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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Ontario issues order to company on benzene emissions
TORONTO - Ontario's environment ministry has ordered a Sarnia-area chemical company to get its benzene emissions under control after a neighbouring First Nation raised concerns. Aamjiwnaang First Nati...
Apr 24, 2024
'Good luck with that': PM says Saskatchewan premier shouldn't pick fight with CRA
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on Wednesday that the Canada Revenue Agency is "very, very good" at getting the money it's owed. "Having an argument with C...
Apr 24, 2024
US Rep. Donald Payne Jr., a Democrat from New Jersey, has died at 65 after a heart attack
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., of New Jersey, died Wednesday after a heart attack this month that left him hospitalized, officials said. He was 65. In a statement, Gov. Phil Murphy c...
Apr 24, 2024
BoC officials split on when to start cutting interest rates, summary shows
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is offering more details today about its discussions on rate cut timing. The central bank released its summary of deliberations, which detailed the governing council's disc...
Apr 24, 2024
Investigator says Trump, allies were uncharged co-conspirators in plot to overturn Michigan election
DETROIT (AP) - A state investigator testified Wednesday that he considers former President Donald Trump and his White House chief of staff to be uncharged co-conspirators in a scheme to claim that he ...
Apr 24, 2024
Critics pan Nova Scotia government's consultation on coastal protection law
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's opposition parties are dismissing a government survey that they say fails to address the primary question of whether coastal property owners want a law protecting the province'...
Apr 24, 2024
Trudeau won't comment on future of TikTok in U.S., as Liberals tap app's influencers
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to comment on the future of TikTok in the United States, at a time when his own party is leaning on the app and its influencers to deliver th...
Apr 24, 2024
How Republican-led states far from the US-Mexico border are rushing to pass tough immigration laws
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Republican-led states are rushing to give broader immigration enforcement powers to local police and impose criminal penalties for those living in the country illegally as the iss...
Apr 24, 2024
Don't leave us out of UN plastic treaty talks, says Aamjiwnaang First Nation
OTTAWA - A First Nation in southern Ontario has a simple message for the delegates who are gathered in Ottawa this week to negotiate a treaty to curb plastic waste around the world: don't leave us out...
Apr 24, 2024
First Quantum preparing for post-election talks in Panama
TORONTO - First Quantum is preparing for post-election negotiations in Panama in the hopes a solution can be reached for its currently shuttered Cobre Panama mine, said chief executive Tristan Pascall...
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 ...