Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Anand says U.S. secretary Rubio has avoided '51st state' chatter as G7 meeting looms
WASHINGTON - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hasn't repeated President Donald Trump's musings about making Canada the 51st state during their conversation...
Nov 10, 2025
Canada Post submits overhaul plan to the federal government
OTTAWA - Canada Post has submitted its plan to the federal government to transform its struggling business model into a financially sustainable postal service. Procurement Minister Jol Lightbound unve...
Nov 10, 2025
US flight cancellations expected to drag on even after the government shutdown ends
NEW YORK (AP) - The flight cancellations at airports across the U.S. are expected to persist even after the government shutdown ends. The Federal Aviation Administration has reduced flights as some ai...
Nov 10, 2025
Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots, which have been a target of President Donald Trump. The justices took up...
Nov 10, 2025
'You have to adapt': Punk rock concerts, wrestling events keep Calgary legion afloat
CALGARY - Phil MacAulay has been a member of the Royal Canadian Legion for the past 50 years, and even he's surprised at the measures his local branch has taken to keep the 103-year-old building alive...
Nov 10, 2025 Royal Canadian Legion Calgary No. 1 Branch president Phil MacAulay is interviewed at the legion hall in Calgary, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies,...
Nov 09, 2025
'They took out 4 innocent people': National Silver Cross mom reflects on son's life
OTTAWA - When Nancy Payne's son was killed in Afghanistan in 2006, his superior told the Lansdowne, Ont., mother that her son should never have been there in the first place. "They knew that they had ...
Nov 09, 2025
Trump administration demands states 'undo' full SNAP payouts as states warn of 'catastrophic impact'
President Donald Trump's administration is demanding states "undo" full SNAP benefits paid out under judges' orders last week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings, marking the lat...
Nov 09, 2025
Sol Zanetti elected co-spokesperson for Québec solidaire, notes ‘steep slope’ ahead
Sol Zanetti won his bid this weekend to succeed Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois as co-spokesperson for Qubec solidaire, and acknowledged the "steep slope" ahead for the leftist party. A fervent separatist, the ...
Nov 09, 2025
Montreal-area councillor to be chosen by lottery after a tie vote
MONTREAL - This year, one Montreal-area city councillor will be chosen by an effective flip of the coin. In the on-island suburb of Montral-Est, a pair of candidates in the recent municipal election b...
Nov 09, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
