Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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Private member's bill would protect mountains from coal mines: Alberta NDP Opposition
EDMONTON - The Alberta Opposition is proposing legislation that it says would protect the province's Rocky Mountains from new open-pit coal mines. "What it's about is giving voice to the hundreds of t...
Apr 07, 2021
Justice minister orders new trial for ex-Quebec judge convicted in wife's killing
A former Quebec judge convicted of first-degree murder in 2012 in the death of his wife will get a new trial, the Department of Justice said Wednesday. Federal Justice Minister David Lametti decided i...
Apr 07, 2021
N95 masks start rolling off Ontario assembly line with aim to ensure domestic supply
OTTAWA - The federal and Ontario governments are hailing the first N95 masks to roll off a domestic assembly line as a step toward better pandemic protection for Canada now and into the future. The ma...
Apr 07, 2021
Property owners happy, digital users not so much as Manitoba tables budget
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's 2021-22 budget released Wednesday contains some property tax and provincial sales tax breaks, but transfers some of the sales tax to other areas. Here are some of the winners and...
Apr 07, 2021
Pandemic spending, tax reductions: Some highlights of Manitoba's 2021-22 budget
WINNIPEG - Finance Minister Scott Fielding tabled Manitoba's 2021-22 budget Wednesday. Here are some key points from the fiscal plan:- Projected deficit of $1.6 billion, down from $2 billion last year...
Apr 07, 2021
Former Vice-President Mike Pence memoir set for 2023 release
NEW YORK - Former Vice-President Mike Pence has a book deal. His autobiography, currently untitled, is scheduled to come out in 2023. "I am grateful to have the opportunity to tell the story of my lif...
Apr 07, 2021
B.C. and federal governments promise unbroken cell service on 'Highway of Tears'
The federal and British Columbia governments say seamless cellular coverage will be provided along the Highway of Tears by October 2022. Seventy per cent of Highway 16 already has some coverage, but L...
Apr 07, 2021
Ontario issues stay-at-home order, Alberta cracks down on COVID-19 rule-breakers
Residents of Ontario and Quebec were to wake up to more COVID-19 restrictions Thursday as officials plan new approaches to vaccine distribution and promise crackdowns on rule-breakers in several juris...
Apr 07, 2021
Cuomo aide says he slammed door shut before groping her
ALBANY, N.Y. - An aide who accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her at his official residence told a newspaper in her first public interview it was a frightening physical encounter in which t...
Apr 07, 2021
Biden open to compromise on infrastructure, but not inaction
President Joe Biden drew a red line on his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday, saying he is open to compromise on how to pay for the package but inaction is unacceptable. The president turned...
Apr 07, 2021
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Sarah Mills: Tiger Woods should know better after another DUI case
Sarah Mills says Tiger Woods could easily pay for a car service, and he should also have an NDA to keep his business his...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...