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Elections Canada to investigate voting barriers in Nunavik
MONTREAL - Elections Canada says it will investigate "shortcomings" that prevented some people in Nunavik from casting their vote in Monday's federal election. In a statement Wednesday, chief electora...
Apr 30, 2025
Doug Ford floats idea of electing judges in rant on bail reform
Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasted judges in the province whom he perceives as being soft on crime, and floated ideas on Wednesday such as electing judges and offering them payouts to retire early. His...
Apr 30, 2025
Trump's tariffs loom over the economy as shipments from China fall
WASHINGTON (AP) - American businesses are cancelling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down to see what trade policy surprises President Donald Trump plans to spring on them ...
Apr 30, 2025
Jonathan Pedneault resigns as Green Party co-leader after party took only one seat
OTTAWA - Jonathan Pedneault has resigned as co-leader of the Green Party after acknowledging the "disappointing" outcome for the party in Monday's election. In a statement posted online Wednesday morn...
Apr 30, 2025
Trump's tariffs loom over the economy as shipments from China fall
WASHINGTON (AP) - American businesses are cancelling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down to see what trade policy surprises President Donald Trump plans to spring on them ...
Apr 30, 2025
It's April 30. On tax deadline day, this is your final reminder to file
For most Canadians, today is the last day to file your taxes which is especially important if you need to avoid late penalties and interest on amounts owing. The deadline for self-employed workers to ...
Apr 30, 2025 Tax filing season has officially ended on Wednesday for most Canadians. A Canada Revenue Agency sign in Ottawa is shown on Monday, March 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Ontario considering change to length of teachers' college, documents suggest
TORONTO - The Ontario government is considering shortening the length of teachers' college in order to address a worsening shortage of educators, documents obtained by The Canadian Press suggest. A fr...
Apr 30, 2025
Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath hospitalized after accident, her office says
HAMILTON - The office of Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath says she has been hospitalized after being injured in an accident. A statement issued late Tuesday says Horwath is awaiting surgery and may need ...
Apr 29, 2025
Questions swirl around decimated NDP in former British Columbia strongholds
VANCOUVER - Questions are swirling around the fate of the federal New Democrats in British Columbia, including the matter of leadership, after devastating election losses in the former provincial stro...
Apr 29, 2025
Trump dismisses Biden nominees to US Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has dismissed many of former President Joe Biden's nominees to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, including Doug Emhoff, the husband of former Vice ...
Apr 29, 2025
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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...