Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Ontario expanding access to RSV vaccines for young children, pregnant women
TORONTO - Ontario is doubling the number of children eligible for vaccination against a virus that can make young kids very sick. The province says infants and high-risk children up to two years old w...
Jul 26, 2024
Nova Scotia generated $144M surplus last fiscal year; budget predicted $279M deficit
HALIFAX - As the Nova Scotia government announced it ended the last fiscal year with a surplus of nearly $144 million, opposition parties called for changes to spending practices that allow the govern...
Jul 26, 2024
Federal government posts $3.9B deficit in April, May
OTTAWA - The federal government posted a $3.9 billion deficit in the first two months of the fiscal year. The result for the April-to-May period compared to a $1.5 billion surplus for the same stretch...
Jul 26, 2024
Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support
ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing o...
Jul 26, 2024
Crown must settle with First Nations for breaching Robinson treaties: Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The Crown made a mockery of its treaty promise to the Anishinaabe in Ontario by freezing annual payments to First Nations for 150 years, and it now must make things right, the Supreme Court o...
Jul 26, 2024
'Taylor Swift Way' coming to Toronto as megastar brings Eras tour to city in November
TORONTO - Call it Taylor's Toronto, at least for a month. Toronto councillors have voted to temporarily mark a route through the downtown core with signs honouring megastar Taylor Swift when she bring...
Jul 25, 2024
90% of B.C. communities adopt province's plans for more small-scale housing
VANCOUVER - Almost all British Columbia communities have adopted the provincial government's plan to tackle the housing crisis by allowing more multi-unit homes on properties. The province says nearly...
Jul 25, 2024
Former judge with disputed Cree heritage likely has Indigenous DNA: report
OTTAWA - A DNA test shows a former judge and Order of Canada recipient accused of falsely claiming to be Cree "most likely" has Indigenous heritage, a report from the Law Society of British Columbia r...
Jul 25, 2024
Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trump’s hush money conviction, pushing back on immunity claim
NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trump's historic hush money conviction, arguing in court papers made public Thursday that the verdict should stand despite the Supreme C...
Jul 25, 2024
Harris says she's ready to debate Trump and accuses him of 'backpedaling' from Sept. 10 faceoff
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters on Thursday that she's "ready to debate Donald Trump." She accused him of "backpedaling" away from a previous agreement for a debate hoste...
Jul 25, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...
