Sarah Mills: I don't want to live in a world where people are shot for their opinions
Sarah Mills says she was no follower of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but the idea that people are being killed ov...
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Vancouver council approves pause on supporting housing; housing minister disappointed
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's council has approved Mayor Ken Sim's plan to temporarily halt net new supportive housing projects in the city. The change is a disappointment for B.C.'s Housing Minister Ravi K...
Feb 27, 2025
Manitoba becomes first province to join national pharmacare program with $219M deal
OTTAWA - Manitoba became the first province to officially join Ottawa's pharmacare program on Thursday, giving it access to federal funding to cover the cost of birth control and diabetes medications ...
Feb 27, 2025
Clearwater Seafoods in Nova Scotia lays off workers in Lockeport and Arichat
LOCKEPORT, N.S. - Halifax-based Clearwater Seafoods announced Thursday plans to change its lobster operations, which will result in permanent and temporary job losses in Nova Scotia. The company issue...
Feb 27, 2025
Nova Scotia announces $300K pilot program to help consumers identify local products
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has announced a $300,000 pilot program to help people buy local. Development Minister Colton LeBlanc says that with the looming trade war with the United States it...
Feb 27, 2025
Supreme Court will not hear constitutional challenges of Canada's no-fly regime
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear constitutional challenges of the no-fly regime from two men who were prevented from boarding flights in Vancouver. The federal government is responsi...
Feb 27, 2025
Top court to review ruling that said N.B. lieutenant-governor need not be bilingual
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will review a lower court ruling that said New Brunswick's lieutenant-governor doesn't need to be bilingual. In 2019, the federal government appointed Brenda Murph...
Feb 27, 2025
Amid tariff talk, small-town mayors try to keep it friendly on border
Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff likens the situation facing the scenic B.C. community just a few kilometres from the U.S. border to that of her own family. She said she's been asked recently how she deals...
Feb 27, 2025
'Inbound' documentary shines light on how immigration has shaped Canadian basketball
A new documentary makes the case that a change in Canada's immigration policy more than 50 years ago has fuelled the country's current boom in NBA players. "Inbound," a short film on how Prime Ministe...
Feb 27, 2025
From boom to bust: Alberta economy back in the red with $5.2-billion deficit budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's finances, tied for generations to the steep peaks and sharp valleys of oil and gas prices, are once again plunging deep into deficit, with no immediate relief in sight. Finance Mi...
Feb 27, 2025
Manitoba government moves first encampment resident into home as part of project
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's latest plan to reduce homelessness has seen the project's first person moved from an encampment into housing, says an adviser. Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud, the former head of the ch...
Feb 27, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 12
Evan talks with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois about what Canadian counter tariffs being lifted means for prices at the grocery ...