Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Texas Democrats Menefee and Edwards advance to runoff for vacant US House seat
HOUSTON (AP) - Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards advanced to a runoff Tuesday night in a special election for a U.S. House seat that has been vacant since March and will narrow the GOP's ...
Nov 05, 2025
AP Race Call: Menefee and Edwards advance to a runoff for U.S. House in Texas’ 18th District
WASHINGTON (AP) - Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards advanced to a runoff to fill Texas' 18th Congressional District on Tuesday. Neither candidate received the majority of the vote in the all-party ...
Nov 04, 2025
Government shutdown becomes the longest on record as fallout spreads nationwide
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government shutdown has entered its 36th day, breaking the record as the longest ever and disrupting the lives of millions of Americans with federal program cuts, flight delays a...
Nov 04, 2025
City Council President Mary Sheffield wins election to become Detroit’s first female mayor
DETROIT (AP) - City Council President Mary Sheffield will be Detroit's newest mayor and the first woman to lead the city. Sheffield defeated popular megachurch pastor the Rev. Solomon Kinloch in Tuesd...
Nov 04, 2025
Maine voters reject new GOP-backed voter ID requirement while Texans approve citizenship proposal
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine voters on Tuesday rejected a suite of Republican-backed changes to the state's voting procedures that have been animating conservatives across the country. The Maine initi...
Nov 04, 2025
California voters approve new US House map to boost Democrats in 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine whic...
Nov 04, 2025
Former Gov. Jim McGreevey and James Solomon advance to runoff in race for Jersey City mayor
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey is going another round in his attempted political comeback, more than two decades after he resigned from office. McGreevey will take on Ja...
Nov 04, 2025
Pennsylvania reelects Supreme Court justices, extending a Democratic majority on its highest court
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - All three of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who sought reelection Tuesday will get another term, ensuring Democratic jurists keep their majority on the presidential bat...
Nov 04, 2025
AP Race Call: James Solomon and Jim McGreevey advance to runoff for Jersey City mayor
WASHINGTON (AP) - James Solomon and Jim McGreevey advanced to a runoff for mayor of Jersey City on Tuesday. No candidate in the seven-person field received the majority of the vote in the all-party co...
Nov 04, 2025
Democrat Jay Jones wins race to be Virginia attorney general despite texts endorsing violence
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democrat Jay Jones was elected Tuesday as Virginia attorney general, riding a wave of voter dissatisfaction with the White House to overcome the revelation that in 2022 he sent wi...
Nov 04, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...