Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Judge in Trump's hush money case clarifies gag order doesn't prevent ex-president from testifying
The judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money trial has clarified that the gag order pertaining to the former president doesn't prohibit him from testifying on his own behalf. Judge Juan M. Merchan s...
May 03, 2024
A Black lawmaker briefly expelled from the Tennessee Statehouse will remain on the 2024 ballot
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - One of the two Black lawmakers briefly expelled from Tennessee's GOP-controlled Statehouse last year will remain on the 2024 ballot after overcoming a challenge from a Republic...
May 03, 2024
New Brunswick virtual health-care service violating Official Languages Act: report
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's virtual health-care service is violating provincial law by failing to consistently provide services in French, the province's official languages commissioner says. Shirle...
May 03, 2024
Google, Justice Department make final arguments about whether search engine is a monopoly
WASHINGTON (AP) - Google's preeminence as an internet search engine is an illegal monopoly propped up by more than $20 billion spent each year by the tech giant to lock out competition, Justice Depart...
May 03, 2024
Nova Scotia premier criticized for travelling to Spain, U.S. without notifying public
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is drawing opposition criticism over a recent trade mission to Spain that his office didn't announce publicly. In response to a reporter's question Thursday, ...
May 03, 2024
Supreme Court orders new trial for B.C. francophone who was not given French option
OTTAWA - A francophone man in British Columbia convicted of sexual assault will get a new trial because he was not informed of his right to be tried in French, the Supreme Court ruled Friday. Franck Y...
May 03, 2024
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Indiana's presidential and state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) - The race for the White House tops the ballot Tuesday in Indiana's presidential and state primaries, but voters will also have to settle more competitive contests for governor, Congre...
May 03, 2024
Yellen says threats to democracy risk US economic growth, an indirect jab at Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argues that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy - an indirect jab at Donald Trump. Yellen delivered an address Friday in...
May 03, 2024
The Latest | Court in Trump's hush money trial adjourns for the day following Hope Hicks' testimony
NEW YORK (AP) - Hope Hicks took the stand Friday in Donald Trump's hush money case, recounting in her testimony how she followed Trump from the real estate world to politics and how his 2016 president...
May 03, 2024
Biden administration says 100,000 new migrants are expected to enroll in 'Obamacare' next year
WASHINGTON (AP) - Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act's health insurance next year under a directive the Biden adminis...
May 03, 2024
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
8:30 - There are no shortages of stories coming from Parliament Hill this week. Following the Liberal majority, the gas ...