Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
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B.C. nurse files human rights complaints against college, employer
VANCOUVER - The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms says a nurse who was sanctioned by the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives has filed two human rights complaints with the British Columbia Hu...
Jul 21, 2025
Nova Scotia premier misses Halifax Pride parade for second consecutive year
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative premier was absent from Halifax's Pride parade over the weekend, marking the second year in a row he missed the largest LGBTQ+ celebration in Atlantic ...
Jul 21, 2025
Canada joins 24 nations calling on Israel to end war in Gaza, aid restrictions
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and 24 of her counterparts abroad have signed a joint statement saying "the war in Gaza must end now," while calling on Israel to stop displacing Palestin...
Jul 21, 2025 The bodies of Palestinians who were killed while attempting to access aid trucks entering northern Gaza through the Zikim crossing with Israel are brought to a clinic in Gaza City, Sunday, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
U.S. senator in Ottawa urges Carney to quickly repeal digital services tax
OTTAWA - A U.S. senator is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to move quickly on repealing the digital services tax. "You all, to your credit, said you're not going to collect it. I asked that Cana...
Jul 21, 2025
Unionized workers at Canada Post to start voting on contract offer
OTTAWA - Unionized workers at Canada Post begin voting on the Crown corporation's latest contract offer on Monday. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging they reject the proposal. Canada Post ...
Jul 21, 2025
Health advocates urge Carney not to delay pledge for UN Global Fund fighting AIDS, TB
OTTAWA - AIDS activists are urging the federal government to quickly renew Canada's support for fighting infectious diseases abroad, warning delays will further hinder global efforts to combat key ill...
Jul 21, 2025
Smoke hampers firefighting in Manitoba, but rain in forecast for early this week
THOMPSON - Precipitation that's in the forecast early this week could help crews fighting wildfires that have been threatening a northern Manitoba city after smoke that's blanketed much of the Prairie...
Jul 20, 2025
'Losing an old friend': Retired fighter pilot selling replica of P-40 Warhawk
INDUS - Wayne Foster spent much of his life chasing the horizon as a fighter pilot, but he could be facing his toughest battle yet: parting with the warbird he built by hand. At 88, Foster is selling ...
Jul 20, 2025 Wayne Foster's smaller-scale replica of a P-40 Warhawk fighter plane is pictured in Indus, Alta., on July 17, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh)
'Full box of emotions': Rebuild progress slow in Jasper one year after wildfire
After 45 years in their Jasper home, it took mere minutes for Wes Bradford's quaint mountain abode to burn to a pile of ash. A year later, he and his wife are itching to rebuild. They've hired a contr...
Jul 20, 2025
Workplace assessment of RCMP watchdog found 'clear call for change,' documents show
OTTAWA - An independent assessment of the RCMP watchdog, prompted by an anonymous email from employees, uncovered concerns about favouritism, a lack of transparency, heavy workloads and "a toxic envir...
Jul 20, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
On Thursday's show, Evan discussed the new downtown arena developments, gets the latest on the Iran/U.S. conflict and Sh...
