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Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
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North Vancouver's ICBC headquarters to become housing project development site
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - The head office of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia in North Vancouver will be transformed into an urban housing development with hundreds of homes near major tran...
Jun 17, 2024
Alberta to ban cellphones in K-12 classrooms starting in fall
CALGARY - Alberta is moving to ban cellphones in kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms starting in the fall. Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said Monday that cellphones help with learnin...
Jun 17, 2024
Sask Party MLAs deflect committee attempt to call witnesses into gun in Legislature
REGINA - Members of the governing Saskatchewan Party are rebuffing an Opposition attempt to call witnesses to answer questions on weapons allegations against a cabinet minister. In a meeting of the Ho...
Jun 17, 2024 Saskatchewan's Minister of Trade and Export Development Jeremy Harrison. (Canadian Press files)
'Stupid' or 'unethical': Green leader suggests MPs should have asked more questions
OTTAWA - Current members of Parliament identified in a secret report on foreign interference should have asked more questions when being approached by outsiders, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said ...
Jun 17, 2024
Stampede and summer fun still planned for Calgary despite water restrictions
CALGARY - Calgary officials are reassuring residents and tourists planning to visit over the next month that water restrictions won't put a damper on fun. But the first few weeks of summer will look d...
Jun 17, 2024
Blair defends navy's Cuba visit, says critics may be 'confused' about its purpose
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Bill Blair says he was acting on advice from the military when he approved a plan to send a Canadian ship to Cuba, but he can't disclose the classified advice he was given ab...
Jun 17, 2024
AI chatbots use Canadian news, but Ottawa won't say if they should be paying for it
OTTAWA - The federal government is dodging questions about whether artificial intelligence companies should be paying Canadian news publishers for content their chatbots are openly using. Last year, t...
Jun 17, 2024
Sending Canadian vessel to Cuba alongside Russia's was carefully planned: Minister
OTTAWA - National Defence Minister Bill Blair's office is defending the decision to send a Canadian ship to Cuba where it docked alongside some of Russia's fleet, calling it a "carefully" planned move...
Jun 16, 2024
Indiana Republicans upset Mike Braun’s choice for lieutenant governor, backing far-right pick
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Republicans rejected Sen. Mike Braun's choice for lieutenant governor on Saturday, instead nominating a podcasting pastor with far-right views to be Braun's running mate. B...
Jun 15, 2024
Alberta First Nation seeks more control over historical resources on lands
An Alberta First Nation in the province's oilsands region is seeking more control over the traces left by ancestors on their traditional lands. "We'd like to manage our historical resources," said Sha...
Jun 15, 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
On Friday, Evan discusses guide dogs, artificial intelligence campaigns trying to amplify division amongst political mov...