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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Texas sheriff who was under scrutiny following mass shooting loses reelection bid
COLDSPRING, Texas (AP) - A Texas sheriff whose office drew national scrutiny and an FBI investigation following a shooting last year in which a man is accused of killing five of his neighbors lost his...
Mar 06, 2024
Vancouver police, First Nation ties have 'broken down' since settlement: review
Vancouver's police board and the Heiltsuk Nation both say they are committed to working together after a report found their relationship had "broken down" in the wake of a landmark agreement. But the ...
Mar 06, 2024
Trump has become the last Republican standing in the 2024 primary. Here's how he bulldozed the field
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Eight years after Donald Trump outlasted a crowded field of Republican presidential candidates with his pugilistic and sometimes vulgar style, the former reality show star has do...
Mar 06, 2024
Evers signs bill authorizing new UW building, dorms that were part of deal with GOP
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Wednesday that authorizes spending hundreds of millions of dollars on Universities of Wisconsin construction and renovation projects. The ...
Mar 06, 2024
As disasters mount, First Nations' safety has never been more pressing: Woodhouse
GATINEAU, Que. - First Nations leaders gathered Wednesday to discuss how they can better prepare for the wildfires, pandemics, floods and effects of climate change that disproportionately affect their...
Mar 06, 2024
Haley's exit from the GOP race pushes off - again - the day Americans could elect a woman president
WASHINGTON (AP) - A woman ascends toward the heights of American politics, with the nation's top elected office - the presidency - looming far out of reach. A man at the bottom predicts, unhelpfully: ...
Mar 06, 2024
Nikki Haley says she's suspending her presidential campaign. What does that mean?
WASHINGTON (AP) - When Nikki Haley said she would withdraw from the 2024 presidential race following her underwhelming showing on Super Tuesday, she did so using a phrase that would seem at odds with ...
Mar 06, 2024
NDP pushing Liberals to include national school food program in upcoming budget
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats want the government to fund a national school food program in the upcoming budget - and for Liberals to fulfil their election promise to put one in place. Talks betw...
Mar 06, 2024
McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for 'disgraceful' Jan. 6, 2021, attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president on Wednesday, a remarkable turnaround from the onetime critic who blamed the then-president for "disgrace...
Mar 06, 2024
Federal government plans to consult widely before any changes to Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - The federal government is open to possible changes to the Emergencies Act but says it first wants to consult widely on the law it invoked to quell "Freedom Convoy" protests two years ago. In ...
Mar 06, 2024
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...