Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
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Blair announces training, equipment deals at military trade show
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair came to the country's largest defence industry trade show on Wednesday to announce billions of dollars in training and equipment deals for the armed forces, and fa...
May 29, 2024
Five Ontario school boards, two schools join legal fight against social media giants
TORONTO - Five more Ontario school boards and two private schools have joined the multibillion-dollar legal fight against social media giants Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, accusing their p...
May 29, 2024
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)
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Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
On Friday, Evan discusses guide dogs, artificial intelligence campaigns trying to amplify division amongst political mov...