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 ...
Tag Archives: Politics
Surrey, B.C., Conservative candidate scraps the court challenge of his loss
SURREY - The B.C. Conservative Party candidate who lost in the riding of Surrey-Guildford by 22 votes in last year's provincial election has given up his court challenge of the results. Honveer Singh ...
Dec 23, 2025
B.C. mills processed more than one million cubic metres of wildfire chips in 2024-25
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says cutting red tape has allowed provincial pulp mills to more than double their use of timber salvaged from forest fires. The Ministry of Forests says in a...
Dec 23, 2025
Manitoba offers free vaccines for areas hit by hepatitis A outbreak
WINNIPEG - Manitoba is opening up free vaccine eligibility following a hepatitis A outbreak in a remote area of the province that includes four First Nations. Health officials say they've documented 2...
Dec 23, 2025
Bank of Canada governing council says trade uncertainty clouding outlook
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada's governing council says it's difficult to predict which direction interest rates may go as trade uncertainty clouds its outlook. The central bank released a summary Tuesda...
Dec 23, 2025
QuickList on the 26 Alberta politicians facing citizen recall petitions
Citizen-led recall petitions were officially approved Tuesday against three more Alberta legislature members, bringing the total to 26. Twenty-four of those petitions are for United Conservative Party...
Dec 23, 2025
Three more Alberta recall petitions issued against politicians, bringing total to 26
EDMONTON - Elections Alberta issued three more recall petitions Tuesday for members of the provincial legislature - two United Conservative backbenchers and one Opposition New Democrat. It brings the ...
Dec 23, 2025
Gaza advocates urge Canada not to ignore persistent suffering amid partial ceasefire
OTTAWA - Advocates for Palestinians are urging Ottawa to do more to stop a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, saying the release of Israeli hostages hasn't stopped preventable deaths and vi...
Dec 23, 2025
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew drops promise to regulate gas prices
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he's not going to fulfil a 2023 election campaign promise to regulate gas prices. The promise, outlined in the New Democrats' campaign platform, was to give ...
Dec 23, 2025
Quebec Liberals to choose new leader at March 14 convention
MONTRAL - Pablo Rodriguez's successor as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party will be elected at a convention on March 14. The party announced today its nine-week leadership race will officially begin o...
Dec 23, 2025
Academic whose report led to fracking ban questions N.S. government's gas claims
HALIFAX - A former university president who oversaw the report that led to a decade-long ban on fracking in Nova Scotia is questioning the government's claims that new natural-gas development will low...
Dec 23, 2025
OPINION
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...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
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...