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By the numbers: Quebec's struggles with social housing
MONTREAL - Nearly one-third of Quebec's social housing units - roughly 21,500 homes - is in a state of disrepair. Advocates worry existing budgets will be inadequate because inflation is outpacing the...
May 28, 2026
As governments pour billions into new affordable housing, existing units in disrepair
MONTREAL - Mercedes Rodriguez says she and her seven kids struggle to sleep at night because of the sounds of mice scurrying in the walls in her apartment in Montreal's east end. In addition to a mice...
May 28, 2026
Stronger Canada will help 'make America great again,' Carney tells NY business crowd
NEW YORK - Canada's efforts to diversify trade ties and wean itself off the U.S. market will make it a better ally to the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney told an audience of business profess...
May 28, 2026
Quebec legislature members denounce Carney's comments on Clarity Act
QUBEC - Quebec legislature members are coming together to denounce the prime minister's comment suggesting that a simple majority isn't enough for a province to separate from Canada. Prime Minister Ma...
May 27, 2026
Alberta premier wins standoff with party over position on provincial separation vote
EDMONTON - A standoff between Premier Danielle Smith and her own United Conservative Party on the issue of separation is over - and the premier has won. Premier Smith and party president Rob Smith had...
May 27, 2026
Female politicians in Saskatchewan to get own washroom, 110 years later
REGINA - Bathroom parity is finally coming to the women politicians of the Saskatchewan legislature - more than a century after the building opened. Steve Bata, the legislature's building manager, sai...
May 27, 2026
Ottawa to amend encryption, metadata elements of contentious lawful access bill
OTTAWA - The federal government will amend its controversial lawful access bill to address concerns about encryption and metadata, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said Wednesday. "The encry...
May 27, 2026
Talks with province break down in Nova Scotia long-term care strike, says union
HALIFAX - A union representing striking long-term care workers in Nova Scotia says talks with the government have broken down and there are no other dates scheduled. CUPE accused the government on Wed...
May 27, 2026
Fact File: No evidence Vancouver busing out homeless ahead of World Cup
VANCOUVER - Rumours have spread on social media that homeless people from Vancouver were being bused out of town in an attempt to "clean up" ahead of the FIFA World Cup that begins next month. But Van...
May 27, 2026
Olympians, Paralympians honoured on Parliament Hill Wednesday
OTTAWA - Canada's Olympic and Paralympic athletes were honoured in Ottawa Wednesday. Dozens of athletes from the Milano Cortina Games in Italy spent the day touring the capital, first with Gov. Gen. M...
May 27, 2026
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 19
**WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - After four months, the U.S. and Iran seemed closer than ever to an agreement, an M...
