Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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Pope demands sex abuse claims be reported in Vatican City
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis on Friday issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for Vatican personnel and Holy See diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of abuse allegations to Vatican prose...
Mar 29, 2019 (The Associated Press)
'Andrew Scheer here'; robo text warns of impending carbon tax
If you haven't already, you may soon receive a text message from Andrew Scheer. The robo text from the Conservative Party leader warns Canadians in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick to...
Mar 28, 2019 A robo text from the Conservative Party displayed on a cell phone (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
RPS investigation of Machiskinic’s death fell short: RCMP review
The Regina Police Service (RPS) didn't meet the professional standards of a sudden death investigation when its members investigated the death of Nadine Machiskinic in January 2015. That's according t...
Mar 28, 2019 Nadine Machiskinic, 29, died after falling 10 storeys down a laundry chute at the Delta Hotel in Regina in January 2015. (Submitted)
SNC warned of U.S. move, slashing workforce if no plea deal, documents show
OTTAWA - SNC-Lavalin warned federal prosecutors last fall about a possible plan to split the company in two, move its offices to the United States and eliminate its Canadian workforce if it didn't get...
Mar 28, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
In his own words: Firefighter tells how he caught kids dropped from burning home
WINDSOR, N.S. - A Nova Scotia couple was forced to drop their baby and toddler from the second floor of their fast-burning house into the waiting arms of a firefighter early Thursday. Windsor, N.S., f...
Mar 28, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Windsor Fire Department
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams New Brunswick’s stance on federal carbon levy
ST. STEPHEN, N.B. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed New Brunswick on Thursday for its opposition to the federal carbon levy, saying Conservative governments across the country "don't think that ...
Mar 28, 2019 Prime Minster Justin Trudeau delivers remarks to supporters at a Liberal donor appreciation event in Toronto on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Much of East Coast is one ‘perfect storm’ away from being cut off from Canada
AMHERST, N.S. - First of a two-part series on the stunning potential impact that climate change could have on the low-lying, narrow band of land connecting Nova Scotia to the rest of Canada. - John At...
Mar 28, 2019 John Atkinson, an area farmer and land owner, stands on a dike along the LaPlanche River near Amherst, N.S. on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The area is at risk of being overwhelmed by rising waters that could sweep over the aging dike and turn Nova Scotia into a virtual Island. The event could occur at any time through an increasingly probable combination of weather conditions, say emergency officials and geographers watching the area. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Supreme Court stresses jail should be ‘the exception’ for people awaiting trial
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says making an accused person wait in jail before trial should be the exception, not the rule, in a decision that affirms a key legal safeguard intended to ensure ...
Mar 28, 2019 The Supreme Court of Canada. (File photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick)
Quebec bill prohibits religious symbols for teachers, other public sector workers
QUEBEC - The Quebec government tabled legislation Thursday to prohibit public sector employees in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work. The law affects teachers, judges, polic...
Mar 28, 2019 The crucifix hanging on the speaker's throne, Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the legislature in Quebec City. The crucifix could be taken off as the government tabled a legislation on laicity of the state. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
16 dead after blast outside restaurant in Somalia’s capital
NAIROBI, Kenya - An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside a busy restaurant in Somalia's capital, killing at least 16 people, police said Thursday. Capt. Mohamed Hussein told The Associated Press...
Mar 28, 2019
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Sarah Mills: Betty Nippi-Albright did the honourable thing by choosing to sit as independent
Sarah Mills says Betty Nippi-Albright's departure from the Sask. NDP has not forced a byelection, nor has she sought dea...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, May 7
Evan speaks with Shaun Semple after Regina City Council approved the Brandt/REAL District purchase deal on Wednesday, th...