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...
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Americans give Harris an advantage over Trump on honesty and discipline, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris has a perceived advantage over former President Donald Trump on several leadership qualities such as honesty, a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC C...
Aug 13, 2024
Wisconsin voters reject GOP-written ballot measures, US Senate race set with Hovde's primary win
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin voters on Tuesday rejected Republican-authored ballot questions that would have limited the governor's power to spend federal money that comes to the state for such thin...
Aug 13, 2024
Trump-backed US Rep. Celeste Maloy wins Republican primary in Utah after recount, court case
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy narrowly won the Republican primary in Utah's 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday after the state Supreme Court rejected her challenger's lawsuit that a...
Aug 13, 2024
US Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive 'Squad,' wins Democratic primary in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the "Squad" and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, has won her primary race i...
Aug 13, 2024
Connecticut Republicans tap restaurant owner Matt Corey to challenge Sen. Chris Murphy in a rematch
Matt Corey, a Connecticut entrepreneur who unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House and Senate in the past, won the Republican nomination Tuesday to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy again, sayin...
Aug 13, 2024
Houston’s former mayor is the Democrats’ nominee to succeed the late US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
HOUSTON (AP) - Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner was picked Tuesday as the Democrats' nominee to succeed the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month after being diagnosed with pancr...
Aug 13, 2024
District of West Vancouver, B.C., passes zoning changes, falls in line with province
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. - Councillors in the District of West Vancouver, B.C., have narrowly voted in favour of getting onboard with provincial legislation requiring communities to allow multi-unit housi...
Aug 13, 2024
Jasper council told wildfire caused $283 million in lost property value
The town of Jasper says early numbers indicate last month's wildfires destroyed $283 million worth of property. The town also reports that while 358 structures were destroyed, mostly businesses and ho...
Aug 13, 2024 (Canadian Press)
Homeland Security takes steps to tighten asylum rules at Canadian border
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says people seeking asylum at the border with Canada will have less time to consult a lawyer before making their case, as President Joe Biden's as...
Aug 13, 2024
US approves $20 billion in weapons sales to Israel amid threat of wider Middle East war
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has approved $20 billion in arms sales to Israel, including scores of fighter jets and advanced air-to-air missiles, the State Department announced Tuesday. Congress was not...
Aug 13, 2024
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Sarah Mills: CUSMA negotiations are telling in what is not being said
Like most negotiations, Canada and the U.S. are laying their cards on the table publicly, but Sarah Mills says in Canada...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 27
8:30 - On Saturday night, a shooter opened fire at the White House correspondents' dinner, targeting U.S. President Dona...
