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'Extremely troubling': Mi'kmaq protest Trudeau event after alleged fisher detentions
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday his government will investigate "extremely troubling" allegations that two Indigenous fishermen in Nova Scotia were dumped by federal fisheries off...
Apr 02, 2024
Arizona congressman Raúl Grijalva says he has cancer, but plans to work while undergoing treatment
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Ral Grijalva announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with cancer, but he said he is continuing to work while undergoing treatment. "A few weeks ago, I sought medica...
Apr 02, 2024
Poilievre requests Trudeau call meeting with premiers opposing federal carbon price
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should convene an emergency meeting with the country's premiers to discuss the federal carbon price, Conservative Pierre Poilievre wrote in a letter Tuesday. Poi...
Apr 02, 2024
'Still Better Than a Carbon Tax' is Nova Scotia alternative to Ottawa's climate plan
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier has responded to a challenge from the prime minister to submit an alternative to the federal carbon pricing program. Tim Houston's "Still Better Than a Carbon Tax Plan"...
Apr 02, 2024
New police helicopters in Ontario to help fight car theft, find missing people
TORONTO - Four new police helicopters will help fight the car-theft crisis and assist searches for missing vulnerable people, the province and Toronto-area police forces say. The four police services ...
Apr 02, 2024
Ottawa to launch $6B infrastructure fund to help build homes - with strings attached
OTTAWA - The upcoming federal budget will include a $6-billion infrastructure fund that would require provinces and territories to adopt certain housing policies in order to access the money, Prime Mi...
Apr 02, 2024
Grocery code of conduct won't drive prices higher, Sobeys chief executive says
TORONTO - Empire Co. Ltd. chief executive Michael Medline said there's no evidence that a grocery code of conduct would raise food prices for Canadians. The president and CEO of Sobeys' parent company...
Apr 02, 2024
Anthony M. Kennedy to reflect on his life and his years on the Supreme Court in two-volume memoir
NEW YORK (AP) - Retired Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy has a two-volume memoir coming out this fall, tracking his life from growing up in California to his 30 years on the court, when he cas...
Apr 02, 2024
Foreign interference inquiry: Han Dong sought support from international students
OTTAWA - Former Liberal Han Dong met with international students from China and encouraged them to register as Liberal members during his nomination race in 2019 - but the MP didn't mention that to an...
Apr 02, 2024
Manitoba's NDP government delivers tax cuts, rebates in first postelection budget
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is delivering on promised rebates and tax cuts in its spring budget, while also changing property taxes in a way that will see many homeowners and commercial propert...
Apr 02, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
A Republican congresswoman is fighting back against Ontario's US booze ban, and Sarah Mills says Premier Doug Ford may f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
8:30 - An MOU has been signed between the City of Saskatoon and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation on the downtown entertainmen...