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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Quiet flag-raising in Ottawa, party in Montreal as Canadians mark Israel national day
MONTREAL - Ceremonies marking Israel's national day took different forms in Canada on Tuesday, from cheering crowds at a party-like demonstration in Montreal to an unofficial event in Ottawa that drew...
May 14, 2024
Ontario to suspend driver's licences for convicted car thieves for at least 10 years
TORONTO - Ontario says it will suspend driver's licences for at least 10 years for those who have been convicted of stealing a car. Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says those thrice-convicte...
May 14, 2024
The Latest | Defense expects cross-examination of Cohen to last through Thursday, transcript shows
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump's fixer-turned-foe returned to the witness stand and could face a bruising round of questioning from the former president's lawyers. Michael Cohen 's testimony this week h...
May 14, 2024
Indigenous fraud summit passes resolution against Ontario Métis group
OTTAWA - Indigenous leaders at a summit on what they call Indigenous identify fraud have passed a resolution specifically targeting the Mtis Nation of Ontario. The resolution calls on Canada to cease ...
May 14, 2024
Philippines seeking Canada's help to avoid 'great power rivalry' between China, U.S.
OTTAWA - The foreign minister of the Philippines wants closer business and military ties with Canada, saying the two countries can help maintain the post-war order in the Indo-Pacific by maintaining p...
May 14, 2024
Incumbent Brandon Scott prevails in Baltimore mayor’s race primary
BALTIMORE (AP) - Incumbent Brandon Scott handily beat out one of his predecessors in Baltimore's Democratic primary for mayor Tuesday, all but ensuring a second term in office. Scott was originally el...
May 13, 2024
US Rep. Carol Miller defeats Jan. 6 rioter Derrick Evans for GOP nomination in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Congresswoman Carol Miller has held off a challenge from convicted Jan. 6 riot participant Derrick Evans to win the Republican primary for her U.S. House seat in West Virginia...
May 13, 2024
Maryland state Sen. Sarah Elfreth wins Maryland Democratic congressional primary
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland state Sen. Sarah Elfreth defeated former U.S. Capitol police officer Harry Dunn in a crowded congressional Democratic primary on Tuesday. Elfreth prevailed in a primary ...
May 13, 2024
Senate primaries set up a marquee race in Maryland and a likely Republican flip in West Virginia
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Republican voters advanced strong Senate contenders in Maryland and West Virginia on Tuesday, giving the GOP a big boost in its push to claim control of Congress' upper chamber. ...
May 13, 2024
Day care prices aren't getting better. So states are stepping in
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Across the country, the story for families is virtually the same: Child care is unaffordable for many, hard to find for those who can pay, and financially precarious for day c...
May 13, 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
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...