Murray Wood: Self-defence is a legitimate legal defence in home invasion
An Ontario man was charged for allegedly assaulting an intruder in his home, sparking wide reaction this week. Murray Wo...
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Bloc Québécois to challenge Terrebonne election result in court
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet said Thursday the party plans to launch a legal challenge after losing the federal riding of Terrebonne by a single vote. Blanchet said the party wan...
May 15, 2025
Poilievre says the lack of a federal budget sends a 'bad signal' to investors
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the lack of a federal budget sends "a bad signal" to investors and credit rating agencies. Poilievre told a press conference on Parliament Hill today...
May 15, 2025 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney should "steal" his budget ideas. Poilievre makes his way into West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa for a meeting of the Conservative caucus on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
'A serious situation': Manitoba evacuates provincial park, warns of deadly wildfires
LAC DU BONNET - Wildfires in eastern Manitoba prompted the government to evacuate and close another popular provincial park ahead of the long weekend, while many offered condolences to the family of a...
May 15, 2025
Alberta government amends referendum bill in effort to placate First Nations' concern
EDMONTON - Alberta's government has made 11th-hour changes to controversial proposed legislation, declaring that no separation referendum question could threaten First Nations' existing treaty rights....
May 15, 2025 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Justice Mickey Amery announce proposed changes to several pieces of democratic process legislation, in Edmonton on Tuesday April 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
U.S. tariffs cast pall over Ontario budget with $14.6B deficit, slower growth
TORONTO - U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs cast a pall over Ontario's budget Thursday, dragging down GDP growth and knocking the province off its path to balance, with a $14.6-billion deficit pro...
May 15, 2025
Joly says Honda still committed to EV investments after $15-billion project delayed
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Mlanie Joly says Honda Canada remains "fully committed" to major electric-vehicle investments in Canada after the company announced Tuesday that it was pausing a multibillio...
May 14, 2025
Canada welcomes UN body's decision holding Russia responsible for MH17 tragedy
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is welcoming a recent decision by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization to hold Russia responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight M...
May 14, 2025
Missouri lawmakers approve referendum to repeal abortion-rights amendment
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Six months after Missouri voters approved an abortion-rights amendment, Republican state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a new referendum that would seek the amendment's rep...
May 14, 2025
Eby to visit Japan, South Korea and Malaysia on trade trip to reduce U.S. reliance
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby said a trade mission to Asia next month will help the province become the "engine of a new Canada," but an economist says B.C. also needs to take steps at home to bec...
May 14, 2025
Eby says government can't interfere in RCMP probe of leaked document
Premier David Eby has rejected Opposition accusations that his government went after a whistleblower, while suggesting more effort should go into investigating problems in opioid prescriptions that th...
May 14, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, August 21
Evan talks with Regina Mayor Chad Bachynski, author Lance Valcour, about his new book on first responders' mental health...