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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State Department removes Cuba from short list of countries deemed uncooperative on counterterrorism
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken removed Cuba Wednesday from the State Department's short list of countries that it deems less than fully cooperative against violent groups. In a st...
May 15, 2024
Chief says grave search at B.C. residential school brings things 'full circle'
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Chief Robert Michell says relief isn't the right word to describe his reaction as the search begins for unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school he attended in ...
May 15, 2024
B.C. government and social media giants make deal on non-consensual intimate images
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government and social media giants have made what they call a "historic collaboration" for youth safety online. A joint statement from Premier David Eby and representat...
May 15, 2024
Another politically progressive prosecutor in the San Francisco Bay Area faces recall election
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - San Francisco Bay Area voters will weigh in on the recall of another progressive district attorney who ran on a platform of offender rehabilitation and police accountability, an...
May 15, 2024
The Rural Municipalities of Alberta fear trio of provincial bills are a power grab
EDMONTON - Alberta's rural municipalities are teeing off on a trilogy of provincial bills they say erode trust and attack local authority. Paul McLauchlin, head of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta,...
May 15, 2024
Sex assault survivors livid with Ontario over delays to proposed justice bill
TORONTO - Sex assault survivors and the opposition are livid with the Ontario government for what they call procedural games over a proposed justice bill. Government House Leader Paul Calandra sent a ...
May 15, 2024
What we know, and don't know, about the presidential debates
WASHINGTON (AP) - After months of questions about whether general election debates would happen, President Joe Biden and Republican nominee Donald Trump have agreed to participate in two of them: one ...
May 15, 2024
'The whole country is not on fire': Canadian tourism industry struggles as fires rage
OTTAWA - Canada's tourism industry is trying to put on its Sunday best this week, showcasing itself to more than 500 international travel agents and tour operators at the largest annual tourism conven...
May 15, 2024
Future of Texas' migrant-blocking buoys may hinge on whether the Rio Grande is 'navigable'
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The future of a barrier of giant buoys that Texas Gov. Greg Abbot placed in the Rio Grande last year to deter migrant traffic may turn on whether a rocky, shallow stretch of the bor...
May 15, 2024
Nova Scotia lacks accurate caseload count for burdened social workers: official
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Department of Community Services doesn't have a clear picture of how many active cases involving children and families at risk its social workers are handling, a legislature co...
May 15, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...