Murray Wood: Leadership race rules no win for the NDP
The NDP are on the hunt for a new federal party leader, but it comes with a unique set of rules. Murray Wood takes issue...
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Planning a summer trip to Quebec's Îles-de-la-Madeleine? You'll have to pay up.
MONTREAL - Tens of thousands of visitors flock to Quebec's les-de-la-Madeleine every summer to behold its cliff-framed seascapes and sandy beaches. But starting next month, those island sojourns will ...
Apr 27, 2024
A former Democratic Georgia congressman hopes abortion can power his state Supreme Court bid
HOSCHTON, Ga. (AP) - May's election for the Georgia Supreme Court is playing out as races for the state's highest court have for decades: sitting justices running uncontested. But there is an exceptio...
Apr 26, 2024
Trump promised big plans to flip Black and Latino voters. Many Republicans are waiting to see them
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump says he wants to hold a major campaign event at New York's Madison Square Garden featuring Black hip-hop artists and athletes. Aides speak of Trump making appearances in C...
Apr 26, 2024
As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden had a question. "Is it true?" Biden asked Sen. Alex Padilla, referencing the roughly 25% of U.S. students in kindergarten through high school who are Latino. Padi...
Apr 26, 2024
Indiana voters to pick party candidates in competitive, multimillion dollar primaries
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - In deep red Indiana, where Republicans hold a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature and most top offices are held by GOP politicians, the May 7 primary will deter...
Apr 26, 2024
Utah GOP picks Trump-backed mayor as nominee to replace Sen. Mitt Romney, but primary foes await
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Republican Party on Saturday selected Trent Staggs as its nominee to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate, hours after the local official received former President Don...
Apr 26, 2024
Trump promised big plans to flip Black and Latino voters. Many Republicans are waiting to see them
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump says he wants to hold a major campaign event at New York's Madison Square Garden featuring Black hip-hop artists and athletes. Aides speak of Trump making appearances in C...
Apr 26, 2024
As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden had a question. "Is it true?" Biden asked Sen. Alex Padilla, referencing the roughly 25% of U.S. students in kindergarten through high school who are Latino. Padi...
Apr 26, 2024
Retired pro wrestler, failed congressional candidate indicted in Vegas murder case
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A retired professional wrestler and former congressional candidate in Nevada and Texas has been indicted on a murder charge in the death of an Idaho man who suffered a head injury dur...
Apr 26, 2024
FEC fines ex-Congressman Rodney Davis $43,475 for campaign finance violations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Federal Election Commission has fined the campaign fund of a former Illinois congressman $43,475 for failing to refund excess contributions in a timely manner. A letter fr...
Apr 26, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, Sept. 9
Evan talks with lawyer Steven Seiferling about how passengers could be affected by Air Canada's flight attendants reject...
