Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Two fired utility execs and a former top Ohio regulator plead not guilty in bribery scheme
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Two fired executives of FirstEnergy Corp. and a former top state utilities regulator pleaded not guilty Tuesday to state charges related to a $60 million bribery scheme that cent...
Feb 13, 2024
Inquest into slain officer: Quebec doctors say it's hard to get patients to take meds
MONTREAL - Psychiatrists who treated a mentally ill Quebec man who killed a provincial police officer told a coroner's inquest on Tuesday about the challenges in getting patients to follow conditions ...
Feb 13, 2024
B.C. eyes community, non-profit, underused lands to build affordable rental units
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is launching a public housing plan to build more affordable rental units for middle-income earners who often struggle financially to live in the same communities where the...
Feb 13, 2024
Long-serving Halifax mayor, Mike Savage, announces won't run again next election
Halifax's long-serving mayor says he won't run in the municipal election this fall, explaining that he wants to depart the job while he's still capable of winning at the ballot box. Mike Savage told a...
Feb 13, 2024
Nearly three-quarters of Senate appointed on Trudeau's advice as Quebec senator joins
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new senator from Quebec. Manuelle Oudar is joining the Senate's ranks after most recently serving with a Quebec government com...
Feb 13, 2024
Jon Stewart's return to 'The Daily Show' felt familiar to those who missed him while he was away
NEW YORK (AP) - No, Jon Stewart really wasn't sitting at his desk at Comedy Central for the last nine years, waiting for someone to turn the lights back on. Yet it almost felt that way during Stewart'...
Feb 13, 2024
Fake Michigan Certificate of Votes mailed to U.S. Senate after 2020 presidential vote, official says
A fake Certificate of Votes was submitted to the U.S. Senate following Michigan's 2020 presidential election, an official testified Tuesday during a preliminary hearing for six people facing forgery a...
Feb 13, 2024
Rural internet providers divided on whether CRTC should expand wholesale fibre access
A national framework that allows smaller internet providers to offer services to customers by using rivals' fibre networks would give residents of remote regions more affordable options, the industry ...
Feb 13, 2024
As pharmacare deadline looms, Singh mulls a future without NDP's deal with Liberals
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is mulling what it would mean if the supply-and-confidence deal that ties his party to the Liberals should end prematurely. The deal is poised to fall apart if the pa...
Feb 13, 2024
What is happening at the Republican National Committee and could Lara Trump become its co-chair?
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump is calling for a shakeup at the highest levels of the Republican National Committee. And party leaders are taking it very seriously. To be clear, this is not normal. Trump...
Feb 13, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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On today's show, Evan dives into the Conservative Party perspective on recent floor crossings, talks top tips for landin...