Sarah Mills: Tiger Woods should know better after another DUI case
Sarah Mills says Tiger Woods could easily pay for a car service, and he should also have an NDA to keep his business his...
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N.B. lieutenant-governor does not need to be bilingual, says Court of Appeal
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Court of Appeal says that while it is desirable for the province's lieutenant-governor to be bilingual, the Constitution doesn't impose such a requirement. Residents of C...
May 23, 2024
Appeal court upholds TTC workers' right to strike, as potential job action looms
TORONTO - Ontario's top court has upheld the right of Toronto Transit Commission workers to strike, a decision that comes just days before they plan to walk off the job. The Court of Appeal for Ontari...
May 23, 2024
Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The Federal Communications Commission has issued a $6 million fine against a political consultant who sent AI-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden's voice to voters a...
May 23, 2024
North Carolina public universities board repeals policy in vote that likely cuts diversity jobs
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina's public university system board voted Thursday to repeal a nearly five-year-old diversity, equity and inclusion policy, meaning its 17 schools will likely join oth...
May 23, 2024
Removing religion as hate speech defence an idea worth exploring: antisemitism envoy
OTTAWA - Canada's special envoy for combating antisemitism says she is "very interested" in exploring the idea of removing religion as a possible defence against hate speech charges, drawing concern a...
May 23, 2024
Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district discriminated against Black vot...
May 23, 2024
N.S. reaches deal with owner of Northern Pulp; firm pursues new mill in Queens County
HALIFAX - A new agreement between Nova Scotia and the owner of Northern Pulp will see the company abandon plans to reopen its idled Pictou County mill and instead focus on building a new plant in sout...
May 23, 2024
Right whale sighting leads to closure of lobster fishing area off northeastern N.B.
MISCOU, N.B. - Federal Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier met with the lobster industry on Thursday after the government closed a fishing area off northeastern New Brunswick at the height of the s...
May 23, 2024
Nova Scotia teachers vote in favour of new three-year contract with salary increase
HALIFAX - Members of the union representing Nova Scotia's 10,000 public school teachers have voted in favour of a contract agreement reached last month with the province. In a ratification vote held W...
May 23, 2024
Canada 7th in foreign aid spending, but a fifth goes to refugees inside the country
OTTAWA - While Canada is one of the top contributors to foreign aid among some of the world's richest countries, one-fifth of the spending never leaves Canada's borders. Some 19 per cent of Canada's a...
May 23, 2024
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Sarah Mills: A social media ban for kids under 16 is worthy of debate
It has been adopted in Australia, and now the Saskatchewan government wants to hear views on whether kids should be allo...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 1
Today on the show, Evan revisits his conversation with astronaut Jeremy Hansen about the Artemis II launch, cheers on th...