Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Thousands of Alberta government employees return to offices as hybrid work plan ends
EDMONTON - Thousands of Alberta government workers, including probation and conservation officers and administrative staff, returned to work in their offices full time Monday. Sunday marked the offici...
Feb 02, 2026
Nuclear refurbishment done and under budget at Ontario's Darlington plant: minister
A nuclear refurbishment at the Darlington power plant is now complete and the unit is set to soon return to service. Energy Minister Stephen Lecce is making the announcement today, saying the refurbis...
Feb 02, 2026
Badger, N.L., mayor says floodwater receding slowly, but partial evacuation remains
HALIFAX - The mayor of a central Newfoundland town said floodwaters were decreasing slightly, but a partial evacuation was still in effect Sunday and there's now a boil-water advisory. Dennis Butt, ma...
Feb 01, 2026
Conservatives, Poilievre seek to carry convention momentum back into Parliament
OTTAWA - Political analysts say the federal Conservatives and leader Pierre Poilievre have momentum coming off a unifying convention in Calgary but the party still has a hill to climb in Parliament to...
Feb 01, 2026
Bernard Drainville officially enters race to lead Coalition Avenir Québec
MONTREAL - Bernard Drainville is officially entering the race to succeed Franois Legault as leader of the governing Coalition Avenir Qubec. The former environment minister launched his campaign for th...
Feb 01, 2026
Animated series profiles brave women, including Canada's first Black female lawyer
EDMONTON - Jo-Anne Henry says her mother never described herself as a rebel. "I don't ever remember my mom saying, 'I was the first Black woman lawyer in all of Canada,'" Henry said in a phone intervi...
Feb 01, 2026
Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins a reliably Republican Texas state Senate seat, stunning GOP
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for the Texas state Senate on Saturday, flipping a reliably Republican district that President Donald Trump won by 17 points in 2024. Rehmet, a labor unio...
Feb 01, 2026
Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for US House, narrowing GOP's slim majority
Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday that will narrow Republicans' already-slim majority, telling President Donald Trump that the Democratic district "...
Jan 31, 2026
Change in government wouldn't stop Alberta separatist movement, says leader
CALGARY - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre blamed the federal Liberals for past and present separatist movements in Canada, but a separatist leader in Alberta said his group will still push to lea...
Jan 31, 2026
Conservatives say they are united after strong endorsement of Poilievre's leadership
CALGARY - Conservatives wrapped their three-day national convention in Calgary on Saturday, ready to look ahead to the future after solidifying Pierre Poilievre's leadership. "A united Conservative pa...
Jan 31, 2026
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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 Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...