Murray Wood: The new phone books are here!
Once a Steve Martin catchphrase, Murray Wood says physical phone books are rapidly becoming relics of another age, but t...
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'More bluster': Poilievre, LeBlanc dismiss Lutnick's comments on trade strategy
OTTAWA - Top Conservative and Liberal MPs are downplaying U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's comments dumping on Canada's strategy heading into major trade talks with the U.S. and Mexico. But fo...
Apr 21, 2026
Some residents with medical needs are being taken out of Peguis First Nation
PEGUIS - Some residents with medical needs were being taken out of Peguis First Nation on Tuesday in advance of anticipated flooding that could wash out roads and threaten more than 200 homes. People ...
Apr 21, 2026
AFN chief asks UN to support First Nations' opposition to B.C. Indigenous law change
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on the United Nations to condemn the "regressive" attempt by B.C. Premier David Eby's government to amend or suspend parts of a ...
Apr 21, 2026
N.W.T. to follow Alberta in ditching clock changes, adopting permanent daylight time
YELLOWKNIFE - Northwest Territories Premier R.J. Simpson says the territory will follow Alberta's lead in ditching twice-a-year clock changes. Simpson says residents have previously supported the idea...
Apr 21, 2026
Some 600 people sign open letter calling for new Quebec law to prevent femicides
MONTRAL - Hundreds of people have joined a Quebec politician in calling for stronger measures to prevent femicides. Qubec solidaire spokesperson Ruba Ghazal and some 600 other signatories asked the pr...
Apr 21, 2026
Government introduces bill to support space launches from Canadian territory
OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced space launch legislation to allow Ottawa to regulate and oversee both launches and re-entry on Canadian territory. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon to...
Apr 21, 2026
Warsh says he got no pressure from Trump to cut rates even as president publicly pushes for them
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's nominee to chair the Federal Reserve said Tuesday that he never promised the White House that he would cut interest rates, even as the president renewed his ...
Apr 21, 2026
Anand: Global Affairs called in Israeli ambassador after Canadian killed in Lebanon
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has issued a formal notice to Israel's envoy in Ottawa following the death of a Canadian in Lebanon, which her spokeswoman says will be investigated by Is...
Apr 21, 2026
Alberta's 'Forever Canadian' petitioner says UCP making 'sham' of democratic process
EDMONTON - The former politician who gathered more than 456,000 signatures to keep Alberta in Canada says he watched first-hand Tuesday as the legislature committee tasked with a review continued to s...
Apr 21, 2026
Six mistakenly released inmates still at large, Ontario Premier Doug Ford says
TORONTO - Six inmates who were mistakenly released from Ontario's jails remain at large, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday. More than 150 inmates have been improperly released from the provincial jail sy...
Apr 21, 2026
OPINION
Sarah Mills: It's time to embrace 24 Sussex Drive
The home of Canada's prime minister is steeped in history and shouldn't be left in disrepair. Sarah Mills says the desig...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 29
8:30 - The Saskatchewan NDP says the Sask Party government is using profits from gaming and lotteries to help cover loss...