Murray Wood: A different kind of 'Mike' drop for Edmonton
Hurt Feelings Alert: Mike Babcock is taking over the bench of the underachieving Edmonton Oilers. Murray Wood says many ...
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Manitoba premier works on grocery tax-cut pledge as business group calls for more
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has a major detail to flesh out as part of its budget plan to eliminate the provincial sales tax on food in grocery stores - the legal definition of a grocery store....
Apr 10, 2026
Davies to act as NDP parliamentary lead after Lewis announces critic roles
OTTAWA - Former interim NDP leader Don Davies will continue to act as the party's parliamentary leader in the House of Commons while new leader Avi Lewis remains outside of Parliament. The House of Co...
Apr 10, 2026
Ontario to cut length of teachers' college, increase practical element
TORONTO - The length of teachers' college in Ontario will soon be cut in half, from two years to one, and have a greater emphasis on practical components as a way to address shortages. A return to the...
Apr 10, 2026
Ontario pulls funding for last provincially supported supervised consumption site
Ontario is pulling funding for the last remaining provincially funded supervised drug consumption site, after announcing funding cuts at seven others last month. The province says in a press release t...
Apr 10, 2026
Supreme Court upholds reversal of death declaration in case of man found to be alive
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed a judge's decision to annul the declaration of a Quebec man's death when new evidence indicated he was actually alive and well in Iran. One day in Feb...
Apr 10, 2026
Carney says next governor general will 'absolutely' speak French and English
MONTRAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's next governor general will speak both French and English. In an interview with Radio-Canada, Carney answered "absolutely" when asked by radio host Pa...
Apr 10, 2026
Liberals meet for second day of confab in Montreal
MONTREAL - Liberals are meeting in high spirits on the second day of their national party convention in Montreal - just days before the party is expected to clinch a majority government. On Monday, a ...
Apr 10, 2026 An attendee takes a photo of the main stage at the Liberal Convention in Montreal on Thursday, April 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
PM Mark Carney visits Canadiens' dressing room after win against Lightning
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the Montreal Canadiens dressing room after the team's 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in a thrilling game Thursday night. Carney was in Montreal for ...
Apr 10, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney looks around the Montreal Canadiens' dressing room after their game against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Montreal on Thursday, April 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Internal memo flags the promise and pitfalls of expanding CSIS's foreign spy role
OTTAWA - An internal Canadian Security Intelligence Service memo says allowing the spy agency to collect foreign intelligence overseas would capitalize on its "existing footprint and expertise," but m...
Apr 10, 2026
Nova Scotia legislature wraps sitting marked by protests over budget cuts
HALIFAX - The spring session of the Nova Scotia legislature did not work out quite as Premier Tim Houston had hoped, according to opposition parties and a political scientist. The session was marked b...
Apr 10, 2026
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Sarah Mills: As the final school bell rings, let the summer begin
Sarah Mills says school is done for another year, so let's give thanks to all those who all those who make a positive im...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, June 24
8:30 - Premier Scott Moe is back from a trade mission to Europe that saw Saskatchewan sign new agreements on nuclear ene...