Sarah Mills: Accountability is a word some elected officials seem to be forgetting
From four people walking away from the RM of Sherwood council with little to no explanation to the reaction of some coun...
Tag Archives: Politics
Halifax 'living wage' estimated at $28.30 an hour, says new report on cost of living
HALIFAX - A new report is calling on provincial governments in Atlantic Canada to do more to bridge a gap between what people earn and what they need to pay for their basic needs. The report by the No...
Aug 28, 2024
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi slams premier's plan to transfer hospitals
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith needs to explain her plan to potentially transfer control of underperforming hospitals to third parties. NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi say...
Aug 27, 2024
Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith filed a new indictment Tuesday against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election that keeps the same criminal charges but narrow...
Aug 27, 2024
Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday filed a new indictment against Donald Trump that keeps the same criminal charges but narrows the allegations against him following a Supreme Cou...
Aug 27, 2024
Manitoba security system rebate stopped as program budget eaten up
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is ending its rebate program for security systems, as the program's budget was quickly eaten up. The province started offering rebates of up to $300 in June to homeo...
Aug 27, 2024
Calls for Canada Post to stop 'hate mail' against gender care in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK - Nicki Lyons-MacFarlane said it was a "punch in the gut" to find a postcard in their mailbox Friday from an anti-abortion group claiming "gender ideology" was being taught ...
Aug 27, 2024
Ban on commercial dog walkers at Toronto park spotlights use of off-leash dog areas
TORONTO - Toronto is developing criteria to determine which sites would be acceptable for commercial dog walkers to use across the city, as a ban on the walkers at an off-leash area in one park has br...
Aug 27, 2024
Vote on $47.8B First Nations child welfare deal delayed due to chiefs' concerns
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations has postponed a special assembly for chiefs to vote on a landmark child welfare reform deal with Canada due to concerns about the process and a late translation ...
Aug 27, 2024
Quebec government says it's taking action to end illegal dumping in Mohawk territory
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it wants to put an end to illegal dumping in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake northwest of Montreal, following months of media coverage and calls from local lea...
Aug 27, 2024
Consul general to New York given second opportunity to testify over luxury condo
OTTAWA - Canada's consul general in New York has been given a second opportunity to testify before a House of Commons committee about his official residence, which the government recently purchased fo...
Aug 27, 2024
NOW TRENDING
OPINION
Murray Wood: Feint by numbers?
The City of Regina is using some interesting math to justify why it should sell a big chunk of its exhibition associatio...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 28
8:30 - The war involving Iran has increased uncertainty in global energy markets, largely because the Strait of Hormuz h...
