Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
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Manitoba shuts down landfill search site, crews still looking for victim at another
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has officially decommissioned the search site at a Winnipeg-area landfill where the remains of two slain First Nations women were found last year. A portion of the P...
Apr 30, 2026
Louisiana congressional primaries suspended as a result of Supreme Court ruling, state officials say
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's congressional primaries won't be going forward as scheduled in May, as a result of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a majority Black congressional distr...
Apr 30, 2026
Supreme Court of Canada to hear Churchill portrait thief's sentence appeal
OTTAWA - The man who stole the "Roaring Lion" portrait of Winston Churchill from the Chteau Laurier in Ottawa will have a chance to appeal his sentence in the Supreme Court of Canada. The top court, f...
Apr 30, 2026
Proposed power to search, seize mail not being extended to postal workers: minister
OTTAWA - The federal government's new proposal to allow authorities to search and seize mail would be limited to police officers, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said Wednesday. The proposa...
Apr 30, 2026
Maine Gov. Mills drops Democratic US Senate bid against Platner, lamenting a lack of campaign funds
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday dropped her bid for the U.S. Senate, pointing to a lack of campaign funds to keep up in one of the most competitive races in the country that ...
Apr 30, 2026
Carney names former cabinet minister Jonathan Wilkinson as next EU ambassador
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen MP and former cabinet minister Jonathan Wilkinson to serve as Canada's next ambassador to the European Union. "It's an important job right now for Canada...
Apr 30, 2026
Young Canadians want AI companies to make their chatbots less addictive: report
OTTAWA - A new report focusing on the perspectives of young people says the government should order AI companies to take steps to curb the addictive aspects of their AI chatbots. It's one of a series ...
Apr 30, 2026
B.C. adds 17 major projects as priority investments, in bid to accelerate growth
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is adding 17 new major investments to its list of priority projects, and Premier David Eby says the recent wrangling over Indigenous rights legislation won't...
Apr 29, 2026
Ottawa announces planned defence bank to be headquartered in Canada
OTTAWA - Canada has been selected to host a multinational bank to provide "long-term, low-cost financing" for defence projects by NATO members and allies, the federal government said Wednesday. The Gl...
Apr 29, 2026
Carney accepts invitation to visit Saudi Arabia 'in the future' amid diplomatic thaw
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he plans to visit Saudi Arabia "in the future" after being invited by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The visit would be the first by a sitting Canadian prim...
Apr 29, 2026
OPINION
Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
On Friday, Evan discusses guide dogs, artificial intelligence campaigns trying to amplify division amongst political mov...