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Murray Wood is puzzled and annoyed by all of the "collector" licence plates on vehicles that will never be def...
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Guard in B.C. prison needed chest compressions after drug exposure, says union
Three prison guards in British Columbia were sent to hospital, one needing chest compressions in the ambulance, after inhaling what they believed to be fentanyl powder that was "sprayed" around a cell...
Jun 22, 2026
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan died Monday from complications of Parkinson's disease, said his wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell. He was 100....
Jun 22, 2026
Experts on both sides of the pond say Alberta would do well to learn from Brexit
CALGARY - Ten years ago this week, the United Kingdom voted to quit the European Union, setting off years of political turmoil and economic pain that persist to this day. Richard Barfield was working ...
Jun 21, 2026
Advocates attack Carney government's elimination of ombudsperson for forced labour
OTTAWA - Human rights advocates say Ottawa is betraying foreigners alleging involvement by Canadian companies abroad in forced labour and environmental degradation by shutting down an office meant to ...
Jun 18, 2026
Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet to leave politics at end of term
QUBEC - Another Coalition Avenir Qubec cabinet minister is leaving politics. Labour Minister Jean Boulet said today in his riding of Trois-Rivires that he won't run for another term in the Oct. 5 prov...
Jun 17, 2026
Inside Lytton's contentious recovery, where concerns smoulder 5 years after wildfire
Mayor Denise O'Connor concedes that Lytton, B.C., looks "pretty empty" these days, aside from the homes of about 75 residents and a couple other buildings. It's almost five years since a wildfire kill...
Jun 17, 2026 Rebuilt houses and one still under construction are seen in an aerial view, in Lytton, B.C., on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. A fast-moving wildfire destroyed 90 per cent of the village in 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Ontario's repealed wage restraint law Bill 124 still rippling through public sector
TORONTO - Ontario's ill-fated wage restraint law known as Bill 124 is still sending ripples through the public sector across the province, even years after the law was repealed, with the electricity s...
Jun 17, 2026
Small town rodeo parade cancelled amid backlash over rejected pro-Alberta float
Alberta's heated debate over whether it should stay in Canada has led to harassment, threats and the cancellation of one town's annual rodeo parade. A spokesperson for the event in Sundre, northwest o...
Jun 16, 2026
Communities report high demand for pilot offering permanent residency for rural jobs
OTTAWA - A pilot immigration program to help rural communities find skilled workers for hard-to-fill jobs saw 800 people receive permanent residency in the first two months of this year - and hundreds...
Jun 14, 2026
Steel producers association unhappy with tariff remission program extensions
OTTAWA - Ottawa's decision to extend a tariff offset program for some U.S. steel imports fails to encourage domestic manufacturers to diversify away from the United States, the head of the Canadian St...
Jun 12, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Regina's recent pedestrian and e-scooter crashes raise safety concerns
Sarah Mills says a series of more than a dozen vehicle collisions involving pedestrians and e-scooters in Regina over th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, Oct. 5
On Monday's show, Evan talks with Jamie Nye about the Riders' chances after another loss. Plus, Canada's shifting relati...