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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Super Tuesday takeaways: Biden and Trump momentum can't be slowed as Haley suspends her campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) - The picture of the presidential race has hardly been cloudy for some time, even if it is one that most voters say they don't want to see. On not-so-Super Tuesday, there were few surp...
Mar 05, 2024
Thousands of voters in Alabama district drawn to boost Black political power got wrong information
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - More than 6,000 voters in a newly formed congressional district drawn to heighten Black voting power in Alabama received postcards with incorrect voting information ahead of Tu...
Mar 05, 2024
Why AP called most Super Tuesday states for Trump and how Haley won Vermont: Race calls explained
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press was able to call almost every Republican Super Tuesday contest for former President Donald Trump after initial results revealed no path for former United Nations...
Mar 05, 2024
PacifiCorp ordered to pay Oregon wildfire victims another $42M. Final bill could reach billions
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) - A jury in Oregon has ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $42 million to 10 victims of devastating wildfires on Labor Day 2020 - the latest verdict in litigation that is expecte...
Mar 05, 2024
Biden beats long-shot challenger Dean Phillips in the congressman's home state of Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - President Joe Biden dealt challenger Dean Phillips a Super Tuesday defeat in the Minnesota congressman's home state, while former President Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley in the stat...
Mar 05, 2024
Why AP called Democratic Super Tuesday contests for Biden: Race calls explained
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Associated Press was able to declare President Joe Biden the winner of a near clean sweep of Democratic Super Tuesday contents based largely on initial vote results that showed h...
Mar 05, 2024
Kentucky Senate passes bill allowing parents to retroactively seek child support for pregnancy costs
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - The Republican-led Kentucky Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to grant the right to collect child support for unborn children, advancing a bill that garnered bipartisan support...
Mar 05, 2024
Arizona's Democratic governor vetoes border bill approved by Republican-led Legislature
PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona bill that would have made it a crime for noncitizens to enter the state through Mexico at any location other than a port of entry has been vetoed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hob...
Mar 05, 2024
Housing minister pledges cash for more Alberta homes, urges provinces to get creative
AIRDRIE, Alta. - Canada's housing minister announced Tuesday almost $25 million to build homes in Alberta, while urging provincial governments to get creative about getting even more off the ground. "...
Mar 05, 2024
The trip to Margaritaville can soon be made on the Jimmy Buffett Highway
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Iconic Florida singer Jimmy Buffet named one of his albums "A1A" in honor of the coastal highway that winds through about 340 miles (545 kilometers) along the state's Atlantic...
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 ...