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Once a Steve Martin catchphrase, Murray Wood says physical phone books are rapidly becoming relics of another age, but t...
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Carney to return to Washington to meet Trump on trade talks
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday as trade negotiations continue. Carney will travel to the United States capital Monday ...
Oct 03, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump talk before a group photo at the G7 Summit on Monday, June 16, 2025, in Kananaskis, Alta. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Jewish group calls for more government protection after Manchester synagogue attack
OTTAWA - A prominent Canadian Jewish organization is calling on "leaders of all levels" to enhance security at synagogues after a vehicle and knife attack at a U.K. synagogue on Yom Kippur. The Centre...
Oct 03, 2025
Retired Royal Canadian Air Force lieutenant-colonel handed reprimand at court martial
HALIFAX - A former officer of the Royal Canadian Air Force was handed a severe reprimand and a $2,500 fine Friday at the conclusion of a court martial in Halifax where he pleaded guilty to wrongly det...
Oct 03, 2025
Alberta parents, schools brace for impact ahead of provincewide teachers' strike
EDMONTON - Fae Rad is swamped. The education director at Scholars of Calgary Northwest, a tutoring centre, says its phones have been ringing off the hook and voice mails backed up. The calls are from ...
Oct 03, 2025
Three-way race as Yukon heads into an election set for Nov. 3.
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's election will be held on Nov. 3, and while Friday was the last possible day the vote could be called under the territory's legislation, none of the three main parties have a full ...
Oct 03, 2025
Election in 2026 impossible if Gaza war persists: Palestinian Authority
OTTAWA - The Palestinian Authority says its commitment to hold elections in 2026 - which Ottawa has set as a condition for recognizing Palestinian statehood - won't be fulfilled if the war in Gaza con...
Oct 03, 2025
N.L. has the country's highest per-capita debt. It's all but hidden in the election.
ST. JOHN'S - Business and taxpayer organizations are calling on party leaders in Newfoundland and Labrador to stop making costly election promises, as the province carries the country's highest per-ca...
Oct 03, 2025
Toronto hospital housing model 'a gift' to residents as ER visits reduced by half
TORONTO - Every time Jason Miles walked out of prison, he would be bigger, stronger and meaner. Behind bars, he lifted weights all day and made connections that led him to commit more dangerous crimes...
Oct 03, 2025
NDP House Leader Farnworth says government plans passing 18 bills during fall session
VICTORIA - British Columbia house leader Mike Farnworth said the NDP government plans to pass 18 bills in the fall session of the legislature by the time it ends in late November. Farnworth said the g...
Oct 02, 2025
B.C. public service workers' union expands pickets at another two dozen sites
BURNABY - Striking British Columbia public service workers have followed through on a pledge to escalate their job action as they push for a new contract, with their union saying pickets are up at ano...
Oct 02, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 29
Evan welcomes the leader of the federal Conservatives, Pierre Poilievre, talks about the health of Saskatchewan Crown co...
