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NDP wants Carney to kill U.S. fighter jet contract in favour of Swedish aircraft
OTTAWA - The NDP says it wants Prime Minister Mark Carney to cancel contracts for U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets - including the 16 Canada has already committed to buying. Citing Carney's call for middle...
Feb 04, 2026
Harper says Canada's difficulties can't all be blamed on Trump in gala speech
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper says Canada must adapt to new geopolitical realities, arguing that many of the country's difficulties can't be blamed on U.S. President Donald Trump. Harp...
Feb 04, 2026
Media exclusion zone during 2023 Vancouver decampment 'unlawful,' report finds
VANCOUVER - Police and the City of Vancouver took "unlawful" actions when restricting media access as city workers broke up a Downtown Eastside homeless encampment in 2023, but they are unwilling to a...
Feb 04, 2026
Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year's elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea f...
Feb 04, 2026
Feds to fold envoys on Islamophobia, antisemitism into new national unity council
OTTAWA - Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller says there will no longer be stand-alone federal envoys to combat Islamophobia and antisemitism. The government plans to fold the two positi...
Feb 04, 2026
B.C. minister says Ottawa is missing from the table on flood mitigation planning
OTTAWA - British Columbia's minister of emergency management is accusing the federal government of being absent from flood mitigation planning meetings following two major flooding events in her provi...
Feb 04, 2026
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani says he had 'productive' meetings with White House
WASHINGTON - Conservative MP Jamil Jivani says he had "productive" meetings Wednesday with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration. Jivani said on social media that he met with the White House an...
Feb 04, 2026
Justice minister rejects Alberta call for more input in federal judicial appointments
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he won't act on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's call for more input on the selection of judges after she said she would withhold court funding if such change...
Feb 04, 2026
Syria signs landmark offshore oil field deal with Chevron and a Qatari investor
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syria 's state-owned petroleum company signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. and Qatar on Wednesday for the development of the country's first offshore oil and gas ...
Feb 04, 2026
Liberal MP wants longer answers, fewer sound bites from question period
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP says he wants to see question period in the House of Commons offer longer, more detailed answers and fewer social media-friendly clips. Alberta MP Corey Hogan said Wednesday he p...
Feb 04, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
