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In rare move, House admonishes private citizen for contempt in ArriveCan testimony
OTTAWA - The House of Commons admonished a private citizen Wednesday for the first time in more than 100 years - a spectacle that provided plenty of social-media content for members of Parliament, man...
Apr 17, 2024
An NPR editor who wrote a critical essay on the company has resigned after being suspended
NEW YORK (AP) - A National Public Radio editor who wrote an essay criticizing his employer for promoting liberal views resigned on Wednesday, attacking NPR's new CEO on the way out. Uri Berliner, a se...
Apr 17, 2024
Boeing put under Senate scrutiny during back-to-back hearings on aircraft maker's safety culture
Boeing was the subject of dual Senate hearings Wednesday as Congress examined allegations of major safety failures at the embattled aircraft manufacturer, which has been pushed into crisis mode since ...
Apr 17, 2024
Alabama lawmakers advance bills to ensure Joe Biden is on the state's ballot
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation Wednesday to ensure President Joe Biden will appear on the state's November ballot, mirroring accommodations made four years ago for then...
Apr 17, 2024
Tories accuse minister of 'politicizing' Governor General's office over online harms
OTTAWA - A spokeswoman for Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she will continue to advocate for "digital respect," despite suggestions it's inappropriate for her to wade in when a government bill targeting the...
Apr 17, 2024
Federal budget ignores Indigenous infrastructure needs: Assembly of First Nations
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is denouncing a federal budget that she says all but ignores the needs of the communities she represents. The federal government is neglect...
Apr 17, 2024
Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai producing. An election coming. ‘Suffs’ has timing on its side
NEW YORK (AP) - Shaina Taub was in the audience at "Suffs," her buzzy and timely new musical about women's suffrage, when she spied something that delighted her. It was intermission, and Taub, both cr...
Apr 17, 2024
Ottawa plans to sell off historic armoury in Amherst, N.S., to make way for housing
HALIFAX - The federal government is planning to sell off the historic, century-old armoury in Amherst, N.S., to make way for new housing, but the town's mayor says that could be a bad idea. "I'm sure ...
Apr 17, 2024
Tech industry warns budget's capital gains proposals could cause 'irreparable harm'
TORONTO - The federal budget is being met with disdain from Canada's innovation industry, including tech darling Shopify, which called the capital gains measures in the fiscal plan a potential cause o...
Apr 17, 2024
Nova Scotia opens first long-term care home serving Mi'kmaq seniors
ESKASONI, N.S. - Nova Scotia opened its first long-term care facility in a First Nations community on Wednesday, realizing a decades-old ambition for its host community. A ceremony marking the opening...
Apr 17, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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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...