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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Her migraines turned out to be a tumour, but she waited a year for an MRI to find out
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A woman in Newfoundland says she waited a year for an MRI scan that ultimately revealed her blinding migraines were caused by a tumour pressing into her brain. Alanna McDonald said ...
Mar 06, 2024
Many N.S. immigrant women suffered due to jobs they held during COVID-19: report
HALIFAX - Immigrant and migrant women in Nova Scotia, who were an important part of the essential worker labour force during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, suffered physically and mentally from ...
Mar 06, 2024
Drug site idea for Richmond, B.C., was ditched. Why are critics still so furious?
RICHMOND, B.C. - Tony Li was unequivocal when asked if he had ever discussed drugs with his university-age daughter. "It has never even crossed my mind," said Li, a resident of Richmond, B.C., who was...
Mar 06, 2024
Republican Garvey will target independents, soft Democrats, in bid against Schiff for Senate seat
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey calls himself a "conservative moderate" who shouldn't be buttonholed into conventional political labels, a self-styled description that ...
Mar 06, 2024
Alabama governor signs legislation protecting IVF providers from legal liability into law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state, Alabama's governor swiftly signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding doctors from potential...
Mar 06, 2024
Why AP declared Schiff, Garvey will face off for California's US Senate seat: Race call explained
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press was able to declare that Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey have advanced to the November election for California'...
Mar 06, 2024
A man who crashed a snowmobile into a parked Black Hawk helicopter is suing the government for $9.5M
BOSTON (AP) - Jeff Smith was whizzing along on a snowmobile one evening a few years back when something dark appeared in front of him. He hit his brakes but he couldn't avoid clipping the rear tail of...
Mar 05, 2024
State of the Union: What to watch as Biden addresses the nation
WASHINGTON (AP) - The State of the Union speech is one of the biggest pieces of political theater every year. It's rooted in a simple requirement in the U.S. Constitution that directs the president to...
Mar 05, 2024
Nikki Haley suspends her campaign and leaves Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate
NEW YORK (AP) - Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after being soundly defeated across the country on Super Tuesday, leaving Donald Trump as the last remaining major candidat...
Mar 05, 2024
Who is Jason Palmer? A previously unknown Democrat beats Biden in American Samoa's Democratic caucus
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden was sweeping every Democratic contest on Super Tuesday - except for American Samoa. He fell short there to a previously unknown candidate named Jason Palmer. Out ...
Mar 05, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...