Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Fans disappointed over ticket, hotel costs during World Cup in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Chris Van Brockhoven booked his trip to Vancouver last summer in the hopes of attending a World Cup match, but after learning the cost of admission, his group felt forced to pivot. "We wer...
May 20, 2026 FIFA World Cup banners are seen on light standards on the Cambie Bridge, in Vancouver, on Monday, May 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Feds didn't push carbon price backstop in Alberta in show of co-operation: Dabrusin
OTTAWA - The government didn't enforce the federal standard on Alberta's industrial carbon price as a gesture of co-operation with the province, Federal Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin said Tuesda...
May 20, 2026
Global Affairs numbers show disproportionate level of cuts to staff based overseas
OTTAWA - Canada's foreign service cuts are disproportionately affecting positions based abroad, with those rotational positions being eliminated at three times the rate of those for Global Affairs sta...
May 20, 2026
Oregon voters reject Democrats’ gas tax increase as Iran war causes prices to soar
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon voters on Tuesday rejected a gas tax increase passed last year by Democratic lawmakers, a victory for Republicans who put the issue to voters just as the war with Iran is ...
May 19, 2026
Washing ceremony marks settlement of Canadian Tire racial profiling complaint
VANCOUVER - The sounds of Indigenous drums and song bounced off the walls of an East Vancouver banquet hall Tuesday evening as members of British Columbia's Heiltsuk Nation gathered for a traditional ...
May 19, 2026
Manitoba politicians spar as new Statistics Canada figures point to inflation jump
WINNIPEG - New numbers from Statistics Canada show Manitoba tied for the highest annual inflation rate among the provinces in April, driven in part by jumps in food prices and property taxes. Manitoba...
May 19, 2026
Mark Carney touts new construction at Quebec mine after fast-tracking major project
SAINT-MICHEL-DES-SAINTS, QUE. - Prime Minister Mark Carney is touting the start of construction at a Quebec graphite mine that is slated to become the largest of its kind in North America, once comple...
May 19, 2026
Ottawa proposes $164M in whale protection funding for waters off B.C. coast
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Ottawa says it has proposed spending about $164 million to protect whales and their habitat off British Columbia, including working with BC Ferries to reduce under...
May 19, 2026
Poll suggests many Canadians worry about sports betting turning into problem gambling
OTTAWA - Canadians worry about sports betting becoming a problem for people they know and more than one in 10 of those surveyed said they placed a wager on a sporting event in the last year, a new pol...
May 19, 2026
Carney downplays Washington's decision to pause bilateral defence board
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has shrugged off a surprise move by the United States to suspend for review a bilateral defence board that predates the Cold War. "It has a long heritage but I woul...
May 19, 2026
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the beating heart of Saskatchewan
There are so many people who step up for organizations in our province, creating events and moments that wouldn't happen...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 19
**WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - After four months, the U.S. and Iran seemed closer than ever to an agreement, an M...