Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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House Speaker Mike Johnson will send Mayorkas impeachment to the Senate next month
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Mike Johnson on Thursday indicated he will send articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate shortly after Congress retu...
Mar 28, 2024
Federal Court orders revisions to deal between Ottawa and Métis Nation of Alberta
EDMONTON - Ottawa must make changes to a self-government deal it struck with the Mtis Nation of Alberta, says a Federal Court ruling. The ruling, released Thursday, says the deal is too broad in its d...
Mar 28, 2024
Yet another N.B. Tory who dissented against Premier Higgs won't run in next election
FREDERICTON - The longest-serving member of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives says he won't be running in the upcoming election. Trevor Holder is the 10th Tory who has publicly broken ranks ...
Mar 28, 2024
Ontario minimum wage to increase Oct. 1 to $17.20 an hour
TORONTO - Ontario's minimum wage will rise later this year to $17.20 an hour. The annual Oct. 1 increase is tied to inflation and is a boost of 3.9 per cent from the current rate of $16.55 per hour. L...
Mar 28, 2024
Over 300,000 public sector workers earn more than $100K; OPG CEO tops the list
TORONTO - The five top paid public employees in Ontario are all at Ontario Power Generation, with the CEO earning $1.9 million last year. A list of public sector workers who were paid more than $100,0...
Mar 28, 2024
Nova Scotia sees 35 per cent cut in international student permit applications in 2024
HALIFAX - The federal government is imposing a 35 per cent cut on international study permits in Nova Scotia, curbing the growth the province's universities and colleges have seen as a result of soari...
Mar 28, 2024
On pre-budget charm offensive, Trudeau announces plans to expand $10-a-day child care
SURREY, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is aiming more of his upcoming budget at young voters with a series of announcements on child care Thursday just a day after he offered supports for renter...
Mar 28, 2024
Joe Lieberman's death leaves a hole at No Labels as it tries to recruit a 2024 third-party candidate
NEW YORK (AP) - When No Labels' critics got the loudest, it was Joe Lieberman who came to the group's defense. The former Connecticut senator was a founding chairman of the centrist organization that ...
Mar 28, 2024
Saskatchewan teachers hope to be back at bargaining table with government next week
REGINA - Saskatchewan teachers could return to the bargaining table as early as next week to work out their labour dispute with the province. Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' ...
Mar 28, 2024
Ex-Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he will sell cannabis edibles
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has announced he is entering the cannabis market as a seller, as the state still figures out retail sales of the drug on the heels of legalizing ...
Mar 28, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 17
On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...