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Ottawa commits $1.4 million to help community groups fight human trafficking
HALIFAX - The federal government is funding six organizations across the country in an effort to combat human trafficking and support survivors. Minister of Women and Gender Equality Rechie Valdez was...
Jul 17, 2026
Ottawa boosts aid for quake-hit Venezuela, will now match up to $7M in donations
OTTAWA - The federal government is nearly doubling the amount of public donations it will match for Venezuelans still reeling from devastating earthquakes last month. The Carney government announced l...
Jul 17, 2026
Ontario crews battling about 190 wildfires, half out of control: officials
Nearly 200 wildfires are blazing across northern Ontario, officials say, already burning a larger swath of land than all of last year's fires, quickly destroying at least one remote community and leav...
Jul 17, 2026
Officials scrambled behind the scenes as Trump took aim at bridge project: emails
OTTAWA - An American diplomat raised several questions about the Gordie Howe bridge in a phone call shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump's February comments on the cross-border project ignited a...
Jul 17, 2026
Gov. Gen. Arbour pays tribute to the Royal Canadian Legion on its 100th birthday
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour praised the efforts of the Royal Canadian Legion to honour and help those who have served their country as the organization marked its 100th anniversary on Friday. "Fo...
Jul 17, 2026
Trump uses primetime address to the nation to once again raise doubts about past elections
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to once again raise doubts about the results of past elections, reviving a subject he's long used to make unpro...
Jul 16, 2026
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi to seek Calgary seat in next election
EDMONTON - Alberta's NDP leader says he'll seek a Calgary seat in the next general vote instead of running for re-election in Edmonton. Naheed Nenshi, who was mayor of Calgary for 11 years before swit...
Jul 16, 2026
Nenshi apologizes for 'harm' caused by photo of him with Israeli ambassador
EDMONTON - Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi is apologizing after he posed for a photo at the Calgary Stampede with the Israeli ambassador to Canada. "That (photo) caused a lot of harm to a ...
Jul 16, 2026
Ottawa offers provinces $2 billion to help train more skilled trades workers
HALIFAX - The federal government says it will spend $2 billion to recruit and train up to 100,000 more Red Seal trade workers through bilateral deals it plans to strike with the provinces and territor...
Jul 16, 2026
Byelection in Calgary to be called when people can pay attention to politics: Smith
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a byelection in Calgary won't be called until Albertans have more time for politics. "In the middle of summer people probably aren't paying that much att...
Jul 16, 2026
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Sarah Mills: A teenage summer job teaches the perfect life lessons
From paper routes to fast food, pumping gas or lifeguarding at the pool, Sarah Mills says summer jobs provide teens with...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 30
8:30 - Saskatoon's Downtown Event and Entertainment District continues to generate plenty of debate, and now the provinc...