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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The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that
NEW YORK (AP) - Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends. Even by National Enquirer standards, testimony by its former publisher David Pecker at Donald Trump's hush ...
Apr 25, 2024
Quebec family reimbursed $10,000 for being shipped wrong body after death in Cuba
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area family that was sent the wrong body after a loved one's death in Cuba has received a $10,000 reimbursement and an apology from the Caribbean country. Miriam Jarjour says her...
Apr 25, 2024
The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday took up Donald Trump's bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump's lawyers argue th...
Apr 25, 2024
Tory MP for Oshawa joins ranks of federal politicians who won't run in next election
OTTAWA - Conservative member of Parliament Colin Carrie, who represents Oshawa, Ont., says he will not run in the next election. Carrie was first elected in 2004 and re-elected six times. He says it's...
Apr 25, 2024
No help from government for Saskatoon family's health-care travel
Not taking her toddler to Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital is not an option for Kaitlyn Soron and her husband. Their 2 1/2-year-old is very sick and often in a lot of pain. She needs to see a pediatric ga...
Apr 25, 2024 While the Sorons travelled from Saskatoon to ask for help from the health minister, they were told government will pay for the health-care services out of province, but won’t foot the bill to get there. The minister said Wednesday it’s simply a long-standing policy. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Hungary's Orbán urges European conservatives, and Trump, toward election victories at CPAC event
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary's nationalist prime minister, addressing a conservative conference in Budapest on Thursday, said upcoming European and U.S. elections were a chance for right-wing forc...
Apr 25, 2024
The Latest | Hearing on claims of gag order violations in Trump's hush money trial rescheduled
NEW YORK (AP) - The third day of witness testimony in Donald Trump's hush money trial concluded Thursday after Trump's lawyers got their first chance to question a witness on the stand. The trial resu...
Apr 25, 2024
Biden celebrates computer chip factories, pitching voters on American 'comeback'
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday sought to sell voters on an American "comeback story" as he highlighted longterm investments in the economy in upstate New York to celebrate Micro...
Apr 25, 2024
Doctors say capital gains tax changes will jeopardize their retirement. Is that true?
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association asserts the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation will put doctors' retirement savings in jeopardy, but some financial experts insist incorpora...
Apr 25, 2024
'Not a takeover': Ex-Calgary mayor Nenshi shrugs off criticism at leadership debate
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The first debate in the Alberta NDP leadership race was mostly a civil affair Thursday but it wasn't all smooth sailing for former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi. Close to 500 people ...
Apr 25, 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 ...