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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Iranian-Canadian man on day trip to U.S. day says he faced discrimination
VANCOUVER - Sam Sadr's first trip to the United States from his home in North Vancouver was supposed to be a relaxing getaway but he says his birth in Iran made him a target at the border, where ...
Jan 07, 2020
Bodies placed in odd spots in Ottawa hospitals as morgues overflow
OTTAWA - Lou Burri says a body stored in a hospital conference room first set an alarm bell ringing in his head last October. The hospital denies that happened, but the union leader at the O...
Jan 07, 2020
Trump disregards Canada, allies with killing of Iranian general: ex-ambassador
OTTAWA - President Donald Trump's decision to order the killing of a top Iranian general has elevated his disregard of Canada and other American allies to a new level, says Barack Obama's fo...
Jan 07, 2020
Bryan Brulotte launches effort Monday to win Conservative leadership
OTTAWA - When it comes to potential candidates for Conservative leadership, Bryan Brulotte isn't exactly an outsider. He's been involved in conservative politics for nearly three decades. But around t...
Jan 06, 2020 Bryan Brulotte, who is entering the leadership race for the Conservative Party of Canada, is shown in Ottawa, on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Conservatives postpone policy convention to focus on organizing leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they're postponing a policy convention that had been scheduled for mid-April to allow more time to organize an upcoming leadership race. The party announced the ...
Dec 22, 2019
‘Shame’ on those campaigning against Andrew Scheer, says Conservative MP in Sask.
The Conservative MP for Moose Jaw - Lake Centre - Lanigan is coming to the defence of his party leader. In a Facebook post Friday, Tom Lukiwski says the campaign to get Andrew Scheer to resign is not ...
Nov 30, 2019
Sask. NDP pledge class-size cap during convention in Prince Albert
paNOW's Ian Gustafson With a year to go to the next provincial election Ryan Meili, the leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) took to the stage at the party's convention in Prince Albe...
Nov 04, 2019 Party leader Ryan Meili talks to the crowd at the NDP convention in Prince Albert on Saturday. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW)
'Pay the back taxes,' says SUMA president on Radisson drama
In Radisson, Sask. residents are fed up with their town council and are looking to the provincial government for help. They cite financial issues and council infighting as their main concerns. Saskatc...
Sep 26, 2019
Radisson residents file petition to have council removed
Residents of Radisson, Sask. say they are fed up with their local council and want the province to step in. Chris Tyreman told 650 CKOM's John Gormley on Wednesday that problems with the town council ...
Sep 25, 2019 Radisson, Sask. resident Chris Tyreman spoke out on Gormley Wednesday about governance issues that are hurting his community. (650 CKOM photo)
Angry lawmakers challenge attorney general on Brexit advice
LONDON - British Attorney General Geoffrey Cox accused Parliament on Wednesday of being a "disgrace" as lawmakers returned for the first day of work since a bombshell court decision deemed Prime Minis...
Sep 25, 2019
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8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
