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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Black-owned business program gives owners a shot at government, corporate contracts
VANCOUVER - Governments and corporations in Canada spend billions each year procuring products and services, but Jackee Kasandy says that historically barely any has gone to businesses owned by Black ...
May 29, 2024
Could a Senate bill cause age verification laws to apply to Netflix? Experts say yes
OTTAWA - Canada's privacy czar and a government official are warning that a Senate bill proposing to block minors from "sexually explicit material" online could apply to streaming services such as Net...
May 28, 2024
Liberal MP calls out PBO for error in carbon price analysis, asks for correction
OTTAWA - The parliamentary secretary for Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is criticizing the parliamentary budget officer for not issuing a more-public correction to its carbon price analysis after ...
May 28, 2024
1 in 8 pregnant people have disabilities but face lack of accessible care: report
One in eight pregnant people in Ontario has a disability, but many face barriers to accessible care and disrespect from health-care providers, a new report published Tuesday says. People with disabili...
May 27, 2024
B.C. announces online building permit hub to speed up homebuilding across province
BURNABY - The British Columbia government says a new online "hub" will speed up building permit processes across jurisdictions. Premier David Eby says "slow and complicated" building permit processes ...
May 27, 2024
Lobby group says emissions cap could cost oil and gas sector $75B in lost investment
CALGARY - A new report commissioned by an industry lobby group on the federal government's proposed emissions cap stirred up strong reactions from both oil and gas supporters and environmental groups ...
May 27, 2024
Cattle rustling comes to Quebec as police investigate suspected theft of entire herd
MONTREAL - Jonathan Fortin woke up Friday morning to check on his herd of Black Angus cattle, only to find his field was empty. Fortin, who co-owns Ferme ForTh in Quebec's Eastern Townships, said he i...
May 27, 2024
Business owners say new officers may not be enough to address downtown issues
Business owners in downtown Regina have mixed reactions when it comes to Regina Police Service's plan to deploy six new special constables, called alternate response officers. The officers will work a...
May 27, 2024 Chad Boudreau, co-owner at Comic Readers, said it has been difficult watching people struggle downtown. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
'Bigger than just music:' Canadians remember Punjabi rapper two years after killing
Shub Karman was out for a recent walk in Calgary, when he passed a car full of kids singing along to the music of his favourite Punjabi rapper. "The car was buzzing, the bass was on and there were all...
May 26, 2024
House of Commons committee recommends feds tackle 'excessive' profits in food sector
The federal government should consider policies to tackle "excessive net profits" in the food industry, the House of Commons committee studying food prices said in its latest report. The committee rec...
May 24, 2024
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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
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...