Sarah Mills: American politics has become a wild rollercoaster ride
The blue wave of Democratic wins in the U.S. midterms provides no guarantee for any of the major players. Sarah Mills sa...
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As referendum nears, Danielle Smith avoids separation talk in Alberta Day address
CALGARY - Premier Danielle Smith avoided the topic of provincial separation as she marked the anniversary of Alberta joining Confederation, but she noted in a short speech that Canada recognizes the p...
Aug 30, 2026
CentreBC names candidate in upcoming byelection in Abbotsford-Mission
A third candidate has entered the byelection in British Columbia's Abbotsford-Mission riding where the leader of the provincial Conservatives is trying to win a seat. The CentreBC party, which is not ...
Aug 30, 2026
Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' after Trump order
OTTAWA - Google's maps service has updated to display "Lake America" when people in the United States search for the term, after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week to chan...
Aug 30, 2026 A Google map showing "Lake America." Canadians will still see Lake Ontario on Google Maps, but specifically searching for the term "Lake America" currently pulls up the lake and that name. (Google Maps)
Candidates talk affordability on Day 4 of Quebec's election campaign
Affordability and the economy took the spotlight on Sunday as Quebec's election campaign entered its fourth day, with party leaders unveiling their visions to ease financial pressures while grappling ...
Aug 30, 2026
Voters head to the polls in three federal byelections in B.C., Ontario and Quebec
OTTAWA - A trio of federal byelections are set for Monday in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. Two of the ridings are considered fairly safe Liberal seats, both of which were vacated by former cab...
Aug 30, 2026
Immigration board asks feds to better track temporary residents
OTTAWA - Canada needs to make further cuts to the number of temporary residents in the country and generate better tracking data when they leave the country, the head of an expert panel on immigration...
Aug 30, 2026
B.C. premier calls byelection in riding where Conservative leader set to run
B.C. Premier David Eby has called a byelection for next month in the riding of Abbotsford-Mission, where embattled Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay is set to run. Eby's New Democrats said Satur...
Aug 29, 2026
Quebec election Day 3 brings promises on immigration, transit, taxes and home care
MONTREAL - Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's plan to more than halve temporary immigration in Quebec drew criticism from his rivals Saturday, who accused him of making immigrants bear th...
Aug 29, 2026
Separatists hold independence rally in lead-up to Alberta's birthday bash
EDMONTON - Alberta separatists converged outside the legislature in Edmonton on Saturday afternoon ahead of the province's birthday, with many praying, listening to sermons and saying Alberta would be...
Aug 29, 2026
FBI no longer treating an applicant's experience with prostitution as automatic bar against hiring
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is dropping a categorical hiring ban on applicants who have had sexual encounters with prostitutes and will instead consider in a more holistic manner at least some candidate...
Aug 28, 2026
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Murray Wood: Reading the electoral ashes
Is it the beginning of the end of MAGA? The end of the beginning? Or, Murray Wood asks, are just Americans fed up with h...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Nov. 5
8:30 - The dust has settled after the U.S. Midterms, and the Democrats have shaken up Congress, taking control of both t...