Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
Tag Archives: Politics
Should governments legislate 'bubble zones' around places of worship? Some say yes
OTTAWA - Representatives of Muslim and Jewish community groups said Tuesday it's time for governments, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's, to consider legislating extra protections around place...
Jun 18, 2024
New York's top court declines to hear Trump's appeal of gag order in hush money case
NEW YORK (AP) - New York's top court on Tuesday declined to hear Donald Trump's gag order appeal in his hush money case, leaving the restrictions in place following his felony conviction last month. T...
Jun 18, 2024
4 First Nations sign deal with Ontario to build roads near Ring of Fire
Four First Nations have signed a deal with Ontario for new roads, other infrastructure projects and skills training as the province lays a foundation for plans to mine the mineral-rich Ring of Fire re...
Jun 18, 2024
Senate passes bill to ban replacement workers in federally regulated workplaces
OTTAWA - Federally regulated workplaces will soon be banned from bringing in replacement workers during a legal strike, after the Senate passed a government bill Monday that is now set to become law. ...
Jun 18, 2024
Government members vote down committee investigation into Speaker's allegations
With the majority government members voting together on the House Services Committee Monday morning, no independent investigator was called to look into allegations made by Saskatchewan's legislative ...
Jun 18, 2024 With 'no' votes from the government members, the House Services Committee did not end up appointing an independent investigator to look into allegations made by Speaker Randy Weekes last month. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Emissions cap not possible without oil, gas production cuts: Deloitte
CALGARY - Canadian oil and gas companies facing a federally imposed emissions cap will decide to cut their production rather than invest in too-expensive carbon capture and storage technology, a new r...
Jun 18, 2024 The tribunal report says the mandates could reduce oil and gas production and cause government revenue losses of up to $43 billion by 2050. (CJME files)
Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a new plan from Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is taking an expansive election year step to offer relief to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal status in the U.S., aiming to balance h...
Jun 18, 2024
Canada sanctions 13 more Russians for role in Navalny's imprisonment and death
OTTAWA - Canada has sanctioned 13 more Russians, targeting officials who played a role in the poisoning, imprisonment and death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Jol...
Jun 18, 2024
Will Canada's biggest city legislate a maximum temperature in apartments?
TORONTO - Anushen Selvasegar can barely fit his hand through the narrow opening in his bedroom window to feel the breeze outside of his 14th-floor apartment in St. James Town, one of Toronto's most de...
Jun 18, 2024
B.C. environmental regulator orders LNG company to deploy 'floatel' near Squamish
A British Columbia government agency has ordered a liquefied natural gas company to deploy a cruise ship that's been renovated to house workers near Squamish, B.C. A statement from Woodfibre LNG says ...
Jun 17, 2024
OPINION
Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
8:30 - We're learning that the cost to refit Saskatchewan's coal-fired power plants has climbed to $26 billion over the ...