Sarah Mills: Critics don't define whether or not a movie is good
Filmmaker Taika Waititi has thrown a hissy fit on social media because critics don't like his movie, and neither do movi...
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Six Canadians injured, one 'unaccounted for' in deadly high speed rail crash in Spain
OTTAWA - Six Canadians are among the injured and a seventh remained unaccounted following a high-speed rail crash in central Spain Wednesday morning. The deadly accident occurred just before 9 a.m. lo...
Oct 28, 2026
Carney to attend Commonwealth meeting in Antigua and Barbuda
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Antigua and Barbuda next week. Carney and other Commonwealth leaders are set to meet in the Caribbean na...
Oct 28, 2026
Former Paralympian, sport minister Carla Qualtrough elected Swimming Canada president
OTTAWA - Former federal cabinet minister Carla Qualtrough has been elected president of Swimming Canada, the organization announced Wednesday. The former Paralympic swimmer won three bronze medals rep...
Oct 28, 2026
Cut tax, reduce deficit, grow economy. Can B.C. Conservatives do it all at once?
VICTORIA - With two-thirds of the seats in the next legislature, the B.C. Conservatives may have a resounding mandate to follow through on their election promises to cut taxes, reduce the deficit and ...
Oct 28, 2026
'A stab in the back': How it feels to be barred from accessing MAID for mental illness
TORONTO - For Lisa Marr, the government's decision to ban people from accessing medical assistance in dying for mental illness feels like "a stab in the back." "They're not thinking about those people...
Oct 28, 2026
Canada's vow to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, explained
OTTAWA - Weeks ago, the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ban imports of products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. It's not clear how or when Ottawa will implement that ba...
Oct 28, 2026
Ontario pauses some skills training funding for unemployed people: career colleges
TORONTO - In addition to freezing Ontario Student Assistance Program payments to all private post-secondary institutions, the province has paused at least some funding through Better Jobs Ontario, whi...
Oct 28, 2026
Bank of Canada's 1st rate hike in three years won't be the last, economists argue
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years on Wednesday as it tries to get ahead of looming price hikes. The central bank's policy rate ...
Oct 28, 2026
Scott Gillingham re-elected as Winnipeg mayor in local elections held across Manitoba
WINNIPEG - Scott Gillingham was re-elected as the mayor of Winnipeg on Wednesday after a campaign largely dominated by issues ranging from housing to public safety. Unofficial results showed Gillingha...
Oct 28, 2026
Doerkson tells of 'productive conversation' with Carney on supercharging B.C. economy
VICTORIA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has spoken with British Columbia's incoming premier to discuss how to seize major economic opportunities. Carney says on social media that he and Lorne Do...
Oct 27, 2026
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Murray Wood: Nyet nyet, (former) Soviet
Mark Carney is staring down the old KGB spook Vladimir Putin. Canada will not allow Russian players in the world junior ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, Nov. 4
8:30 - The votes are in, and the U.S. midterms have delivered a fresh snapshot of the American political landscape, with...