Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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Montreal unveils 2025 budget with new spending for housing, homelessness
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is promising to speed up construction permits, raise taxes on owners of vacant lots and spend tens of millions more dollars to help develop affordable housing as part o...
Nov 20, 2024
Young Quebecers care less than older people about being served in English: survey
MONTREAL - A survey conducted for Quebec's language watchdog has found that young Quebecers are far less concerned than older residents about not being served in French. In a report published Tuesday,...
Nov 20, 2024
Alberta byelection called to fill vacancy from NDP resignation in Lethbridge-West
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Residents in the riding of Lethbridge-West will be heading to the polls a week before Christmas to cast their ballot in a provincial byelection. Premier Danielle Smith's government...
Nov 20, 2024
Brampton city council approves bylaw to restrict protests near places of worship
BRAMPTON, Ont. - City council in Brampton, Ont., unanimously approved a bylaw Wednesday to restrict protest near places of worship following a series of violent demonstrations outside a Hindu temple e...
Nov 20, 2024
Former PM Stephen Harper appointed to oversee Alberta's $160B AIMCo fund manager
EDMONTON - Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corp., which oversees more than $160 billion in funds, including pension funds and the Heritage...
Nov 20, 2024
Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur extends tenure as longest-serving woman in US House with election win
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur won another term in the U.S. House on Wednesday, after defeating a Republican state lawmaker endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump. Her victo...
Nov 20, 2024
Ohio Democrat Marcy Kaptur extends tenure as longest-serving woman in US House with election win
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur won another term in the U.S. House on Wednesday, after defeating a Republican state lawmaker endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump. Her victo...
Nov 20, 2024
AP Race Call: Democrat Marcy Kaptur wins reelection to U.S. House in Ohio's 9th Congressional District
Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Ohio on Wednesday. Kaptur, who was first sworn in to the House in 1983, is the longest-serving woman in congressional hist...
Nov 20, 2024
Canada, U.S. embassies scramble after threat of Russian air strike in Kyiv
OTTAWA - The Canadian and American embassies in Ukraine were closed to the public on Wednesday after the U.S. warned of a "potential significant air attack" in Kyiv by Russia. However, Ukraine's intel...
Nov 20, 2024
Trump chooses former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker as NATO ambassador
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has expressed ...
Nov 20, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
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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...
