Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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AFN national chief says child welfare funding to top $20B as chiefs raise concerns
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the organization is about to finalize a deal with Ottawa on child welfare reforms that will top the $20 billion promised as part of a ...
Jun 25, 2024
Ottawa urges Canadians to leave Lebanon while they can due to escalating violence
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is urging Canadians to leave an increasingly volatile Lebanon while they can. In a statement today, Joly says the security situation could deteriorate fur...
Jun 25, 2024
More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the gun safety law Biden signed
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 500 people - some linked to transnational cartels and organized crime rings - have been charged with gun trafficking and other crimes under the landmark gun safety legislat...
Jun 25, 2024
Conservatives take Liberal stronghold in last-minute Toronto byelection victory
Hours after Canadians went to bed disappointed by a Stanley Cup loss Monday night, the Conservatives scored a stunning byelection upset to win in the longtime Liberal stronghold of Toronto-St. Paul's....
Jun 25, 2024
Liberal government's proposed capital gains tax changes come into effect today
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's changes to capital gains taxation came into effect Tuesday, despite significant pushback from business and physicians' groups. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's sp...
Jun 25, 2024
Ottawa keeps spending on influencers. Liberals say it's about stemming disinformation
OTTAWA - Her kids are not reading the newspapers on her kitchen counter. Instead, they're looking at their phones to find information. That's the example that Treasury Board President Anita Anand brin...
Jun 25, 2024
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty in deal with US that will allow him to walk free
WASHINGTON (AP) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will allow him to walk free and resolve a long-running legal sag...
Jun 24, 2024
Cliffhanger Virginia race between Good and Trump-backed challenger is too close to call
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A tightly contested race in Virginia between one of America's most conservative congressmen and a challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump is too close to call, The As...
Jun 24, 2024
Self-government comes for northwest B.C. First Nation in proposed treaty
TERRACE - A draft treaty decades in the making has been signed by a First Nation in British Columbia's northwest, moving the nation away from the "repressive and outdated Indian Act," its chief said. ...
Jun 24, 2024
B.C. government says boosted BC Family Benefit cheques will arrive in July
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Thousands of families in British Columbia can expect to see increased financial support in their bank accounts starting by mid-July. B.C. Premier David Eby says about 340,000 famili...
Jun 24, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...