Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
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Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, then scramble to find support for Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - Wartime aid for Ukraine was left hanging in the Senate Wednesday after Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package that had been tied to the funding, then struggled to coalesce a...
Feb 07, 2024
Immigration minister 'pissed off' that Canadians' families blocked from leaving Gaza
OTTAWA - Canada's immigration minister is "pissed off" that a list of people related to Canadians are being blocked from leaving the embattled Gaza Strip, he said Wednesday. Ottawa started accepting a...
Feb 07, 2024
Russia says former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has interviewed Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been interviewed by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the Kremlin confirmed Wednesday. It is Putin's first interview to a Western media figure since his full-sc...
Feb 07, 2024
Bernie Moreno running for Senate as outsider, but public entities he served boosted his business
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - In his bid for U.S. Senate in Ohio, Republican Bernie Moreno has cast himself in the mold of former President Donald Trump, who has endorsed him: that of "political outsider." "I...
Feb 07, 2024
Complainant in Haydn Edmundson's sexual assault trial finishes testimony
OTTAWA - The woman who accuses retired vice-admiral Haydn Edmundson of raping her more than 30 years ago on board a navy ship finished three days of testimony on Wednesday. Defence lawyer Brian Greens...
Feb 07, 2024
Poilievre confirms he opposes puberty blockers, Trudeau says he's attacking rights
OTTAWA - The political battle lines over gender identity came into sharper focus Wednesday as Pierre Poilievre came out against treating young people with puberty blockers - a position that prompted a...
Feb 07, 2024
Montreal man faces charge for online post targeting prime minister
MONTREAL - A Montreal man appeared in court on Wednesday after he allegedly threatened in an online post to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The RCMP said Paul Clarissou, 30, faces one count of utt...
Feb 07, 2024
Halifax asks residents at 5 homeless encampments to leave, says better options exist
HALIFAX - The Halifax Regional Municipality is telling people living at five of 11 authorized homeless encampments that they must leave, but some unhoused residents say they won't go until they have a...
Feb 07, 2024
Trump's presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that's broken new legal ground
WASHINGTON (AP) - The fate of former President Donald Trump's attempt to return to the White House is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court. On Thursday, the justices will hear arguments in Trump's a...
Feb 07, 2024
'We're not looking for placebo policy': health fix will take time, minister says
OTTAWA - Provincial leaders were frantic about the ailing state of their health care systems last year when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sat them down and offered $46.2-billion worth of urgent treatm...
Feb 07, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Accountability is a word some elected officials seem to be forgetting
From four people walking away from the RM of Sherwood council with little to no explanation to the reaction of some coun...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 28
8:30 - The war involving Iran has increased uncertainty in global energy markets, largely because the Strait of Hormuz h...