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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Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says politician recall legislation being misused
CALGARY - The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an "ultimate tool of accountability" if a politician engages in ille...
Dec 05, 2025 Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney speaks during an interview in Calgary, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Minister says government launching review of firearms classification regime
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government is launching a review of Canada's firearms classification regime that will include consultations with Indigenous communi...
Dec 05, 2025 Federal Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree, speaks during an announcement for new funding to support victims of crime, in Surrey, B.C. on Friday, November 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
More than 27,000 public servants were paid $150,000 or more last year
More than 27,000 federal public servants were paid at least $150,000 in the last fiscal year, a document tabled in Parliament shows. It says more than 20,000 employees received compensation - salaries...
Dec 04, 2025 The Canadian flag flies on the Peace Tower of Parliament Hill as pedestrians make their way along Sparks Street in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Carney vows to meet Coastal First Nations after chiefs vote against pipeline to B.C.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to meet with Coastal First Nations after chiefs voted unanimously Tuesday to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban off the northern British Col...
Dec 03, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with AFN National Chief Woodhouse Nepinak following his speech at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here and Bad Bunny has dethroned Taylor Swift as most-streamed artist
NEW YORK (AP) - The holiday season is here, and with it, a present for fans of end of year data and marketing: Spotify Wrapped is here! And Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has been named its most-pla...
Dec 03, 2025 Bad Bunny performs during the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles on March 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Ministers McGuinty, Anand announce more than $200 million in funding for Ukraine
OTTAWA - The government is pledging another $235 million in funding for Ukraine, with National Defence Minister David McGuinty and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announcing Canada's latest commi...
Dec 03, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a closing press conference with Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand, left and Minister of National Defence David McGuinty following the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Miller says government needs to start Indigenous consultation on B.C. pipeline
Heritage Minister Marc Miller says his government needs to "sit down and start working now" on consultation with Indigenous communities and stakeholders about a possible new pipeline in B.C. "The work...
Dec 02, 2025 Marc Miller is sworn in as minister of Canadian identity and culture and minister responsible for Official Languages as Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on, at a cabinet swearing in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
Chiefs vote to reject changes to B.C. coastal oil tanker ban
First Nations chiefs voted unanimously Tuesday to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban off the northern British Columbia coast and withdraw an agreement signed last week that clears a pat...
Dec 02, 2025 Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, left, and Willie Moore Regional Chief for Manitoba, hold a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Prada finalizes purchase of fashion rival Versace for $1.4 billion, launching new era
MILAN (AP) - The Prada Group closed the purchase of Milan fashion rival Versace in a $1.375 billion cash deal that puts the fashion house known for its sexy silhouettes under the same roof as Prada's ...
Dec 02, 2025 Customers look at a Prada shop window, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Activists, politicians mark World AIDS Day urging criminal reform
by Dylan Robertson Activists marked World AIDS Day on Monday by calling on the federal government to honour a Trudeau government promise to reform the laws on HIV disclosure, and to provide enough fun...
Dec 01, 2025 People watch a World AIDS Day event in Kisama, on the outskirts of Kohima, the capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024. (Yirmiyan Arthur/AP)
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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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 ...