Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Court strikes down parts of Ontario panhandling law as unconstitutional
TORONTO - An Ontario judge has struck down sections of the province's panhandling law as unconstitutional, including parts that ban asking people for money while intoxicated or while they are waiting ...
Apr 03, 2024
Manitoba NDP government not yet committing to all schools promised by Tories
WINNIPEG - The future of seven schools promised by the former Progressive Conservative government in Manitoba is uncertain. The Tories promised last year to build a total of nine schools by 2027, unde...
Apr 03, 2024
N.S. Liberal officials say party acted above board in misuse of public funds case
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Liberal Party officials told a legislature committee Wednesday that their handling of a case in which thousands of dollars in public funds were misused by a former employee was "...
Apr 03, 2024
Canadian man killed providing aid in Gaza was a military veteran with a young son
OTTAWA - A Canadian man killed Monday along with six other aid workers in the Gaza Strip was a military veteran from Quebec whose death leaves behind a partner and a one-year-old son. Jacob Flickinger...
Apr 03, 2024
Wisconsin Supreme Court refuses to clarify district boundaries for potential recall election
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to offer clarity on what legislative district boundary lines should be in play for a potential recall election sought by supporter...
Apr 03, 2024
US Rep. Lauren Boebert recovering from blood clot surgery
DENVER (AP) - Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert underwent surgery Tuesday in Colorado for a blood clot in her leg and is expected to make a full recovery, her campaign said in a news release. Boeber...
Apr 03, 2024
Ontario byelections in Milton, Lambton-Kent-Middlesex called for May 2
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford has called a pair of byelections in Milton and Lambton-Kent-Middlesex for May 2. Lambton-Kent-Middlesex has been vacant for six months following the resignation of ...
Apr 03, 2024
Ford wants '100 per cent' Ontario students at med schools in province
Premier Doug Ford says he wants all spots in Ontario medical schools to be reserved for students from the province. Ford said Wednesday about 18 per cent of students are from foreign countries. "In my...
Apr 03, 2024
Seven people fined $400 a day for refusing LTC transfers: Ontario government
TORONTO - Seven people in Ontario have been fined for refusing transfers from a hospital to a long-term care home not of their choosing. A law enacted in 2022 requires hospitals to levy fines of $400 ...
Apr 03, 2024
Federal budget to include more money for apartment construction loans
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has revealed another glimpse of what it will present in the coming federal budget, announcing it's setting aside another $15 billion for an apartment construction loan ...
Apr 03, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
8:30 - Last week, the FSIN held its first general assembly since being told it needed to repay $29-million in federal fu...