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Bloc pension demands at odds with Liberal political strategy, economic plans
OTTAWA - The government has just weeks to decide if it will meet the $16-billion demand from the Bloc Qubcois to stave off an election for a few more months, but the stipulation may be at odds with th...
Sep 29, 2024
Labrador residents say "inhumane" food prices force families to go hungry
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A mother in a community where the cost of living is one of the highest in the country says grocery prices are "inhumane" and retailers are putting profits ahead of people's basic hu...
Sep 29, 2024
B.C.'s NDP, Conservatives nominate full slates of candidates for Oct. 19 election
VICTORIA - Elections BC says the New Democrats and Conservatives have nominated full slates of candidates for the upcoming Oct. 19 provincial election. Elections BC says in a statement the two main pa...
Sep 28, 2024
Canada announces $10 million for humanitarian assistance in Lebanon
OTTAWA - Canada is contributing $10 million for humanitarian assistance for civilians in Lebanon amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. International Development Minister Ahmed Hus...
Sep 28, 2024
NDP uses BC United research to mount attacks on 'crackpot' B.C. Conservatives
VICTORIA - Almost 200 pages of research on the B.C. Conservative Party, which sources within BC United confirm were compiled by their party before it dropped out of the British Columbia election campa...
Sep 28, 2024
LGBTQ minister Pascale St-Onge to make history with parental leave
OTTAWA - Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is set to make history by becoming the first openly lesbian cabinet minister to take parental leave when her wife gives birth in the coming weeks. "...
Sep 28, 2024
Counting the cost of British Columbia's toxic drug crisis
The toxic drug crisis is one of the most contentious and widely debated issues ahead of British Columbia's provincial election on Oct. 19. Here's a look at the provincial statistics on toxic drug deat...
Sep 28, 2024
Critics see drug debate tainted by politicization in B.C. election campaign
VANCOUVER - When NDP Leader David Eby announced this month that the province would open "secure facilities" to provide involuntary care for people with severe drug addiction or mental health problems,...
Sep 28, 2024
Alberta municipal leaders squash advocacy for permanent resident voting rights
RED DEER, ALBERTA, CANADA - A Calgary city councillor's plea to have permanent residents be given the right to vote in municipal elections, an idea long dismissed by Premier Danielle Smith as unconsti...
Sep 28, 2024
New Brunswick's Green leader cautious about being in election spotlight
FREDERICTON - David Coon is in his fourth election campaign as leader of New Brunswick's Green Party, but he says this race feels different. With polls showing the incumbent Progressive Conservatives ...
Sep 28, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, May 6
Evan welcomes Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to tackle the current hot topics in the province on Wednesday, plus discuss...
