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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Carney condemns Russia's attacks on Ukraine's energy during call with Zelenskyy
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke Saturday about recent Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy grid. A readout about the call issued by the Prime Minister's Offic...
Oct 11, 2025
More than 4,500 Quebec municipal candidates elected by acclamation
More than 4,500 municipal candidates in Quebec were elected through acclamation after running unopposed. Nominations for the provincewide municipal elections that include approximately 1,100 municipal...
Oct 11, 2025
Mail, parcel delivery to resume as postal union begins rotating strikes
Kathryn Gallagher Morton is "absolutely thrilled" that Canada Post is at least moving. Being the owner of Maplelea, a small business that sells Canadian-themed dolls via its website, she said a majori...
Oct 11, 2025
Former Liberal cabinet minister says young people are hesitant to enter politics
OTTAWA - Sergio Marchi says when he asks students in his university course on politics how many of them are interested in a career in public life, he's surprised if two or three of them raise a hand. ...
Oct 11, 2025
Trump threatens tech export limits, new 100 per cent tariff on Chinese imports
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that he's placing an additional 100 per cent tax on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to leve...
Oct 10, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, western Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP File Photo/Susan Walsh)
Alberta Premier Smith says Ottawa is dodging responsibility for pipeline decision
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says Ottawa is dodging responsibility by not standing behind the province's planned proposal for a pipeline that would bring oil to the B.C. coast. In a statement Fri...
Oct 10, 2025
Province expands funding for Justice Institute of B.C. to add 96 police seats
NEW WESTMINSTER - Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger says the province is providing funding to add nearly 100 new training seats per class for police recruits at the Justice Institute of British Colu...
Oct 10, 2025
B.C. tables new law on closed meetings between First Nations and municipalities
VICTORIA - The president of the group representing local governments in British Columbia says she welcomes proposed changes that would make it easier for First Nations and municipalities to meet behin...
Oct 10, 2025
What the federal Liberals are pitching in their 2025 budget
OTTAWA - Over the past few weeks, the federal government has previewed items that will be included in the federal budget, being introduced today. Here is a running list of what has been announced by t...
Oct 10, 2025
MP warns senators against further Indian Act changes without House of Commons input
A Liberal MP is warning a Senate committee studying proposed changes to the Indian Act that it might end up doing more harm than good if it pursues changes to the law that were never endorsed by MPs. ...
Oct 10, 2025 MP for Cape Breton-Canso-Antigonish Jaime Battiste speaks with the media in Rome on Saturday, May 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
