Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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Nova Scotia to speed up environmental reviews for clean energy projects
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is accelerating the environmental review process for a number of clean energy projects to meet its climate goals and get off coal by 2030. Under changes announced ...
May 08, 2025
Trump says he'll pull the nomination of Ed Martin for DC US Attorney after concerns of partisanship
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull his nomination of Ed Martin Jr. to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation's capital, bowing to bipartisan concerns about...
May 08, 2025
Trump agrees to cut tariffs on UK autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with Britain
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has agreed to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with Britain, which would buy more American beef and streamline its customs...
May 08, 2025
CN Rail hub set to proceed after Supreme Court dismisses appeal request
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal request that sought to halt construction of a massive rail-and-truck hub in the Greater Toronto Area, paving the way for the project to pro...
May 08, 2025
Smith says sovereignty referendum provides 'outlet' to avoid creation of new party
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is fighting criticism she's being selfish and dangerous by risking a separation referendum in part to avert the emergence of a political rival. Smith says she...
May 08, 2025
Four small modular reactors at Darlington to cost $21 billion to build
Construction on the first of four small modular reactors at a nuclear station east of Toronto is set to begin this year with the entire project costing $21 billion. The first reactor at the site of th...
May 08, 2025
Canada looks again to Europe as world marks 80 years since end of Second World War
OTTAWA - After the Second World War came to a close, Canada pulled itself away from Great Britain and planted itself firmly within a North American political and economic compact that generated prospe...
May 08, 2025 Young Dutch children wave Canadian flags as they reach out to touch the hand of a Second World War veteran as he takes part in a parade to celebrate the anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands in Wageningen, Netherlands on Tuesday, May 5, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
NDP faces 'Parliament from hell' without official party status, says former MP
OTTAWA - The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status at the end of May. The last time this happened was after the 1993 election - a time one former New Democrat MP rememb...
May 08, 2025
Some Ontario mayors against communities' financial incentives to attract doctors
Several Ontario mayors have been calling on the province to ban financial incentives municipalities use to lure in doctors, saying the recruitment tactic is harming communities that can't pony up the ...
May 08, 2025
This pilot is honoured every year in a U.K. town. Will Canada recognize his bravery?
There is a street named after him in a British town. A plaque at the local hospital tells the story of how the 29-year-old pilot saved many lives while sacrificing his own during the Second World War....
May 08, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Whose standards do we use when we measure offence?
Sarah Mills says we all have different standards when it comes to what offends us. But when standards don't align, who's...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 19
Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...