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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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
Cohen gives insider details at trial as Trump's defense attorney accuses him of seeking vengeance
NEW YORK (AP) - It wasn't until after a decade in the fold, after his family pleaded with him, after the FBI raided his office, apartment and hotel room, Michael Cohen testified Tuesday, that he final...
May 13, 2024
Brad Knott, backed by Trump, wins Republican runoff for North Carolina congressional district
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Brad Knott, a candidate backed by former President Donald Trump, overwhelmingly won the Republican primary runoff for North Carolina's 13th Congressional District on Tuesday over ...
May 13, 2024
The Nebraska GOP is rejecting all Republican congressional incumbents in Tuesday's primary election
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - In one of the most closely watched congressional races this year, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska is looking to defeat a fellow Republican in Tuesday's primary election in his quest...
May 13, 2024
Arizona's high court is allowing the attorney general 90 more days on her abortion ban strategy
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona's highest court on Monday gave the state's attorney general another 90 days to decide further legal action in the case over a 160-year-old near-total ban on abortion that lawmak...
May 13, 2024
Figures show Manitoba Tories had seven-figure liabilities at end of 2023
WINNIPEG - New figures show the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives finished last year with $1.2 million in debt and other liabilities. The number, outlined in filings with Elections Manitoba, is rough...
May 13, 2024
B.C. moves to cap rent hikes for those in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government has introduced legislation that would allow the City of Vancouver to limit rent increases for new tenants in its poorest neighbourhood, the Downtown Eastside. The rent ...
May 13, 2024
Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for Donald Trump in Florida and Texas, AP sources say
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is planning to raise money for former President Donald Trump in the coming weeks, putting into action the commitment he made at a meeting with Trump l...
May 13, 2024
Kentucky governor to speak out against strict abortion ban in neighboring Tennessee
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's upcoming trip to neighboring Tennessee to speak out against that state's sweeping abortion ban is the latest sign that the Democrat known for defeati...
May 13, 2024
B.C. moves to prevent offender name changes after child killer legally gets new name
VICTORIA - Allan Schoenborn killed his three children in 2008 and more than a decade later was permitted to legally change his name under British Columbia's Name Act, but his new identity as Ken John ...
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
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...