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Speaker Mike Johnson faces threat of ouster from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
WASHINGTON (AP) - Speaker Mike Johnson is at risk of being ousted after hard-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene filed a motion to vacate Friday, his leadership abruptly challenged in the middle of a Ho...
Mar 22, 2024
Manitoba projects deficit close to $2B, government launches health-care audits
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government issued a new, higher deficit projection Friday and announced financial audits of health authorities to crack down on what it called overspending. The deficit for the...
Mar 22, 2024
Saskatchewan teachers plan to withdraw from more extracurricular activities
REGINA - The union representing Saskatchewan teachers says it's planning a provincewide withdrawal of extracurricular activities next week as a labour dispute with the government continues. The Saskat...
Mar 22, 2024
French President Macron regrets the Senate's vote to reject the EU-Canada trade deal
BRUSSELS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday he "regrets" the Senate's vote to reject legislation to ratify a trade deal between the European Union and Canada that has been criticized ...
Mar 22, 2024
'He is smiling down': Brian Mulroney's sons touched by Canadians' tributes
MONTREAL - Brian Mulroney's three sons say there's no doubt their father would have been thrilled by this week's public tributes honouring his life. "He would have loved it. He is smiling down right n...
Mar 22, 2024
Federal government posts $25.7-billion deficit between April and January
OTTAWA - The federal government recorded a budgetary deficit of $25.7 billion as of the end of January for the current fiscal year. The Finance Department says in its monthly fiscal monitor that the d...
Mar 22, 2024
Prosecutors in 3 Wisconsin counties decline to pursue charges against Trump committee, lawmaker
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Prosecutors in three Wisconsin counties declined to pursue felony charges of campaign finance violations against former President Donald Trump 's fundraising committee and a Repub...
Mar 22, 2024
Ontario extends program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid ER closures
TORONTO - Ontario is extending a program that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures for another six months. The province established what's now known as the Temporary Locum Pr...
Mar 22, 2024
A national school food framework is on Chrystia Freeland's desk. Will Ottawa say yes?
OTTAWA - A framework for a national school food program has landed on the desk of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and with the federal budget just weeks away advocates hope the proposal will get t...
Mar 22, 2024
California Democratic lawmakers seek ways to combat retail theft while keeping progressive policy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Facing mounting pressure to crack down on a retail theft crisis, California lawmakers are split on how best to tackle the problem that some say has caused major store closure...
Mar 21, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, July 15
On Wednesday's show, guest host Tamara Cherry talks about the conflict in the Middle East, a possible pipeline in wester...
