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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Indigenous leaders hopeful for Carney-led government on economy, reconciliation
OTTAWA - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed says he doesn't expect Prime Minister Mark Carney to get everything right immediately as he learns about and crafts policies for Indigenous People...
May 03, 2025
NDP has lost touch with its core supporters, says a former MP
OTTAWA - The New Democratic Party ran a leader-focused election campaign and lost touch with core supporters who ended up backing the Conservatives, says a former member of Parliament. Charlie Angus, ...
May 03, 2025
Ontario riding flips to Liberals after validation process
OTTAWA - Ontario's Milton East-Halton Hills South riding has flipped to the Liberals after a vote validation process. Elections Canada's validated results indicate that Liberal candidate Kristina Tess...
May 02, 2025
Alberta Premier Smith says meeting with PM Carney a 'positive first step'
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has had a "positive" meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. The meeting is the first since Carney's Liberals won Monday's election and Smith warned...
May 02, 2025
Trump, trade barriers and passing a budget on Carney's spring to-do list
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday held his first news conference since his Liberals won a minority government mandate in Monday's election. He now has a long list of tasks to complete in t...
May 02, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney attends a news conference in Ottawa on Friday, May 2, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm, a blow to his retribution campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday blocked a White House executive order targeting an elite law firm, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump's campaign of retribution against the legal p...
May 02, 2025
Mark Carney says he has priorities for his new government — here are 5 of them
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out his priorities at his first postelection press conference on Friday, four days after his party won a minority mandate in the April 28 election. Here's a qu...
May 02, 2025
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let DOGE access Social Security systems
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to clear the way for Elon Musk 's Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal...
May 02, 2025
'Stains, rips and tears': Alberta government defends $280K carpet in Smith's office
EDMONTON - Alberta's government is defending a hefty bill to replace the carpet in Premier Danielle Smith's office, after it became a point of attack in question period. The provincial infrastructure ...
May 02, 2025
Marie-Claude Nichols returns to Quebec Liberals, supports Pablo Rodriguez for leader
MONTREAL - A Quebec legislature member who was kicked out of the Liberal caucus in 2022 has returned to the party and is supporting Pablo Rodriguez in the leadership race. Marie-Claude Nichols made th...
May 02, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Whose standards do we use when we measure offence?
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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...