Murray Wood: Friday's hot or not from superheroes to kickoff
Murray Wood runs down what's hot and what's not this Friday, from 3D Superman punches to Saskatchewan's record-setting s...
Tag Archives: Politics
Canada sanctions Iranians accused of violently repressing women and girls
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is imposing new sanctions on two Iranians it accuses of participating in the violent repression of women and girls in Iran. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is mak...
Mar 08, 2024
Just for Laughs problems reflect festival struggles, threaten Montreal's reputation
MONTREAL - The cancellation of the Just for Laughs comedy festivals in Montreal and Toronto this year underscores the vulnerability of an industry struggling to manage ballooning costs while vying for...
Mar 08, 2024
Civil rights activist Naomi Barber King, a sister-in-law to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies
ATLANTA (AP) - Naomi Barber King, a civil rights activist who was married to the younger brother of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died at age 92. She died in Atlanta on Thursday, according to f...
Mar 08, 2024
Who sits behind the president? For Biden, it’s a new face every year
WASHINGTON (AP) - During the State of the Union address, the House speaker and vice president sit behind the president. But there has been a new speaker every year under President Joe Biden. Former le...
Mar 07, 2024
RNC votes to install Donald Trump's handpicked chair as former president tightens control of party
HOUSTON (AP) - The Republican National Committee voted Friday to install Donald Trump's handpicked leadership team, completing his takeover of the national party as the former president closes in on a...
Mar 07, 2024
Fake images made to show Trump with Black supporters highlight concerns around AI and elections
WASHINGTON (AP) - At first glance, images circulating online showing former President Donald Trump surrounded by groups of Black people smiling and laughing seem nothing out of the ordinary, but a loo...
Mar 07, 2024
Biden says her name - Laken Riley - at the urging of GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
WASHINGTON (AP) - It was what the Republicans demanded but never expected. President Joe Biden said her name: "Laken Riley." But in garbling the pronunciation, he left Republicans dissatisfied and ope...
Mar 07, 2024
Takeaways from Biden's State of the Union address: Combative attacks on a foe with no name
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State of the Union address is one of the durable set pieces of the presidency, a forum that almost always favors the speaker in a one-way conversation with millions of Americans....
Mar 07, 2024
Transcript of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address
WASHINGTON (AP) - Transcript of President Joe Biden's as-delivered State of the Union address on March 7, 2024, as provided by the White House. It includes interactions with the audience and White Hou...
Mar 07, 2024
Democrat Min to face Republican Baugh in California's competitive 47th Congressional District
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Democratic state Sen. Dave Min and Republican Scott Baugh will face off this November in California's competitive 47th Congressional District. The coastal Orange County distr...
Mar 07, 2024
NOW TRENDING
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Junior verdict clears no one of responsibility
It may be not guilty for the World Junior five, but as Sarah Mills says, the sexual assault trial exonerated no one, hig...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 25
Guest host Taylor MacPherson dives into Riders game day under smoky skies, debates over historic statues, youth voting a...
