Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House sent two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing a trial on allegations that he has "willfully and ...
Apr 15, 2024
Indiana limits abortion data for privacy under near-total ban, but some GOP candidates push back
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana allows so few abortions that health officials stopped releasing individual reports to protect patient privacy - a move some Republicans are now fighting to reverse. The Rep...
Apr 15, 2024
Supreme Court questions obstruction charges brought against Jan. 6 rioters and Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. B...
Apr 15, 2024
Trump trial: Why can't Americans see or hear what is going on inside the courtroom?
NEW YORK (AP) - It's a moment in history - the first U.S. president facing criminal charges in an American courtroom. Yet only a handful of observers are able to see or even hear what is going on. Ins...
Apr 15, 2024
First 7 jurors are chosen for Trump's hush money criminal trial, with 11 more still needed
NEW YORK (AP) - The first seven jurors for Donald Trump's hush money trial were seated Tuesday after lawyers grilled the jury pool about their social media posts, political views and personal lives to...
Apr 15, 2024
Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first criminal trial facing former President Donald Trump is also the one in which Americans are least convinced he committed a crime, a new AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Res...
Apr 15, 2024
Three charged following January pro-Palestinian demonstration in Toronto office
TORONTO - A pro-Palestine group says some of its supporters have been arrested for protesting inside a Toronto business it claims is linked with Israeli causes. The group, which calls itself Jews Say ...
Apr 15, 2024
White House rejects long-shot House Republican effort to get President Joe Biden to testify
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House on Monday rejected a long-shot effort from House Republicans to get President Joe Biden to testify before lawmakers in the GOP's stalled impeachment inquiry. In a let...
Apr 15, 2024
Donald Trump brings his campaign to the courthouse as his criminal hush money trial begins
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Donald Trump began his day as a criminal defendant lashing out at the judge and prosecutors, casting himself as a victim and angrily posting on social media. In other ...
Apr 15, 2024
Alberta announces wage offer for government workers during collective bargaining
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is offering a 7.5-per-cent wage increase in the midst of collective bargaining, with government workers calling for a 26-per-cent bump. More than 22,000 members of th...
Apr 15, 2024
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...