Murray Wood: Western separation talk borders on the absurd
Western separation isn't new, as Murray Wood reminds us. From fringe parties in the 1980s to bizarre border ideas today,...
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Public Health Ontario staff awarded retroactive pay as Bill 124 compensation
TORONTO - Employees of Public Health Ontario labs are set to receive an additional 5.25 per cent in pay increases to compensate for a provincial wage restraint law that was found unconstitutional and ...
Feb 28, 2024
An Ohio city is marking 30 years since the swearing-in of former US Treasurer Mary Ellen Withrow
MARION, Ohio (AP) - A history-making, record-setting former U.S. treasurer is being celebrated in her Ohio city this week as she marks the 30th anniversary of her swearing-in ceremony. Democratic Mary...
Feb 28, 2024
New York gets a new congressional map that gives Democrats a slight edge in fight for House
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new Democrat-drawn congressional map on Wednesday that gives the party a modest boost in a few battleground districts, helping their candidates ...
Feb 28, 2024
Montana Republican Rosendale seeks reelection to US House after dropping Senate bid
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale announced Wednesday that he will seek reelection to his U.S. House seat representing eastern Montana, after he abandoned a short-lived Senate campai...
Feb 28, 2024
Export Development Canada lends Newfoundland hydrogen project $128M
OTTAWA - The federal export credit agency has agreed to lend millions of dollars to a second green hydrogen project in Atlantic Canada. Export Development Canada and World Energy GH2 say they have rea...
Feb 28, 2024
Texas border cities offer Biden and Trump different backdrops for dueling visits
McALLEN, Texas (AP) - Presidential visits to the border are usually short on substance and long on political theater and symbolism - starting with the choice of location. President Joe Biden and his R...
Feb 28, 2024
N.B. premier defends $300 payment to workers, saying it's a 'good news story'
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he's surprised by the backlash he's received for his promise to give workers a one-time payment of $300. Higgs told reporters Tuesday that his $75...
Feb 28, 2024
How 'uncommitted' won two delegates in Michigan's Democratic primary
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dissatisfied Democratic primary voters in Michigan have cast enough protest votes to deny President Joe Biden two of the state's 117 delegates. Michigan gives presidential primary vo...
Feb 28, 2024
'Uncommitted' wins 2 Democratic delegates in Michigan, a victory for Biden's anti-war opponents
LANSING, Michigan (AP) - A protest "uncommitted" vote in Michigan that secured two delegates in the state's Democratic primary on Tuesday was meant as a warning to President Joe Biden's reelection ove...
Feb 28, 2024
South Carolina's push to be next-to-last state with hate crimes law stalls again
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Supporters who want to make South Carolina the next-to-last U.S. state to pass a hate crimes law increasing penalties for some crimes fueled by race, gender or sexual orientation...
Feb 28, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 18
Evan checks in with Premier Scott Moe. Then it's open phones, Bugs 'n Hugs, Eatin' Time, and Green & White Progs. We...
