Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Billions of bottles: Canadian statistics paint grim picture of plastic litter problem
OTTAWA - New Canadian data suggest that over a nine-year period between 2012 and 2020, the equivalent of more than 15 billion plastic bottles and as many as 14 billion plastic grocery bags became litt...
Apr 25, 2024
Canada's auto sector faces an EV renaissance, but local job protection is a concern
OTTAWA - Canada's auto industry is experiencing a renaissance as it transitions from building gas-powered vehicles to ones that run on batteries, but some are raising the alarm over the protection of ...
Apr 25, 2024
Alberta to pay nurse practitioners up to 80 per cent of what family doctors make
EDMONTON - The Alberta government announced Thursday a new payment model that would allow nurse practitioners to make 80 per cent of what family doctors are paid. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said...
Apr 25, 2024
Alberta to appeal ruling ordering release of documents on coal mining in Rockies
EDMONTON - Alberta is appealing a judge's ruling that ordered the release of internal documents on coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountains, said the lawyer for ranchers seeking the information. ...
Apr 25, 2024
Guilbeault seeking ways to end benzene exposure from Sarnia styrene plant
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is looking for options to protect a southern Ontario First Nation from repeated exposure to benzene from a nearby chemical plant, as the plant issues a ...
Apr 25, 2024
Supreme Court to examine mandatory minimum sentences for child pornography offences
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will examine the constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentences for child pornography offences. The top court's decision to review the matter flows from Quebec c...
Apr 25, 2024
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
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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 Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
On today's show, Evan dives into the Conservative Party perspective on recent floor crossings, talks top tips for landin...