Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Nigerian family in Montreal facing imminent deportation pleads to stay
MONTREAL - With one week left before her family's scheduled deportation from Canada, Deborah Adegboye stood outside of the federal immigration minister's Montreal office on Friday pleading for a chanc...
Mar 29, 2024
Texas appeals court overturns voter fraud conviction for woman on probation
FORT WORTH, Texas - A Texas appeals court has overturned a Fort Worth woman's voter fraud conviction and five-year prison term for casting an illegal provisional ballot. Crystal Mason did not know tha...
Mar 29, 2024
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wisconsin's presidential primaries and ballot questions
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will compete Tuesday in the Wisconsin presidential primaries, a contest that's now less about winning delegates and more about c...
Mar 29, 2024
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Mississippi's US House primary runoff
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Republicans will compete on Tuesday for the right to challenge 16-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Bennie Thompson in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District. Ron Eller and Andrew...
Mar 29, 2024
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arkansas' state house primary runoffs
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters in three Arkansas state House districts will return to the polls Tuesday to complete some unfinished business from the March 5 primaries, including one race in which Republica...
Mar 29, 2024
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the April 2 presidential and state primaries
WASHINGTON (AP) - Voters in the pivotal swing state of Wisconsin and three Northeastern states will have a chance to indicate their support or opposition to their parties' presumptive nominees in pres...
Mar 29, 2024
With budget mostly silent on climate change, critics say Ontario lacks plan to adapt
TORONTO - The Ontario budget's failure to directly address climate change represents a "gross abdication of responsibility" by the government, some critics argue, saying the province rapidly needs to ...
Mar 29, 2024
Half of Canadians support TikTok ban, with U.S. concerns 'trickling' north: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll indicates 51 per cent of Canadians support banning the social media app TikTok, after a U.S. bill aiming to do just that passed in the House of Representatives. Canada has ordered ...
Mar 29, 2024
Georgia joins states seeking parental permission before children join social media
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia could join other states in requiring children younger than 16 to have their parents' explicit permission to create social media accounts. Lawmakers on Friday gave final approval...
Mar 28, 2024
Former US Sen. Joe Lieberman remembered as 'mensch' who bridged political divides
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - The late Joe Lieberman on Friday was remembered by political allies and even a former foe as a "mensch" who both bridged and defied partisan political divides, during a funeral ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...