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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Sean 'Diddy' Combs is set to be sentenced and faces the possibility of years in prison
NEW YORK (AP) - Sean "Diddy" Combs faces sentencing Friday in a sordid criminal case that could keep him locked up for years. The hip-hop mogul was convicted in July of flying people around the countr...
Oct 03, 2025 Sean "Diddy" Combs sits courtside in the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks, March 12, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
Imelda weakens after downing trees and power lines in Bermuda as a hurricane
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The clean up began across Bermuda on Thursday after Hurricane Imelda swiped past the tiny British territory as a Category 2 storm, downing trees, power lines and transform...
Oct 02, 2025 Trees blow in the wind on a pier ahead of Hurricane Imelda's expected arrival in Hamilton, Bermuda, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Anthony Wade)
Spy watchdog flags risk of bias in Canada Revenue Agency audits tied to terrorism
OTTAWA - A national spy watchdog has found "a lack of rigour" in the way the Canada Revenue Agency selects charities for audits over terrorism concerns, saying the process introduces risks of bias and...
Oct 02, 2025 A sign outside the Canada Revenue Agency on Monday, May 10, 2021, in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Liberals roll out Defence Investment Agency to speed up military purchasing
OTTAWA - Ottawa is launching a new federal procurement agency designed to overhaul and centralize how the military buys its equipment. Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr, who will...
Oct 02, 2025 Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Stephen Fuhr speaks to journalists as he arrives for a meeting of the federal cabinet in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Union leader Rob Ashton pitches 'working class' candidacy for NDP leadership
Rob Ashton, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, pitched himself as a voice for the "working class" as he launched his bid for the federal NDP leadership on Wednesday. The 30-...
Oct 01, 2025 Rob Ashton, standing behind the podium, is joined by supporters in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, as he announces he's running for the federal NDP leadership. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91. The Jane Goodall Institute said in post on ...
Oct 01, 2025 Jane Goodall kisses Tess, a female chimpanzee, at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary near Nanyuki, north of Nairobi, on Dec. 6, 1997. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju, File)
AOL's dial up internet takes its last bow, marking the end of an era
NEW YORK (AP) - It's official: AOL's dial-up internet has taken its last bow. AOL previously confirmed it would be pulling the plug on Tuesday (Sept. 30) - writing in a brief update on its support sit...
Oct 01, 2025 FILE - An AOL logo is seen in the company's office in Hamburg, Germany, Jan. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Axel Heimken, File)
Joly says Ottawa will be 'hawkish' on competition to restore affordability
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says Ottawa is going to be "hawkish" on competition in a bid to ease the cost of living. She says affordability is top of mind for Canadians and expanding market...
Oct 01, 2025 Industry Minister Mélanie Joly speaks at the Competition Summit in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyl
Ottawa denies Marineland request to export its remaining beluga whales to China
Ottawa has denied a request from Marineland to send its remaining beluga whales to China. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says the federal government will not grant an export permit to ship the 30 ...
Oct 01, 2025 Beluga whales swim in a tank at Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls, Ont., Friday, June 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Canada in 'investment crisis' business council says in federal budget submission
OTTAWA - The Business Council of Canada says Canada is in an "investment crisis" but warns prosperity can't be achieved by taking on more debt. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, the council's...
Oct 01, 2025 Goldy Hyder, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Business Council of Canada, makes remarks at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Procurement Conference, in Ottawa, on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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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 ...