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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Navy still struggling to fill recruitment gaps throughout the service: vice-admiral
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says the Royal Canadian Navy is "not out of the woods" yet on its recruitment crisis and the next four to five years are going to be "really hard." It's been two ye...
Sep 21, 2025
Alberta premier defends possible use of notwithstanding clause on transgender issues
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says her government might invoke the notwithstanding clause to defend laws affecting transgender people because courts may take "years and years and years" to resolve the ...
Sep 20, 2025
'Draw the Line' rallies across Canada challenge elements of Carney's agenda
TORONTO - Canadians in several major cities demonstrated Saturday against elements of the Liberal government's agenda, including Prime Minister Mark Carney's support for new fossil fuel projects and e...
Sep 20, 2025
Residents of Dildo, N.L., express support for 'honorary mayor' Jimmy Kimmel
In 2019, Jimmy Kimmel became so enamoured with Dildo, N.L., and its risqu name that he repeatedly featured the community on his late-night television show and eventually became its honorary mayor. Now...
Sep 20, 2025
Carney to attend United Nations General Assembly at pivotal time for the institution
WASHINGTON - Mark Carney is set to attend the United Nations General Assembly for the first time since becoming prime minister - just as war in the Middle East and U.S. President Donald Trump's push a...
Sep 20, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney takes part in a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Jewish groups, antisemitism envoy urge politicians not to use hate to score points
OTTAWA - After an outgoing federal envoy denounced some politicians for using antisemitism as a "partisan" prop, Jewish Canadian leaders are now calling on political parties to stop using it to score ...
Sep 20, 2025
Carney's pledge to trim public service through attrition is 'misleading': union
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's promise to cut the public service through attrition is "misleading" and "reckless," says the head of a federal union. Carney was asked by reporters last week whet...
Sep 20, 2025
Missouri judge strikes down ballot summary for anti-abortion measure backed by Republican lawmakers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri judge has struck down a ballot summary for an anti-abortion amendment backed by Republican state lawmakers while concluding that it presented an unfair and insuff...
Sep 19, 2025
Notwithstanding clause won't stop court challenges of Alberta trans laws: groups
EDMONTON - Doctors and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups challenging Alberta laws affecting transgender people say they aren't backing down after learning the province plans to invoke the Charter's notwithstandi...
Sep 19, 2025
Liberal MP Kody Blois says more ministers likely to visit China after canola trip
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Kody Blois says Canadians can expect more high-level visits to China as Ottawa looks to resolve an ongoing trade conflict targeting Canadian canola. Blois, parliamentary secretary ...
Sep 19, 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...