Murray Wood: Why most of us are Switzerland when it comes to culture war debates
As society becomes more and more divided, Murray Wood says a lot of his friends are just trying to stay neutral, as ther...
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Former Michigan House leader, wife plead not guilty to misusing political funds
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The former leader of the Michigan House and his wife pleaded not guilty Thursday to financial charges arising from an investigation of how they spent money from unregulated ...
May 02, 2024
Minnesota sports betting bill runs afoul of partisan rancor over state senator's burglary arrest
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A bill to legalize sports betting in Minnesota is in serious trouble, running afoul of the partisan rancor over the arrest of a state senator on a felony burglary charge. One of...
May 02, 2024
Campaign to legalize sports betting in Missouri gets help from mascots to haul voter signatures
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's professional sports teams on Thursday turned in more than 340,000 voter signatures to put a ballot proposal to legalize sports betting before voters this November...
May 02, 2024
Quebec police can refuse to talk to and share notes with watchdog: Court of Appeal
MONTREAL - Quebec's highest court says police officers have the right to remain silent during investigations by the province's police watchdog. In a decision Tuesday, the Court of Appeal sided with th...
May 02, 2024
North Carolina congressional candidate suspends campaign days before primary runoff
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A candidate seeking the Republican nomination for a North Carolina congressional seat announced Thursday that she's suspending her campaign, citing her rival's endorsement by form...
May 02, 2024
Surrey wants 'radical expansion' of Charter rights in B.C. policing dispute: lawyer
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for B.C.'s Public Safety Ministry says the City of Surrey is seeking a "radical expansion" of freedom-of-expression protections under Canada's Charter in its legal dispute with th...
May 02, 2024
Quesnel, B.C., censures mayor, saying his actions jeopardize Indigenous relations
QUESNEL, B.C. - Councillors in Quesnel, B.C., voted unanimously to censure their mayor, saying his actions related to a book that denies the harms of Canada's residential school system have jeopardize...
May 02, 2024
Transgender Tennesseans want state's refusal to amend birth certificates declared unconstitutional
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal appeals court heard arguments on Thursday over a decades-old Tennessee policy that does not allow transgender people to change the sex designation on their birth cert...
May 02, 2024
Russian state media is posting more on TikTok ahead of the U.S. presidential election, study says
Russian state-affiliated accounts have boosted their use of TikTok and are getting more engagement on the short-form video platform ahead of the U.S. presidential election, according to a study publis...
May 02, 2024
Quebec premier says pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill 'has to be dismantled'
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault on Thursday called for the end to the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the lower field of McGill University's downtown campus in Montreal, saying he expe...
May 02, 2024
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Sarah Mills: We must see the good in the world, even when it's hard to find
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Sept. 11
Evan chats with political columnist Biran Lilley and lawyer Warren Kinsella after the shocking death of Charlie Kirk. He...
