Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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B.C. to kill 25 deer to test for chronic wasting disease in Kootenay region
VICTORIA - The B.C. government says it will cull 25 deer in the Kootenay region to test for chronic wasting disease. The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says two deer in the region te...
Mar 13, 2024
Massachusetts man gets prison for making bomb threat to Arizona election office
PHOENIX (AP) - A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to three years and six months in federal prison for making an online threat to bomb then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs' election office i...
Mar 13, 2024
Alberta commission finds renewables pose little threat to agriculture, environment
EDMONTON - Alberta's utilities regulator has released a report saying the province's booming renewables industry poses little threat to its agriculture or the environment. "Assuming all renewable deve...
Mar 13, 2024
AI image-generator Midjourney blocks images of Biden and Trump as election looms
The popular artificial intelligence image-generator Midjourney has started blocking its users from creating fake images of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump ahead of the upcoming U...
Mar 13, 2024
Alberta introduces bill to create new police force, but says won't force out RCMP
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has introduced legislation to elevate its sheriff service department into a new stand-alone police force. It was part of a twofold announcement by Public Safety Minis...
Mar 13, 2024
GOP candidate for Senate in New Jersey faced 2020 charges of DUI, leaving scene of accident
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey Republican candidate for U.S. Senate was arrested in August 2020 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident, accordi...
Mar 13, 2024
South Dakota legislator calls for inquiry into Gov. Noem's Texas dental trip and promo video
A Democratic legislator on Wednesday called for an inquiry into South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem's trip to Texas for dental work and a promotional video in which she praises the doctors for gi...
Mar 13, 2024
Kemp signs Georgia law reviving prosecutor sanctions panel. Democrats fear it's aimed at Fani Willis
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law Wednesday that lets a state commission begin operating with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors, potentially disrupting Fulton County Distri...
Mar 13, 2024
B.C. orchards and vineyards to get $70M to replant after disastrous weather
PENTICTON, B.C. - Farmers in British Columbia will get an extra $70 million to replant and strengthen fruit orchards and vineyards after two years of weather-related disasters, says Premier David Eby....
Mar 13, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to announce vice presidential running mate March 26 in California
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to announce a running mate for his independent presidential campaign on March 26 in Oakland, California, his campaign said Tuesday. The campaign did not say whom Kennedy wi...
Mar 13, 2024
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...