Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Canada 'watching very carefully,' Trudeau says of U.S. election cliffhanger
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday said he is keeping a close eye on the political drama unfolding in the United States, where the presidential election remains too close to call. "...
Nov 04, 2020
Mace flips South Carolina seat in US House back to GOP
Republican Nancy Mace has defeated incumbent U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham, dealing a blow to the gains South Carolina Democrats made two years ago. Mace, a member of the state House, beat Cunningham in a ...
Nov 04, 2020
Bice defeats Horn, wins back Oklahoma’s lone Democratic seat
OKLAHOMA CITY - Republican state Sen. Stephanie Bice defeated U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn on Tuesday and won back the only Democratic-held seat in Oklahoma's congressional delegation. Bice, 46, earned a rep...
Nov 04, 2020
Michelle Fischbach unseats Rep. Collin Peterson in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS - Republican Michelle Fischbach has upset Democratic U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, who was seeking a 16th term. Fischbach is a conservative fo...
Nov 04, 2020
EXPLAINER: Where AP stands on calling House races
WASHINGTON - Democrats remained favoured to retain control of the House as votes were being counted Tuesday night, but it may be hours or days before the outcome is certain. Mail-in ballots and absent...
Nov 04, 2020
Mississippi approves flag with magnolia, ‘In God We Trust’
JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi will fly a new state flag with a magnolia and the phrase "In God We Trust," with voters approving the design Tuesday. It replaces a Confederate-themed flag state lawmakers...
Nov 03, 2020
Puerto Rico awaits final result in tight gubernatorial race
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - People across Puerto Rico awaited final results Wednesday of elections that saw long lines of voters and produced a tight gubernatorial race in the U.S. Caribbean territory. Pe...
Nov 03, 2020
Ethiopia near civil war as PM sends army into defiant region
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Ethiopia approached civil war on Wednesday as its Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister ordered the military to confront the country's well-armed Tigray regional government,...
Nov 03, 2020
Widow of Florida massacre victim elected to school board
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The widow of a teacher killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre has won election Tuesday to that county's school board, joining the mother of a slain student. Debra Hixo...
Nov 03, 2020
GOP star Madison Cawthorn wins North Carolina US House race
RALEIGH, N.C. - Rising GOP star Madison Cawthorn was elected on Tuesday to represent a North Carolina U.S. House district. Cawthorn, 25, will be one of the youngest people to ever serve in Congress af...
Nov 03, 2020
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...