Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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Ottawa, Ontario reach deal on funding for housing after months-long dispute
Ontario and Ottawa say they've reached a deal under the national housing strategy that will unlock $357 million in federal funding for the province. The announcement comes after months of back and for...
May 28, 2024
'It's candid discussion': Harrison denies allegations of lying, harassment
Former Government House Leader Jeremy Harrison said candid conversations and an adherence to gun safety are behind allegations made by Speaker Randy Weekes at the end of the session this month. Weekes...
May 28, 2024 Minister Jeremy Harrison says difficult conversations with government members shouldn't be seen as harassment. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
First Nation legislator makes history at Queen's Park with speech in Oji-Cree
TORONTO - After decades of being told his first language should be forgotten, Sol Mamakwa stood on the floor of the Ontario legislature about to make history. But he couldn't shake the thought that he...
May 28, 2024
Spy watchdog's foreign meddling review finds 'unacceptable gaps' in accountability
OTTAWA - The Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Public Safety Canada lacked a system for tracking who received and read specific intelligence on foreign interference, creating "unacceptable ga...
May 27, 2024
Alberta hears mixing patients at long-term care facilities leading to violence
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is facing calls to stop admitting complex mental health patients into long-term care facilities until the risks are fully reviewed. Seniors' advocates joined Oppositi...
May 27, 2024
B.C. announces online building permit hub to speed up homebuilding across province
BURNABY - The British Columbia government says a new online "hub" will speed up building permit processes across jurisdictions. Premier David Eby says "slow and complicated" building permit processes ...
May 27, 2024
Moe says cabinet minister who took gun into legislature didn't initially remember
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is defending a cabinet minister who said he didn't bring a long gun into the legislature only to reverse himself days later and admit the story was true. Moe sa...
May 27, 2024
Lobby group says emissions cap could cost oil and gas sector $75B in lost investment
CALGARY - A new report commissioned by an industry lobby group on the federal government's proposed emissions cap stirred up strong reactions from both oil and gas supporters and environmental groups ...
May 27, 2024
P.E.I. Liberals plan to choose leader in May 2026 to avoid conflict with federal vote
CHARLOTTETOWN - The Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island has decided to wait until May 2026 to select a new leader. Party president Katie Morello made the announcement Saturday during the party's ann...
May 27, 2024
Ward 3 Councillor Andrew Stevens will not run for re-election
Ward 3 Councillor Andrew Stevens is not running for re-election. Stevens said the decision was based on family commitments that he made in 2016 when he first ran for council. "When I won, I really did...
May 27, 2024 Councillor Andrew Stevens says he never planned to stay in politics for longer than eight years. (980 CJME file photo)
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...