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New York gets a new congressional map that gives Democrats a slight edge in fight for House
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a new Democrat-drawn congressional map on Wednesday that gives the party a modest boost in a few battleground districts, helping their candidates ...
Feb 28, 2024
Montana Republican Rosendale seeks reelection to US House after dropping Senate bid
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale announced Wednesday that he will seek reelection to his U.S. House seat representing eastern Montana, after he abandoned a short-lived Senate campai...
Feb 28, 2024
Export Development Canada lends Newfoundland hydrogen project $128M
OTTAWA - The federal export credit agency has agreed to lend millions of dollars to a second green hydrogen project in Atlantic Canada. Export Development Canada and World Energy GH2 say they have rea...
Feb 28, 2024
Texas border cities offer Biden and Trump different backdrops for dueling visits
McALLEN, Texas (AP) - Presidential visits to the border are usually short on substance and long on political theater and symbolism - starting with the choice of location. President Joe Biden and his R...
Feb 28, 2024
N.B. premier defends $300 payment to workers, saying it's a 'good news story'
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he's surprised by the backlash he's received for his promise to give workers a one-time payment of $300. Higgs told reporters Tuesday that his $75...
Feb 28, 2024
How 'uncommitted' won two delegates in Michigan's Democratic primary
WASHINGTON (AP) - Dissatisfied Democratic primary voters in Michigan have cast enough protest votes to deny President Joe Biden two of the state's 117 delegates. Michigan gives presidential primary vo...
Feb 28, 2024
'Uncommitted' wins 2 Democratic delegates in Michigan, a victory for Biden's anti-war opponents
LANSING, Michigan (AP) - A protest "uncommitted" vote in Michigan that secured two delegates in the state's Democratic primary on Tuesday was meant as a warning to President Joe Biden's reelection ove...
Feb 28, 2024
South Carolina's push to be next-to-last state with hate crimes law stalls again
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Supporters who want to make South Carolina the next-to-last U.S. state to pass a hate crimes law increasing penalties for some crimes fueled by race, gender or sexual orientation...
Feb 28, 2024
McConnell will step down as the Senate Republican leader in November after a record run in the job
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step d...
Feb 28, 2024
Alberta rural municipalities say $43M in energy industry taxes went unpaid last year
EDMONTON - Some energy companies are still failing to pay millions of dollars in taxes, says a survey released this week by the Rural Municipalities of Alberta. Oil and gas producers missed $43 millio...
Feb 28, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...