Murray Wood: Lots of empty seats in the stands during Roughriders' home opener
Murray Wood says he saw plenty of empty seats at Mosaic Stadium during the Saskatchewan Roughriders' home opener against...
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Communities report high demand for pilot offering permanent residency for rural jobs
OTTAWA - A pilot immigration program to help rural communities find skilled workers for hard-to-fill jobs saw 800 people receive permanent residency in the first two months of this year - and hundreds...
Jun 14, 2026
Carney gets warm welcome while visiting family's ancestral home in County Mayo
AGHAGOWER - The people of County Mayo, found on the west coast of Ireland, greeted Prime Minister Mark Carney with open arms on Sunday. Businesses hung Canadian flags outside their buildings, and grou...
Jun 14, 2026
Canada and Ireland agree to work together on AI, tech and food security
DUBLIN - Canada and Ireland have agreed to work together on key issues like artificial intelligence, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology and food security, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday. Duri...
Jun 13, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, shakes hands with Micheal Martin, Ireland's head of government, after giving remarks at the Government Buildings in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday, June 13, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov)
Ghana plans legal action after Canada denied entry to Partey amid London rape trial
ACCRA - Ghana's government said Saturday it plans legal action over Canada's "high-handed and extremely unfair" decision to deny midfielder Thomas Partey a visa for the country's World Cup opener whil...
Jun 13, 2026
Critics say Canadian immigration and border law puts LGBTQ+ people in danger
OTTAWA - Earlier this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney and MPs from other political parties came together to raise the Pride flag on Parliament Hill. But an advocacy group that helps LGBTQ+ refugees c...
Jun 13, 2026 A Pride flag is raised to mark Pride season on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)
Alabama seeks to execute man by lethal injection after court ruled against nitrogen method
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama on Friday moved to execute a man with lethal injection hours after his nitrogen execution was prevented from going forward. The Alabama Attorney General's office asked ...
Jun 12, 2026
Halifax shipyard workers lay backbone for first of Canada's 15 River-class destroyers
HALIFAX - Irving Shipbuilding officially began construction on the first of Canada's 15 new River-class destroyers in Halifax on Friday, marking an important step in the Royal Canadian Navy's efforts ...
Jun 12, 2026
Ottawa moves to tighten rules barring forced labour products from Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government tabled a bill Friday to change the way Canada bars imports of products made with forced labour following an American tariff threat. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand...
Jun 12, 2026
Alberta picks university to cost out separation, panel to assess ahead of referendum
EDMONTON - Alberta's government said Friday it has picked the University of Calgary to study potential costs of the province leaving Canada. It has also formed what it calls an expert advisory panel t...
Jun 12, 2026
New chair for police board in Surrey, B.C., after former chair quit in protest
SURREY - The police board in Surrey, B.C., says it has chosen its next chair, days after the last chair resigned over a controversial dismissal of the city's police chief. The Surrey Police Board says...
Jun 12, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Canadians are experiencing the World Cup like true soccer fans
Canada's first game at the World Cup had highs, lows, frustration, desperation and thrills. Sarah Mills says Canada may ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 15
**WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY 8:30 - There's been no shortage of major developments coming out of Washington, from tra...