Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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Quebec economy minister considering bid to replace departing François Legault
MONTREAL - One day after Quebec Premier Franois Legault said he would resign ahead of the October election, at least one high-profile minister has come out publicly to say she is considering a bid to ...
Jan 15, 2026
Leah Gazan backs Avi Lewis, becomes first NDP MP to endorse a leadership candidate
OTTAWA - Manitoba NDP MP Leah Gazan is formally endorsing documentarian Avi Lewis for the party's leadership, making her the first sitting MP to officially back a candidate. Gazan says in a video rele...
Jan 15, 2026
Campbell-era minister Iain Black joining B.C. Conservative leadership race
VICTORIA - Iain Black, a former minister in the British Columbia government of Gordon Campbell, is joining the race to lead the provincial Conservatives. A campaign website says he will launch his bid...
Jan 14, 2026
Timeline of B.C.'s three-year drug decriminalization pilot project
British Columbia's three-year pilot project that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use is set to end on Jan. 31. Health Minister Josie Osbourne has announced...
Jan 14, 2026
Five topics other than trade that could come up during Carney's China visit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Beijing this week for meetings with President Xi Jinping and other officials. Upon arriving in China Wednesday, Carney said he was "ready to build a new partn...
Jan 14, 2026
Three airlifted to Winnipeg after bus crash are being released, health officials say
WINNIPEG - Health officials say most of the people taken to hospital after a school bus crash in western Manitoba are being released from hospital. One patient is expected to remain at Swan Valley Hea...
Jan 14, 2026
B.C. to end drug decriminalization project, after 'challenging' three-year-experiment
British Columbia won't be renewing its agreement with Health Canada that allowed for the decriminalization of small amounts of drugs for personal possession, officially ending a three-year program tha...
Jan 14, 2026
Additional military help arrives in Manitoba First Nation dealing with water issues
PIMICIKAMAK CREE NATION, MAN. - More members of the Canadian Armed Forces have landed in a First Nation in Manitoba that is in the throes of severe water issues, including frozen pipes, flooding and b...
Jan 14, 2026
For Chinese media, Carney's visit appears to be small potatoes compared to Trudeau's
Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to China appears to have been greeted by Chinese media with less fanfare than Justin Trudeau received in 2016, but a researcher says that's more reflective of new ge...
Jan 14, 2026
Saskatchewan Health Authority says cancer scanner back to running at full capacity
REGINA - A machine in Saskatchewan that's vital for diagnosing cancer is working at full capacity after it was disrupted two weeks ago. The Saskatchewan Health Authority's PET/CT scanner was down for ...
Jan 14, 2026
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...