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New Brunswick politician says he learned lesson after using AI for speech
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick politician says he has learned a lesson after admitting he used artificial intelligence to help prepare a speech in the provincial legislature that turned into a viral vi...
Jul 29, 2026
Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new one
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin voters who have already returned their absentee ballots for the state's primary are not allowed to void those and request a new one, a judge ruled Wednesday. The ruling ...
Jul 29, 2026
Carney comes to Alberta, talks housing, rides a sprayer, hears from separatists
RED DEER - Prime Minister Mark Carney came to the Alberta heartland Wednesday to announce housing money, sit shotgun on a canola sprayer and catch an earful - at a distance - from flag-waving separati...
Jul 29, 2026
Carney says government has 'taken back control' of immigration
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government has "taken back control" of immigration. The prime minister made the remarks at a press conference in Red Deer, Alta., on Wednesday, after being...
Jul 29, 2026
Ottawa supports ousting ICC prosecutor Karim Khan but won't say how it voted
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it supports the decision by International Criminal Court members to oust prosecutor Karim Khan but won't say whether Canada voted on his expulsion. Global Affairs Canada says it b...
Jul 29, 2026
About 10,000 federal public servants apply for early retirement
OTTAWA - About 10,000 federal public servants have applied for the government's early retirement program, launched as part of a plan to cut the number of bureaucrats. In December, the government began...
Jul 29, 2026
Feds hope $1.9B for new Via Rail fleet, assembly plant leads to better service
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said Wednesday he hopes Ottawa's $1.9 billion investment in replacing Via Rail's locomotive fleet and building a train assembly plant will lead to better r...
Jul 29, 2026
Premier Doug Ford's eastern Ontario caucus questioning high-speed rail project
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford's caucus is openly questioning the viability of Prime Minister Mark Carney's proposed high-speed rail line as senior provincial government sources say Ford is recon...
Jul 29, 2026
Ottawa to 'eliminate' streamers' CanCon payments, provide government funding instead
OTTAWA - Ottawa will "eliminate" the financial contribution requirement for streamers set by the CRTC and replace it with government funding, says a court document - though the culture minister's offi...
Jul 29, 2026
Liberals block hearings on Gordie Howe bridge deal as government MP admits confusion
OTTAWA - Liberal MPs have blocked parliamentary hearings aimed at clarifying what the Carney government promised U.S. President Donald Trump to get the Gordie Howe International Bridge opened. The mov...
Jul 29, 2026
OPINION
Sarah Mills: We are nothing but commodities to the giants of social media
Sarah Mills says the graphic and public mental health crisis of a celebrity blogger being streamed online shows that use...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, August 7
On Friday's show, Evan talked about a synagogue in Saskatoon that was targeted by a vandal and a mosque in Regina, resum...