Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
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'Unshackled' NDP MPs in Montreal for caucus retreat days after breakup with Liberals
MONTREAL - New Democrats are huddling in Montreal to strategize a new path forward ahead of the fall parliamentary session - one that doesn't include the Liberals at their hips and ideally makes them ...
Sep 10, 2024
Police union calls for 'fulsome public safety plan' in B.C. ahead of provincial vote
VICTORIA - The national union for RCMP officers is seeking to make public safety and bail reform a British Columbia election issue after repeat offenders were arrested for violent crimes, including a ...
Sep 09, 2024
B.C. sets up a panel on bear deaths, will review conservation officer training
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is partnering with a bear welfare group to reduce the number of bears being euthanized in the province. Nicholas Scapillati, executive director of Grizzly Be...
Sep 09, 2024
Groups want Alberta coal hearings adjourned while Appeal Court considers applications
At least three requesters want Alberta's energy regulator to call off hearings on coal exploration in the Rocky Mountains while the province's top court considers whether the proposal's applications a...
Sep 09, 2024
Experts say Harris-Trump debate will be 'most consequential 90 minutes' of campaign
WASHINGTON - Kamala Harris will bring her message of joy directly to Donald Trump during a debate that experts say is shaping up to be a critical moment ahead of the November U.S. election. "This is p...
Sep 09, 2024
Canada launches legal challenges of U.S. softwood lumber duty increases
OTTAWA - The federal government says Canada will challenge recent increases to softwood lumber duties by the United States. International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada has taken steps to launch t...
Sep 09, 2024
One less flush: Calgary mayor appeals to cut water use as repairs enter second half
CALGARY - Calgary's mayor says every skipped toilet flush over the next two weeks will matter as repairs on a troubled water main near the finish line and a treatment plant picking up the slack works ...
Sep 09, 2024
Ukrainian officials call for film following Russian soldiers to be pulled from TIFF
TORONTO - Ukrainian officials are calling on the Toronto International Film Festival to pull a documentary about Russian soldiers from its schedule. In a letter to TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey, Ukrainian C...
Sep 09, 2024
Up to 600,000 Canadians now using federal dental-care program: Holland
TORONTO - Health Minister Mark Holland says more than four-fifths of dental providers are now participating in his government's dental-care program, and some 600,000 Canadians have taken advantage of ...
Sep 09, 2024
Legault government heads into fall session after resignation of high-profile minister
MONTREAL - As the fall session of Quebec's legislature kicks off this week, Premier Franois Legault will have to fend off claims his government is past its best-before date, even as he works to shephe...
Sep 09, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...
