Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Groundhog Day 2026: Willie in Ontario, Fred in Quebec predict early spring's arrival
Canada's famous prognosticating rodents are predicting an early spring. Wiarton Willie, in Bruce County, Ont., and Fred la Marmotte, the famous groundhog in Quebec's Gaspsie region reportedly did not ...
Feb 02, 2026
CFIA official tells of threats and harassment that dogged ostrich cull operation
As Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers prepared for a cull of hundreds of ostriches at a British Columbia farm, they came under a variety of harassment from opponents of the operation, said a seni...
Jan 30, 2026
Conservatives converge on downtown Calgary, eager to hear from party leader Poilievre
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to address his party faithful this evening in Calgary, in a speech that many anticipate will set the tone for the Tories heading into the next elec...
Jan 30, 2026 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre arrives on Parliament Hill, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Carney meeting with Canada's premiers in Ottawa today
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later today with the renewal of North America's trilateral free trade agreement casting a shadow over the meeting. Canada, the United St...
Jan 29, 2026
Food inspection agency to cut more than 1,300 jobs, says union
The union representing employees at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says staff have been told there will be 1,371 agency jobs cut as part of the government's cost-cutting exercise. The Agriculture...
Jan 28, 2026
Quebec woman who scalded young boy over prank back in court for sentencing
LONGUEUIL - A Quebec woman who scalded a 10-year-old boy with boiling water over a prank is expected in court today for a sentencing hearing. Stphanie Borel pleaded guilty to aggravated assault last S...
Jan 28, 2026
Union questions why Global Affairs issuing layoff warnings before policy review
OTTAWA - Thousands of employees at Global Affairs Canada have been issued notices warning they may lose their jobs, months before a foreign policy review is completed to give the department updated pr...
Jan 28, 2026
Premiers meet in Ottawa ahead of CUSMA negotiations with Trump administration
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are set for two days of huddling in the nation's capital with the economy, affordability and trade expected to be high on the agenda. The premiers meet with Prime Minister M...
Jan 28, 2026 Premier of Manitoba Wab Kinew, left to right, Prime Minister Mark Carney, Premier of Nova Scotia Tim Houston, Premier of Québec François Legault, Premier of New Brunswick Susan Holt, and Premier of the Northwest Territories R.J. Simpson during the First Minister’s Meeting in Saskatoon on Monday, June 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
Swift Current RCMP deploys new impaired-driving drug test
A new piece of equipment will help the Swift Current Municipal RCMP focus on catching drivers impaired by THC and cocaine. The RCMP has purchased a Drger DrugTest 5000, which tests oral fluid samples ...
Jan 27, 2026
Why two skulls unearthed in B.C. could be harbingers for future archeological woes
Last June, landscapers working on a site in Kamloops, B.C., came upon a troubling discovery - two human skulls and jawbones. Police and the coroner were informed, but after an inspection that swiftly ...
Jan 27, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
On today's show, Evan dives into the Conservative Party perspective on recent floor crossings, talks top tips for landin...