Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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'Proof and pledge of stability': Supreme Court of Canada marks 150 years
OTTAWA - A century and a half ago, it had only six judges, no permanent home and a less than onerous workload. The Supreme Court of Canada is tracing its storied history, and somewhat humble beginning...
Oct 05, 2025
Montrealers gather to honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls
MONTREAL - Shirley Pien spends a lot of time in Cabot Square, a park in downtown Montreal where many homeless people gather. The woman works as health navigator for an Indigenous-led health clinic in ...
Oct 04, 2025
Ostrich farmers awaiting Supreme Court decision get little attention from Ottawa
OTTAWA - As the Supreme Court of Canada considers whether to hear the case of a B.C. farm that's fighting to save its ostriches from a Canadian Food Inspection Agency cull, politicians in Ottawa appea...
Oct 03, 2025
As Barrie, Ont., moves to clear encampments, some people say they have nowhere to go
BARRIE - For the past 15 years, Shania Steeves has slept on sidewalks and stayed in overcrowded, sometimes unsafe shelters. She has been homeless off and on for nearly half of her life, and she has al...
Oct 03, 2025
Mayors call on Ford to cover municipalities' speed camera cancellation costs
TORONTO - Several Ontario municipalities are pushing back on Premier Doug Ford's planned speed camera ban, urging him to tweak the program instead of outright cancelling it - but if he forges ahead, t...
Oct 03, 2025
Police, first responders scramble to help woman give birth on Victoria waterfront
VICTORIA - Emergency responders in Victoria, B.C., had to rush into action to support a woman giving birth on Wharf Street, along the city's busy waterfront area. Victoria police say an officer and St...
Oct 03, 2025
Saskatchewan's Moe faces call to clean up sewage fouling area at cult compound
Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP says Premier Scott Moe's government needs to step up, snap on some rubber gloves and clean up the sewage fouling the air and land at a building forcibly abandoned by a cu...
Oct 03, 2025
Expect retaliation after Starbucks shooting of organized crime figure, expert says
MONTREAL - A former Montreal police investigator warns that more violence could follow this week's shooting at a Starbucks north of the city, as the victim was formally identified as an organized crim...
Oct 03, 2025
Retired Royal Canadian Air Force lieutenant-colonel handed reprimand at court martial
HALIFAX - A former officer of the Royal Canadian Air Force was handed a severe reprimand and a $2,500 fine Friday at the conclusion of a court martial in Halifax where he pleaded guilty to wrongly det...
Oct 03, 2025
Toronto hospital housing model 'a gift' to residents as ER visits reduced by half
TORONTO - Every time Jason Miles walked out of prison, he would be bigger, stronger and meaner. Behind bars, he lifted weights all day and made connections that led him to commit more dangerous crimes...
Oct 03, 2025
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...