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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AP Race Call: Democrat Nancy Pelosi wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 11th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Elected to the House in 1987, Pelosi was the first woman to be elected as U.S. House speaker. She...
Nov 05, 2024
AP Race Call: Democrat Scott Peters wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 50th Congressional District
Democrat Scott Peters won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated Republican retired Navy technician Peter J. Bono in the strongly Democratic 50th District in S...
Nov 05, 2024
Figures wins Alabama’s redrawn 2nd Congressional District
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Shomari Figures, a former top aide to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, on Tuesday won election to Alabama's 2nd Congressional District, which was redrawn after a lengthy ...
Nov 05, 2024
North Dakota voters defeat ballot measure to largely axe property tax
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure to outlaw most local property taxes, which critics said would have led to dramatic cuts in state services. The general el...
Nov 05, 2024
California voters pass tough-on-crime initiative to make some shoplifting, drug offenses felonies
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California voters were deciding on 10 ballot measures including one that would turn some nonviolent crimes, like shoplifting, into felonies again, and another that would make...
Nov 05, 2024
AP Race Call: Republican Tom Emmer wins reelection to U.S. House in Minnesota's 6th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Tom Emmer won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Minnesota on Wednesday. Emmer is majority whip, the No. 3 position in the House GOP leadership. He has represented central Mi...
Nov 05, 2024
AP Race Call: Democrat Kevin Mullin wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 15th Congressional District
Democrat Rep. Kevin Mullin won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Mullin was elected to Congress in 2022 after longtime Rep. Jackie Speier decided to not seek reelec...
Nov 05, 2024
AP Race Call: Republican Thomas Kean Jr. wins reelection to U.S. House in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District
Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New Jersey on Wednesday. The first-term congressman served as minority leader in the New Jersey Senate for over a decade b...
Nov 05, 2024
Missouri voters enshrine abortion rights in a state with a near-total ban
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri voters enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution Tuesday, a result that is expected to undo a near-total ban on the procedure. The measure guarantees peop...
Nov 05, 2024
AP Race Call: Republican Nicholas LaLota wins reelection to U.S. House in New York's 1st Congressional District
Republican Rep. Nick LaLota won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing New York on Wednesday. LaLota, a first-term congressman, defeated John Avlon, a former CNN political analyst. The 1st Congr...
Nov 05, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
