Murray Wood: A different kind of 'Mike' drop for Edmonton
Hurt Feelings Alert: Mike Babcock is taking over the bench of the underachieving Edmonton Oilers. Murray Wood says many ...
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Carney says tariffs 'more than irritants' as U.S. officials complain about booze ban
OTTAWA - Canada is not just sitting back "taking notes" or "instructions" from the Americans on how to go about trade talks after White House officials complained publicly about trade irritants, Prime...
Apr 23, 2026
Parliamentary committee on assisted dying has gone 'off the rails,' expert warns
OTTAWA - An expert in Canada's assisted dying laws is warning that the committee of MPs and senators tasked with studying whether the country is ready to allow people with mental illness to access MAI...
Apr 23, 2026
Housing minister says Liberal ridings aren't favoured for funding after Gladu comment
OTTAWA - Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says Ottawa is not prioritizing infrastructure funding in Liberal ridings after floor-crossing MP Marilyn Gladu implied earlier this month that she was getti...
Apr 23, 2026
Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security Department
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over...
Apr 23, 2026
In the news today: Extortion schemes, Alberta referendum, Lapu Lapu anniversary
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Criminal networks using young people from India for extortion schemes, Fintrac warns Canada's financial intel...
Apr 23, 2026
Four female premiers on whether Christine Fréchette can avoid the 'glass cliff'
MONTREAL - Kathleen Wynne, Ontario's first female premier, remembers meeting a businessman who shook hands with the male staffer standing next to her and addressed him as "premier." It's hard to shake...
Apr 23, 2026
Alberta launches website pushing referendum proposals on immigration, Constitution
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has launched a website to put the weight of the government's persuasive powers behind getting a democratic mandate for sweeping immigration reform. Smith said...
Apr 23, 2026
Criminal networks using young people from India for extortion schemes, Fintrac warns
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency says criminal organizations appear to be using young students from India to help extort people and businesses in South Asian communities across the coun...
Apr 23, 2026
B.C. premier asks for prayers for MLA Joan Phillip, saying she is 'very ill'
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says New Democrat member of the legislature Joan Phillip is "very ill" and her colleagues are "all praying for her." Eby told reporters at the legislature...
Apr 22, 2026
Alberta government to lower age of eligibility for free breast cancer screening
EDMONTON - Alberta's government is lowering the age for breast cancer screening to those as young as 40, a move that opens the door to self-referral so more people can access publicly funded mammogram...
Apr 22, 2026
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Sarah Mills: As the final school bell rings, let the summer begin
Sarah Mills says school is done for another year, so let's give thanks to all those who all those who make a positive im...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, June 24
8:30 - Premier Scott Moe is back from a trade mission to Europe that saw Saskatchewan sign new agreements on nuclear ene...