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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Rise in asylum seekers to Canada as migrants' protected status set to expire in U.S.
MONTREAL - There has been a steady rise in the number of people seeking asylum at a major border crossing south of Montreal, border officials said Tuesday amid concerns that Trump administration polic...
Apr 08, 2025
Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically down...
Apr 08, 2025
Legal group apologizes after disinviting 'Peace by Chocolate' owner over Gaza comment
FREDERICTON - A national legal group has apologized and begun an internal review after facing widespread criticism from outside groups and within its own ranks for cancelling a speech by a prominent S...
Apr 08, 2025
UBC professors taking school to court over 'political' actions by administration
VANCOUVER - A group of professors and a graduate student are taking the University of British Columbia to court to stop the school from engaging in "political activity," which they claim limits academ...
Apr 07, 2025
COVID-19 rules barring protests in 2021 were unconstitutional: Ontario's top court
TORONTO - Provincial restrictions on gatherings that prohibited peaceful protests in Ontario for several weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic were unconstitutional, the province's top court ruled Monday...
Apr 07, 2025
Alberta premier suggests Mark Carney has issues with strong conservative women
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith responded Monday to Liberal Leader Mark Carney using her as a stump speech punchline, saying Carney has issues with assertive women of opposing ideologies. "I've noticed...
Apr 07, 2025
Government social services are 'significant agent' of colonialism, N.L. inquiry hears
ST. JOHN'S - A social worker with decades of experience working with the Innu in Newfoundland and Labrador has told a public inquiry that government social services that were supposed to help have in ...
Apr 07, 2025
US bishops halt partnerships with federal government on aid programs, citing funding cuts
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Monday that it is ending a half-century of partnerships with the federal government to serve refugees and children, saying the "heartbreaking" decisio...
Apr 07, 2025
Chief Justice Roberts pauses deadline for return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chief Justice John Roberts agreed Monday to pause a midnight deadline for the Trump administration to return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador. ...
Apr 07, 2025
Ontario offers $11 billion in relief to businesses stung by U.S. tariffs
TORONTO - The Ontario government says it will provide about $11 billion in relief and support for businesses stung by U.S. tariffs. Premier Doug Ford says the measures will help workers and businesses...
Apr 07, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...
