Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
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Cap on plastic production remains contentious as Ottawa set to host treaty talks
OTTAWA - Negotiators from 176 countries will gather in downtown Ottawa this week for the fourth round of talks to create a global treaty to eliminate plastic waste in less than 20 years. Ottawa is hos...
Apr 21, 2024
Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis
HONOLULU (AP) - Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving as a single mother of two to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahai...
Apr 20, 2024
Key players: Who's who at Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial
NEW YORK (AP) - Michael Cohen, who was once Donald Trump's personal lawyer and fixer, is expected to take the stand Monday as the prosecution's star witness in the first criminal trial of a former U.S...
Apr 20, 2024
Autoworkers union celebrates breakthrough win in Tennessee and takes aim at more plants in the South
DALLAS (AP) - The United Auto Workers' overwhelming election victory at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee is giving the union hope that it can make broader inroads in the South, the least unionized part...
Apr 20, 2024
New York lawmakers pass $237 billion budget with policies to jump-start housing market
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York lawmakers passed a $237 billion state budget Saturday that includes plans to spur housing construction and combat unlicensed marijuana stores. The package also includes a ...
Apr 20, 2024
Councilwoman chosen as new Fort Wayne mayor, its 1st Black leader, in caucus to replace late mayor
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) - A Fort Wayne city councilwoman was chosen Saturday as the new mayor of Indiana's second most populous city, and its first Black leader, during a caucus to replace its late mayo...
Apr 20, 2024
Some improvement to Montreal Village but troubles persist, community members say
MONTREAL - Members of Montreal's Village community say they've seen some improvements to local security and cleanliness in the 10 months since the city launched a revitalization strategy, but they arg...
Apr 20, 2024
Republicans' defense of the 'Biden 16' House districts starts with Pennsylvania's primary election
NEW HOPE, Pa. (AP) - Mark Houck makes a potent appeal to conservative Republicans in this corner of eastern Pennsylvania when he describes his arrest and subsequent acquittal on federal charges that h...
Apr 20, 2024
Biden avoids a further Mideast spiral as Israel and Iran show restraint. But for how long?
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden can breathe a bit easier, at least for the moment, now that Israel and Iran appear to have stepped back from the brink of tipping the Middle East into all-out war...
Apr 20, 2024
Indigenous healing lodges face chronic underfunding across Canada, critics say
SAINT-ALPHONSE-RODRIGUEZ, Que. - Every morning, Indigenous men at the Waseskun Healing Centre north of Montreal gather for a healing circle, where they smudge, share stories and sometimes gain spiritu...
Apr 20, 2024
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Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 24
On Friday's show, Evan looks at the stormy forecast for Saskatchewan heading into the weekend, the potential delays to s...