Murray Wood The end of the great Canadian game as we know it
The last Roughrider home game was the last CFL game in Saskatchewan played on a CFL-sized field. Murray Wood thinks it's...
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Vancouver approves non-binding drug plebiscites that mayor-elect Pete Fry disavowed
VANCOUVER - Voters in Vancouver have voted by about two-thirds in favour of two plebiscite questions proposed by the city's outgoing mayor on drug use, despite ejecting him from office in the same ele...
Oct 22, 2026
Ottawa gives Stelco owner 15 days to address alleged violations or face legal action
OTTAWA - Ottawa has given the U.S. owner of Stelco Inc. a 15-day deadline to address alleged violations of commitments made when it purchased the Ontario steelmaker or face potential legal action that...
Oct 22, 2026
Judge orders Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11
MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11. The order from U.S. Magistrate Judge E...
Oct 22, 2026
Recount flips Quebec riding to the Parti Québécois, Liberals refuse to concede
MONTRAL - A judicial recount has flipped a riding in the Montrgie region of Quebec from the Liberal Party to the Parti Qubcois by a three-vote margin. However, the Quebec Liberal Party is refusing to ...
Oct 22, 2026
Carney arrives in Turkey for meetings with Turkish president, business leaders
ANKARA - Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Turkey on Thursday to kick off a three-day trip aimed at deepening political and economic ties with the NATO ally. Carney is set to meet with Turkish Pre...
Oct 22, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney bows his head after laying a wreath at the mausoleum of Turkish founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara, Turkey, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Some referendum questions flip to 'no' as the count continues in Alberta
EDMONTON - More of the constitutional questions in Alberta's historic referendum have flipped to "no" with votes still being counted. Alberta voters went to the polls on Monday and were asked 10 diffe...
Oct 22, 2026
Ontario to table fall fiscal update next week with 'disciplined' spending approach
TORONTO - Ontario's finance minister says he will table his government's fall economic statement next week, on Oct. 29. Peter Bethlenfalvy announced in a breakfast speech to the Canadian Club today th...
Oct 22, 2026
Officials to provide update on fatal fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta
EDMONTON - Officials are set to provide an update today about a devastating fire at a Canadian military base in Alberta that left four soldiers dead and dozens more injured. Maj.-Gen. Wade Rutland of ...
Oct 22, 2026 This composite of handout images shows Canadian Armed Forces members, left to right, Pte. Hayden Lykkemark, Pte. Shaun Farrell, Pte. Aidan Goulding and Sgt. Morgan Wong, who died during a training exercise at CFB Wainwright in Alberta, on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Canadian Armed Forces
Doerkson pins growth hopes on getting forestry 'back to business' and LNG opportunity
VANCOUVER - Interim British Columbia Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson is partly hanging his hopes on the province's beleaguered forestry sector to carry his election platform's economic growth forec...
Oct 22, 2026
Why has B.C.'s snap election caught both main parties unprepared?
When a snap election is called, at least one side would normally be prepared. But that hasn't been the case in British Columbia, resulting in a provincial election campaign like no other, political wa...
Oct 22, 2026
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Sarah Mills: David Eby deserved that result
Sarah Mills says former B.C. premier David Eby ran a bad campaign in a cynical election that voters saw through. The NDP...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, Oct. 27
On Tuesday's show, Evan talked about the impact of Canada on the U.S. midterm elections. Plus, previewing the Throne Spe...