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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The Federal Reserve wrestles with how many interest rate cuts to make and how fast
WASHINGTON (AP) - With the Federal Reserve widely expected Wednesday to reduce its key interest rate by a quarter-point to about 4.1%, economists and Wall Street investors will be looking for signals ...
Sep 17, 2025
Federal union expands campaign denouncing cuts at Canada Revenue Agency
OTTAWA - The federal union representing workers at the Canada Revenue Agency has started the second phase of its online campaign denouncing staffing cuts. The "Canada on Hold" campaign was launched la...
Sep 17, 2025
Looming Alberta teachers' strike puts spotlight on overcrowded schools
EDMONTON - As the clock ticks toward a potential provincewide strike by Alberta's teachers, parents say classroom overcrowding is having a disastrous domino effect on learning with tutors being hired ...
Sep 17, 2025
Premier Smith's Alberta Next panel met with praise, pushed to act in Grande Prairie
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel, aimed at wrenching more political control from Ottawa, was spurred to take action in Grande Prairie Wednesday. The panel is pitching six ideas t...
Sep 17, 2025
Union leaders to meet with workers of Amazon facility in Delta, B.C.
The regional director of a union representing workers at the Amazon facility in Delta, B.C., says leaders are scheduled to meet its members for the first time on the company's property. Unifor Western...
Sep 16, 2025
B.C. government workers step up job action by targeting mining sector
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public service workers are escalating job action aimed at slowing work in the mining sector just as the province moves to fast-track several projects. The BC General Empl...
Sep 16, 2025
NDP seeking to scrap labour code section that lets Ottawa shut down strikes
OTTAWA - NDP MP and labour critic Alexandre Boulerice said Tuesday his party plans to table a private member's bill this fall to scrap a section of the Canada Labour Code that lets the government shut...
Sep 16, 2025
Federal 'clerical error' puts N.S. mom and daughter's legal status at risk
HALIFAX - Since the school year began, Diana Caldern has spent most weekday afternoons driving her 14-year-old daughter to the Halifax junior high school she should be attending, timing their visits w...
Sep 16, 2025
Food Banks Canada says food insecurity is up but there's small cause for hope
TORONTO - A new report from the charity Food Banks Canada says food insecurity continues to climb, but new government programs could ease financial strain. The organization's 2025 "Poverty Report Card...
Sep 16, 2025
BCGEU escalates job action, bans overtime for correctional officers and sheriffs
VANCOUVER - The president of a union representing British Columbia's public service workers says it has escalated job action with an overtime ban for correctional officers and sheriffs. Paul Finch of ...
Sep 15, 2025
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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 ...