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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Legal Marijuana Now Party loses major status with Minnesota Supreme Court ruling
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday booted the Legal Marijuana Now Party as a major political party in the state. The court's decision means Democrats and Republicans will be ...
May 10, 2024
WestJet Encore pilots reject tentative deal; airline says no impact on operations
The union representing WestJet Encore pilots says its members rejected the tentative deal reached last month, with just over half voting the agreement down. The union says despite improvements to comp...
May 10, 2024
B.C. halts new jade mining in northwest, five-year transition for existing operations
VICTORIA - British Columbia has prohibited mining activities on new jade tenures in the northwest, while setting a five-year wind-down period for existing operators. A statement from the Ministry of E...
May 10, 2024
US pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
U.S. health and agriculture officials pledged nearly $200 million in new spending and other efforts Friday to help track and contain an outbreak of bird flu in the nation's dairy cows that has spread ...
May 10, 2024
Enbridge says carbon storage project still alive in spite of Capital Power decision
CALGARY - Enbridge Inc.'s proposal to build a major carbon storage hub in Alberta remains on the table, the company said Friday, in spite of Capital Power's recent decision to shelve its own $2.4-bill...
May 10, 2024
Compensation in property case should be guided by zoning as watershed area: top court
OTTAWA - The zoning of a St. John's, N.L., property as a watershed area should guide the process of compensating the owners for expropriation of the land, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a 7...
May 10, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes painful cuts to close California's growing budget deficit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's budget deficit is at least $45 billion, a shortfall so large it prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday to propose painful spending cuts impacting immigrants, kinde...
May 09, 2024
FBI warns that foreign adversaries could use AI to spread disinformation about US elections
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is concerned that foreign adversaries could deploy artificial intelligence as a means to interfere in American elections and spread disinformation, a senior official said Thu...
May 09, 2024
Colorado-based abortion fund sees rising demand. Many are from Texas, where procedure is restricted
DENVER (AP) - A Colorado abortion fund said Thursday it's helped hundreds access abortion in the first months of 2024, many arriving from Texas where abortion is restricted, showing a steady increase ...
May 09, 2024
Tourism workers union questions New Brunswick minister's European trip
FREDERICTON - The union representing staff in New Brunswick's Tourism Department says money spent by the tourism minister and her deputy on a European trip could have helped stave off staffing cuts at...
May 09, 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
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...