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Ambitious Centre Block renovation project nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase
OTTAWA - The major restoration of Parliament's Centre Block is nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase after six years of demolition, primary excavation and abatement. The renovation is estimated t...
Nov 14, 2024
RCMP rolls out body-worn cameras for officers nationally
OTTAWA - The RCMP will begin its rollout of body-worn cameras for RCMP officers across the country next week. It expects deployment of more than 10,000 cameras to be finished in the next 12 to 18 mont...
Nov 14, 2024 The RCMP says the cameras serve as an objective record of how officers interact with the community. (The Canadian Press)
Saskatchewan politicians return for fall legislature sitting on Nov. 25
REGINA - The Saskatchewan legislature is to reconvene on Nov. 25, with the governing Saskatchewan Party's seat count severely reduced and the Opposition NDP's ranks greatly bolstered. The government s...
Nov 14, 2024
Democrat Janelle Bynum flips Oregon’s 5th District, will be state’s first Black member of Congress
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Democrat Janelle Bynum has flipped Oregon's 5th Congressional District and will become the state's first Black member of Congress. Bynum, a state representative who was backed an...
Nov 14, 2024
AP Race Call: Democrat Janelle Bynum wins election to U.S. House in Oregon's 5th Congressional District, beating incumbent Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Democrat Janelle Bynum won election to a U.S. House seat representing Oregon on Thursday, defeating Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer. The district, which includes the Portland suburbs and stretches...
Nov 14, 2024
Ontario signs $100M deal with Elon Musk's Starlink system
Premier Doug Ford's government has signed a $100-million deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to deliver high-speed internet to remote residents in rural and northern Ontario. The new program called ONSAT - w...
Nov 14, 2024
NDP to pledge to remove GST on internet, heat, diapers, and more
OTTAWA - With the cost of living playing a central role in provincial elections across Canada and in the U.S. presidential race, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to unveil a pre-campaign policy plank f...
Nov 14, 2024 With the cost of living playing a central role in provincial elections across Canada and in the U.S. presidential race, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to unveil a pre-campaign policy plank for the next federal election to differentiate his party from the governing Liberals. (The Canadian Press)
Moe says new Legislative Assembly will meet for first time on Nov. 25
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province's new Legislative Assembly will gather for the first time in Regina on November 25. The fall sitting is expected to run for two weeks, which the provin...
Nov 14, 2024 Saskatchewan's new Legislative Assembly will meet on Nov. 25. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
P.E.I. residents asked to look out for health records 'carried off by strong winds'
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's health authority is asking for the public's help in finding a some paper health records that were "carried off by strong winds." Health P.E.I. says a small numbe...
Nov 14, 2024
Toronto staff peg cost of provincially ordered bike lane removals at $48M
TORONTO - Ontario's plan to remove bike lanes on three major roads in Toronto will cost more than $48 million and likely lead to only minimally faster commutes for drivers, city staff say in a new rep...
Nov 14, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, July 14
WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY 8:30 - U.S. politics is facing a moment of transition following the sudden death of Senato...
