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 ...
Tag Archives: Politics
What the parties are promising ahead of the British Columbia provincial election
The British Columbia's New Democrats released the party's platform Thursday days after the Greens unveiled a plan for government ahead of the election on Oct. 19. The B.C. Conservative Party has not r...
Oct 03, 2024
Quebec bill aims to stop people from sharing intimate images without consent
QUEBEC CITY - The Quebec government tabled a bill on Thursday that aims to give victims a simpler and faster way to stop intimate photos and videos of them from being shared without their consent. "Sh...
Oct 03, 2024
Mark Carney to release book 'The Hinge', a look at Canada's 'path forward'
TORONTO - Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is publishing his prescription for "a path forward" as Canada faces an "increasingly divided and dangerous" world. "The Hinge: Time to Build an Eve...
Oct 03, 2024
New Brunswick election: Liberals promise safeguards for LGBTQ+ students
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberals say that if their party is elected, teachers will no longer need parental consent before they can use the preferred first names and pronouns of transgender stude...
Oct 03, 2024
Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting data scheme
A judge excoriated a Colorado county clerk for her crimes and lies before sentencing her Thursday to nine years behind bars for a data-breach scheme spawned from the rampant false claims about voting ...
Oct 03, 2024
Nova Scotia's premier says he will sit down with wineries to discuss possible funding
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said Thursday he's willing to meet with the province's wine industry to try to resolve an impasse over the financial help his government has offered grape gro...
Oct 03, 2024
Sask. NDP demands Moe explain health system woes, overcapacity hospitals
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan New Democrats say the Saskatchewan Party's Scott Moe needs to explain how emergency rooms became overwhelmed under his watch as premier. Health care reform is one of th...
Oct 03, 2024
'Gulf is just too big': Strike vote looms for Alberta nurses as contract talks falter
EDMONTON - Alberta's nurses could soon find themselves on the picket line as recent talks with the province foundered over disagreements around pay and staffing. David Harrigan, the United Nurses of A...
Oct 03, 2024
Saskatchewan Party pledges rebate help for youth in sports, arts
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Party is promising more help for parents trying to keep their children in sports and the arts. With a provincial election set for Oct. 28, Saskatchewan Party Le...
Oct 03, 2024
Supreme Court to hear Quebec's challenge to daycare access for asylum seekers
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a challenge from the Quebec government to a lower court ruling granting asylum seekers access to subsidized daycare spaces. In a decision releas...
Oct 03, 2024
NOW TRENDING
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...
