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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Ontario reaches tentative deal with Catholic teachers, ensuring no strikes
TORONTO - Ontario's Catholic teachers have reached a tentative contract deal with the province, ensuring no province-wide job action or strikes for the next three years. The Ontario English Catholic T...
Mar 05, 2024
State funeral for former prime minister Mulroney to be held in Montreal March 23
OTTAWA - A state funeral for former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be held on March 23 in Montreal. Mulroney died Feb. 29 at a Florida hospital following a recent fall at his Palm Beach home. He w...
Mar 05, 2024
Biden administration would cap credit card late fees at $8, part of campaign against junk fees
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday to cap all credit card late fees, the latest effort in the White House push to end what it has called junk fees and a move that regu...
Mar 05, 2024
David Covey forces runoff with Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, who led AG Ken Paxton's impeachment
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan headed to a primary runoff against challenger David Covey, bruising one of the state's most powerful figures and emboldening state Attor...
Mar 05, 2024
Texas GOP US Rep. Tony Gonzales heads to a runoff against Brandon Herrera
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas, who drew a rare rebuke by his own state party last year over breaking with conservatives in Congress on key issues, was forced into a runof...
Mar 05, 2024
Democratic Rep. Colin Allred wins US Senate primary in Texas and will challenge GOP Sen. Ted Cruz
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, a former NFL player who broke with his party over President Joe Biden's handling of the U.S.-Mexico border, won his Senate primary Tuesday to pr...
Mar 05, 2024
A GOP split thwarted election conspiracy promoters in Kansas and sank tighter mail ballot rules
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A deep split among Republican lawmakers in Kansas on Tuesday doomed proposals from election conspiracy promoters to upend how the state conducts elections and also sank an effort w...
Mar 05, 2024
Voters show strong support for San Francisco measures to compel drug treatment, expand police powers
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco voters showed strong support for a pair of controversial public safety ballot measure that expand police powers and compel treatment for adult welfare recipients who...
Mar 05, 2024
Los Angeles County's progressive district attorney leads in early results against 11 challengers
LOS ANGELES (AP) - One of the country's most progressive prosecutors, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascn, was leading in partial results in his bid for reelection, and Nathan Hochman, a...
Mar 05, 2024
Californians vote on measure governor says he needs to tackle homelessness crisis
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Californians voted on a statewide ballot measure that is touted by the governor as a major step to tackle homelessness and would be the first major update to the state's ment...
Mar 05, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Subtle words delivered by a king
Sarah Mills says King Charles touched on everything from NATO to climate and global conflicts in his speech to U.S. Cong...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
8:30 - The spring fiscal update released yesterday includes new measures such as a major skilled trades training program...