip-hop artists and athletes. Aides speak of Trump making appearances in C...
Apr 26, 2024
As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden had a question. "Is it true?" Biden asked Sen. Alex Padilla, referencing the roughly 25% of U.S. students in kindergarten through high school who are Latino. Padi...
Apr 26, 2024
Indiana voters to pick party candidates in competitive, multimillion dollar primaries
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - In deep red Indiana, where Republicans hold a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature and most top offices are held by GOP politicians, the May 7 primary will deter...
Apr 26, 2024
Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Republican Party on Saturday selected Trent Staggs as its nominee to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate, hours after the local official received former President Don...
Apr 26, 2024
Trump promised big plans to flip Black and Latino voters. Many Republicans are waiting to see them
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump says he wants to hold a major campaign event at New York's Madison Square Garden featuring Black hip-hop artists and athletes. Aides speak of Trump making appearances in C...
Apr 26, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...
