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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's housing plan defeated in House of Commons
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's housing bill has been defeated in the House of Commons with the Liberals, New Democrats and Bloc Qubcois voting against the legislation. Poilievre intro...
May 29, 2024
Lawyer for trucker who caused Broncos crash says families have no right to sue
REGINA - A lawyer for the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash says families of the victims have no standing to seek compensation in an ongoing lawsuit. Court arguments are be...
May 29, 2024
Toronto Liberal MP says politicians need more protection after office vandalized
OTTAWA - A Toronto MP says vandalism that defaced the outside of her constituency office is an "attack on democracy." Liberal MP Julie Dzerowicz, who represents the riding of Davenport, said two peopl...
May 29, 2024
Conservative attacks on Speakers in Ottawa, Regina a pattern, say Liberals and NDP
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals and NDP say conservative politicians are displaying a pattern of attacks against Speakers' independence, an allegation the Conservatives in Ottawa strongly deny. The accu...
May 29, 2024
City council strips Kamloops B.C. mayor of ability to speak on behalf of the city
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The mayor of Kamloops will no longer speak for the city, after council passed a resolution stripping him of his position as its official spokesman. The decision comes after more than ...
May 29, 2024
Holland defends new ministerial powers to pull products off the shelves
OTTAWA - The federal health minister needs new powers to unilaterally take dangerous products off the shelves if they're hurting people and not being used as intended, Mark Holland said Wednesday. He ...
May 29, 2024
Justice minister says Online Harms Act leaves room for age-appropriate design options
OTTAWA - The federal justice minister said Wednesday the government's online harms bill includes measures to protect children using age-appropriate web design. Arif Virani is touting that bill as a be...
May 29, 2024
Acadian groups say Chignecto Isthmus should be designated national park
HALIFAX - Organizations representing Acadians in Atlantic Canada are proposing the Chignecto Isthmus, which links New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, be turned into a national park. The proposal is contain...
May 29, 2024
Access to Info plan includes guidance on historical records, no legislative changes
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has outlined a variety of steps intended to make the much-criticized Access to Information system work better, including new guidance on disclosure of historical record...
May 29, 2024
N.B. premier says he hasn't seen sex education presentation he banned from schools
FREDERICTON - Premier Blaine Higgs says he saw only one slide of the sex education presentation that he banned from New Brunswick schools. In a Friday evening statement on social media, Higgs called a...
May 29, 2024
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Sarah Mills: We are nothing but commodities to the giants of social media
Sarah Mills says the graphic and public mental health crisis of a celebrity blogger being streamed online shows that use...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, August 7
On Friday's show, Evan talked about a synagogue in Saskatoon that was targeted by a vandal and a mosque in Regina, resum...