Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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San Francisco considers a measure to screen welfare recipients for addiction
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The Democratic mayor of San Francisco is pushing a pair of controversial public safety proposals on the March 5 ballot, including one that would require single adults on welfare b...
Feb 04, 2024
Who will run the US House in 2025? Once again, control could tip on California swing districts
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Heavily Democratic California might appear an unlikely national battleground, but a string of competitive U.S. House contests is again poised to play a crucial role in determining c...
Feb 04, 2024
Pennsylvania governor to deliver budget while seeking money for higher education and public transit
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Gov. Josh Shapiro is set to deliver a second budget proposal to Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday with a firmer grasp on how he wants to pursue several top priorities, his state...
Feb 04, 2024
How two sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald Trump
DENVER (AP) - In the summer of 2020, Gerard Magliocca, like many during the coronavirus pandemic, found himself stuck inside with time on his hands. A law professor at Indiana University, Magliocca fi...
Feb 04, 2024
Here's how 2 sentences in the Constitution rose from obscurity to ensnare Donald Trump
DENVER (AP) - In the summer of 2020, Gerard Magliocca, like many during the coronavirus pandemic, found himself stuck inside with time on his hands. A law professor at Indiana University, Magliocca em...
Feb 04, 2024
Tribal sovereignty among the top issues facing Oklahoma governor and Legislature
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Tribal sovereignty is expected to again be a top issue facing Oklahoma lawmakers and Gov. Kevin Stitt as they returned on Monday to begin the 2024 legislative session. Stitt, a Re...
Feb 04, 2024
What's in the bipartisan Senate package to aid Ukraine, secure U.S. border
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators have come out with a carefully negotiated $118 billion compromise that pairs tens of billions of dollars in wartime aid for Ukraine with new border laws aimed at shrinking t...
Feb 04, 2024
Opponents of Alberta's proposals for transgender youth protest in weekend rallies
EDMONTON - Groups opposed to Alberta's planned policies around transgender youth held rallies in Calgary and Edmonton over the weekend, with many of the attendees warning the plans will out trans kids...
Feb 04, 2024
NDP MLAs banned from some B.C. mosques after 'crappy' land comment from minister
VANCOUVER - Representatives from more than a dozen British Columbia mosques and Islamic associations have sent a letter to Premier David Eby calling for the minister of post-secondary education to be ...
Feb 04, 2024
Quebec going ahead with out-of-province tuition hikes despite advisory body concern
MONTREAL - Quebec is moving forward with a plan to hike tuition for out-of-province Canadian students by about 30 per cent, despite a letter from a government-mandated advisory committee urging them t...
Feb 04, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...