Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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Palestinian man who donated a kidney in 2023 may be ineligible for refugee claim
OTTAWA - Mohammed Al Hindi is a Palestinian refugee claimant whose application is now at risk because of Ottawa's new border law, C-12. Before fleeing the Gaza Strip with his family to escape the Isra...
Apr 12, 2026
Minister approves Canadian Rangers to help Nunavut hamlet amid power problems
GJOA HAVEN - Canada's emergency management minister says she has approved a request from the Nunavut government to urgently deploy the Canadian Rangers to the Hamlet of Gjoa Haven to help distribute d...
Apr 11, 2026
Conservative leadership hopeful Milobar changes campaign manager after investigation
VICTORIA - Peter Milobar will be without his longtime campaign manager during the final stretch of the race to become the new leader of the Conservative Party of B.C. amid controversy stemming from a ...
Apr 11, 2026
Liberal party wants to ban kids under 16 from social media
MONTREAL - Federal Liberals voted in favour of setting 16 as the age of majority for Canadians to be able to use social media accounts. Party grassroots passed a non-binding resolution Saturday mornin...
Apr 11, 2026 Delegates attend the Liberal Party of Canada convention in Montreal, Friday, April 10, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes)
Hundreds of New Brunswick local government campaigns get underway
FREDERICTON - Hundreds of candidates in New Brunswick have formally kicked off campaigns for local governments, education boards and rural advisory committees. Many of the Atlantic province's largest ...
Apr 11, 2026
Carney issues call for unity, says no time for 'politics as usual'
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a call on Saturday for political unity and for Canadians to dispatch with "politics as usual" as the country confronts a crumbling international order it o...
Apr 11, 2026
Judge orders temporary pause on Alberta separation referendum petition process
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - An Alberta judge has put up a roadblock on a petition drive looking to force a vote on the province quitting Canada. Justice Shaina Leonard, in a written decision issued Fr...
Apr 10, 2026
Northern trade corridor top of mind as Manitoba premier plans meeting with PM
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is planning to go to Ottawa next week for a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Kinew says it's part of a plan the two men have to meet roughly every three m...
Apr 10, 2026
Alberta's access restrictions threaten privacy, democratic role of libraries: critics
EDMONTON - Critics of Alberta's proposed rule changes to public libraries say the true danger lies in giving the province power to dictate access and potentially snoop on which books people are checki...
Apr 10, 2026
FAA says proper use of anti-drone lasers that prompted Texas airspace closures is safe for flights
Anti-drone lasers used near the southern border by the U.S. military and Homeland Security to combat cartel drones are safe and shouldn't necessitate airport closures, the Federal Aviation Administrat...
Apr 10, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
A Republican congresswoman is fighting back against Ontario's US booze ban, and Sarah Mills says Premier Doug Ford may f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
On Thursday's show, Evan discussed the new downtown arena developments, gets the latest on the Iran/U.S. conflict and Sh...
