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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Honda to get up to $5B in government assistance for EV battery, assembly plants
Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce fully electric vehicles as part of a $15-billion project to create ...
Apr 25, 2024
US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case
Action in courts and state capitals around the U.S. this week have made it clear again: The overturning of Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion did not settle the issue. One iteration of t...
Apr 24, 2024
Ex-tabloid publisher testifies he scooped up possibly damaging tales to shield his old friend Trump
NEW YORK (AP) - As Donald Trump was running for president in 2016, his old friend at the National Enquirer was scooping up potentially damaging stories about the candidate and paying out tens of thous...
Apr 24, 2024
Supreme Court seems skeptical of Trump's claim of absolute immunity but decision's timing is unclear
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday appeared likely to reject former President Donald Trump's claim of absolute immunity from prosecution over election interference, but several justices s...
Apr 24, 2024
Fellow reservist warned of mass shooting before gunman's attack in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - An Army reservist and friend of the gunman behind Maine's deadliest mass shooting testified Thursday about his friend's mental decline, describing publicly for the first time the...
Apr 24, 2024
TikTok has sued the US over a law that could ban its app. What's the legal outlook?
NEW YORK (AP) - A newly minted law forcing TikTok's parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. could be in for an uphill battle in court. The app's China-based owner, ...
Apr 24, 2024
Arizona indicts 18 in election interference case, including Giuliani and Meadows
PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona grand jury has indicted former President Donald Trump 's chief of staff Mark Meadows, lawyer Rudy Giuliani and 16 others for their roles in an attempt to overturn Trump's los...
Apr 24, 2024
New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies in California will be limited to annual price increases of 3% starting in 2029 under a new rule state regulators approved We...
Apr 24, 2024
Hot Docs boss says 'future of the organization is in jeopardy' as festival launches
Canada's largest documentary film festival kicks off Thursday amid ongoing uncertainty over its finances, concerns over a mass staff exodus and a new president who says survival depends on reimagining...
Apr 24, 2024
Arizona House advances a repeal of the state's near-total abortion ban to the Senate
PHOENIX (AP) - A proposed repeal of Arizona's near-total ban on abortions won approval from the state House Wednesday after two weeks of mounting pressure on Republicans over an issue that has bedevil...
Apr 24, 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 ...