Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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Sergeant faulted for actions before Maine mass shooting is running for sheriff
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - A Maine sergeant who has been criticized by an investigatory panel for his handling of a report about a man who later carried out a mass shooting is running for sheriff, state r...
Mar 19, 2024
Roy McMurtry, former Ontario attorney general and legal giant, dies
TORONTO - Roy McMurtry, a legal and political giant in Ontario who helped pave the way for same-sex marriage as a judge and a key player in the Canadian Constitution, has died at 91. McMurtry, a trial...
Mar 19, 2024
N.S. to face wave of physician retirements as wait-list for primary care remains high
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia doctors are facing extreme burnout amid a labour shortage that risks worsening with a looming wave of retirements, says the former head of the association representing physicians...
Mar 19, 2024
Sour grapes: N.S. pauses subsidy to wine bottlers that drew ire of wineries
HALIFAX - Following weeks of criticism, the Nova Scotia government is backing away from a contentious subsidy for wine bottlers that the province's wineries said undercut their operations. Premier Tim...
Mar 19, 2024
Federal government launches forensic audit of Saskatchewan First Nations group
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Canada says it plans to launch a forensic audit of an organization representing 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan. The department said in a statement Tuesday it is aware of...
Mar 19, 2024
'Flag is up': Calgary warns outdoor water restrictions may be coming
CALGARY - The City of Calgary is warning it may restrict outdoor water use by May 1 if dry conditions keep up. And a big dump of snow in the forecast this week likely won't be enough to change the out...
Mar 19, 2024
Major Quebec nurses union reaches agreement with province for five-year-contract
MONTREAL - After 15 months of negotiations a major nurses union has reached an agreement with the Quebec government for a five-year collective agreement. The proposed deal needs to be put to the 80,00...
Mar 19, 2024
Wisconsin GOP leader calls the Trump supporters trying to oust him 'whack jobs and morons'
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's top Republican derided supporters of former President Donald Trump who are trying to recall him from office as "whack jobs and morons," predicting Tuesday that their e...
Mar 19, 2024
Federation rejects request from Ontario to let retired teachers work more
TORONTO - Ontario's teachers have rebuffed a request from the Ministry of Education to let retired teachers work longer, saying the government needs to come up with a real solution to staff shortages....
Mar 19, 2024
'Classrooms, care and communities' will highlight Wednesday's budget, Moe says
Saskatchewan's premier says classrooms, healthcare and communities are the top priorities in the upcoming provincial budget. The budget is to be tabled Wednesday afternoon by Finance Minister Donna Ha...
Mar 19, 2024 Premier Scott Moe has revealed some more details from the upcoming provincial budget. (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
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Sarah Mills: Betty Nippi-Albright did the honourable thing by choosing to sit as independent
Sarah Mills says Betty Nippi-Albright's departure from the Sask. NDP has not forced a byelection, nor has she sought dea...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, May 7
Evan speaks with Shaun Semple after Regina City Council approved the Brandt/REAL District purchase deal on Wednesday, th...
