Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Saskatchewan's finance minister says $1B in extra spending won't affect deficit
REGINA - Despite Saskatchewan's government earmarking an additional $1 billion in spending, the finance minister says it won't change the province's bottom line. Jim Reiter says the extra spending was...
Dec 04, 2025
Supreme Court of Canada orders trial on drug charges to proceed despite delay
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a case against two people for alleged drug offences will go to trial in Ontario after it was derailed due to a delay. Robert Vrbanic and Sarah Josipovic were ...
Dec 04, 2025
Calgary GlobalFest pauses ticket sales as affordability, politics, squeeze festivals
CALGARY - A staple Calgary summer festival is temporarily closing the ticket-sale tent flap as it struggles to survive, becoming yet one more party-planner walking a fraying financial tight rope in th...
Dec 04, 2025
Nova Scotia wants crackdown on illegal cannabis, asks Mi'kmaq chiefs for support
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's justice minister has directed police across the province to crack down on illegal dispensaries, prompting criticism that the government may be interfering with law enforcement ...
Dec 04, 2025
Carney to meet Trump, Sheinbaum in Washington at FIFA event Friday
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney is planning to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at a FIFA World Cup event Friday in Washington as trade negotiations between Canada and the United States r...
Dec 04, 2025
Supreme Court of Canada to review inmates' challenge of jail lockdowns
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear the cases of two inmates who challenged the use of rotating lockdowns at a Nova Scotia jail. The two inmates at the Central Nova Scotia Correcti...
Dec 04, 2025
Admiral says there was no 'kill them all' order in boat attack, but video alarms lawmakers
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Navy admiral told lawmakers Thursday that there was no "kill them all" order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth but grave questions and concerns remain as Congress scrutinizes an ...
Dec 04, 2025
Feds facing climate criticisms action amid resignations on net-zero advisory body
OTTAWA - Two founding members of Canada's net-zero advisory body have resigned, accusing the Carney government of not seeking the group's advice on key policy decisions, including the Alberta energy d...
Dec 04, 2025
More than 27,000 public servants were paid $150,000 or more last year
OTTAWA - More than 27,000 federal public servants were paid at least $150,000 in the last fiscal year, a document tabled in Parliament shows. It says more than 20,000 employees received compensation -...
Dec 04, 2025
Study that said glyphosate herbicide is safe retracted 25 years after publication
OTTAWA - An influential research article that claimed a popular weed-killer was safe has been retracted 25 years after it was published, prompting environment groups in Canada to ask the federal gover...
Dec 04, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...
