Murray Wood The end of the great Canadian game as we know it
The last Roughrider home game was the last CFL game in Saskatchewan played on a CFL-sized field. Murray Wood thinks it's...
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B.C. Conservatives' leader Doerkson rides the whirlwind in rise from obscurity
When interim B.C. Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson received a phone call from one of his daughters just two days after David Eby called a snap provincial election, he didn't have time for a conversa...
Oct 14, 2026
More than half of doctors surveyed would leave an independent Alberta: Medical group
EDMONTON - Hundreds of physicians would not practise in Alberta if the province leaves Confederation, a survey by the organization that represents doctors in the province indicates. Of the 1,649 physi...
Oct 14, 2026 The Rockyview General Hospital is pictured in Calgary, Thursday, March 20, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Eby admits imperfections as B.C. leaders face off in only televised election debate
British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby repeatedly acknowledged his government's imperfections in a debate where his B.C. Conservative and Green Party rivals railed against his record on the economy, he...
Oct 14, 2026
David Eby was B.C.'s political giant-killer. But has he overplayed his hand?
VICTORIA - Politics, like curling, is all about geometry. Cameras swirl around New Democrat Leader David Eby as he uses a broom to mark a spot on the ice at the Victoria Curling Club. "Hurry hard, Ric...
Oct 14, 2026
Emily Lowan's journey from coffee-grounds advocacy to BC Greens' leadership
When Emily Lowan was in her late teens, not so long ago, she would pedal around Victoria collecting coffee grounds for local farms to use as fertilizer. Now, the 26-year-old from the Saanich Peninsula...
Oct 14, 2026
As drones reshape war around the world, the Canadian Armed Forces sprints to catch up
OTTAWA - As drone-fuelled warfare rages on half a world away in Ukraine, the Canadian Army's program for rapidly acquiring basic drones is just ramping up. And the pressure is on for the Canadian Arme...
Oct 14, 2026
Ontario blocks a few career colleges from OSAP for three additional years
TORONTO - Ontario's colleges and universities minister has barred three career colleges from being able to offer publicly funded student financial assistance until at least 2030, after previously bloc...
Oct 14, 2026
Saskatchewan politician says he paid nearly $30K for private jets; NDP wants answers
REGINA - A Saskatchewan Party backbencher says he paid close to $30,000 out of his own pocket for two trips on a private jet and that one of those flights was for government business. Kevin Weedmark r...
Oct 13, 2026
Quebec’s incoming and outgoing premiers meet ahead of transition of power
QUBEC - Outgoing Quebec Premier Christine Frchette stressed the importance of collaboration on Tuesday after meeting with Parti Qubcois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon to discuss the transition of pow...
Oct 13, 2026
Goldentiger King, Cat Guy and wake surfing candidate eye B.C. local elections
British Columbia mayoral candidate Goldentiger King says he wants to "make Richmond rich again." Teresa May, a first-time candidate for Kelowna City Council, has posted campaign videos showing her par...
Oct 13, 2026
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Sarah Mills: David Eby deserved that result
Sarah Mills says former B.C. premier David Eby ran a bad campaign in a cynical election that voters saw through. The NDP...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, Oct. 27
On Tuesday's show, Evan talked about the impact of Canada on the U.S. midterm elections. Plus, previewing the Throne Spe...