Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's highest court has declined to consider Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis' appeal of her removal from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and ...
Sep 16, 2025
PM Carney meets with cabinet, Saskatchewan premier, canola industry leaders Tuesday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has a series of meetings set for Tuesday with his cabinet, the premier of Saskatchewan and canola industry leaders. The prime minister chairs the cabinet meeting in...
Sep 16, 2025
Immigration lawyer, critics raise concerns about citizenship marker on Alberta ID
EDMONTON - Critics are questioning what problem the Alberta government's move to add mandatory citizenship markers to provincial identification aims to solve, and say it opens the door to potential pr...
Sep 16, 2025
Election campaign won't stall wildfire relief talks with Ottawa, says N.L. minister
ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's housing minister says the provincial election campaign won't stall talks with the federal government about compensation for people who lost homes to wildfires ...
Sep 16, 2025
Quebec bet big on Lion electric school buses. Now critics say the plan has backfired
MONTREAL - The Quebec government's aggressive push to electrify its school bus fleet - while giving one local manufacturer a virtual monopoly - could now be turning school bus operators off electric v...
Sep 16, 2025
Under-resourced sanctions regime leaves Ottawa in the dark: internal review
OTTAWA - The federal government's enthusiasm for laying sanctions on thousands of foreigners has made it harder for Canadians to understand and comply with the sanctions regime and exposes Ottawa to l...
Sep 16, 2025
B.C., federal governments support huge LNG facility, opposed by some First Nations
VICTORIA - The British Columbia and federal governments have announced their support for a massive LNG export facility floating in waters off the province's northwest, despite opposition from some Fir...
Sep 15, 2025
BCGEU escalates job action, bans overtime for correctional officers and sheriffs
VANCOUVER - The president of a union representing British Columbia's public service workers says it has escalated job action with an overtime ban for correctional officers and sheriffs. Paul Finch of ...
Sep 15, 2025
Five takeaways from the first day of the fall sitting of Parliament
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament returned to the House of Commons on Monday -- the first day of what's expected to be a busy fall session. Here is a look at five key moments from what MPs refer to as th...
Sep 15, 2025
Lion school bus woes should make Quebec revisit electrification plan, critics say
MONTREAL - The abrupt withdrawal of 1,200 Lion electric school buses from the roads in Quebec is prompting renewed criticism of the provincial government's approach to electrification - and of its dec...
Sep 15, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 19
Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...
