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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Ontario moving ahead with Toronto compromise on bike lanes despite appeal
TORONTO - The Ontario government plans to restore lanes of vehicle traffic but keep bike lanes on a short stretch of Bloor Street West in Toronto, at a cost of $750,000. Transportation Minister Prabme...
Oct 09, 2025
Quebec government tables draft constitution to protect values, boost autonomy
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has tabled a draft constitution that would enshrine the right to abortion and assisted dying while boosting the province's autonomy within Canada. Premier Franois Lega...
Oct 09, 2025
Influencers - not news outlets or politicians - 'dominated' election online: report
OTTAWA - Influencers had the "loudest voices" online in this spring's federal election, overtaking news outlets and politicians, says a new report. The report from the Canadian Digital Media Research ...
Oct 09, 2025 The report says it found "an information environment shaped by influencers, digital manipulation and disruption, political polarization, and weakened platform governance and accountability." (bernardbodo/Depositphotos.com)
Gaza peace plan agreed to, Canada calls for immediate and unimpeded aid
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has responded to news that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan that would pause fighting in Gaza. On the social media platform X, the pr...
Oct 09, 2025 Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip celebrate after the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan, as they gather at a plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Striking Alberta teachers, province to resume bargaining talks Tuesday
EDMONTON - The union representing 51,000 striking Alberta teachers is set to resume negotiations with the provincial government's bargaining team after the long weekend. The meeting would be the first...
Oct 09, 2025
Alleged Chinese spy trial: Judge starts hearing case against ex-Hydro employee
LONGUEUIL - The long-awaited trial of a former researcher at Quebec's electric utility charged with economic espionage for the benefit of China opened Thursday with the Crown beginning to present its ...
Oct 09, 2025
City councillor, social worker Tanille Johnston running for NDP leadership
OTTAWA - Tanille Johnston, a social worker and city councillor for Campbell River, B.C., has launched her bid for the federal NDP leadership. A news release says Johnston is the first Indigenous woman...
Oct 08, 2025
B.C. bill that would have stopped doctors from providing puberty blockers defeated
VICTORIA - A British Columbia private member's bill that would have given parents the right to sue doctors up to 25 years after they provided care for transgender children has been voted down in the l...
Oct 08, 2025
Senate Republicans vote down legislation to check Trump's use of war powers against cartels
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans voted down legislation Wednesday that would have put a check on President Donald Trump's ability to use deadly military force against drug cartels after Democrats ...
Oct 08, 2025
Local state of emergency declared over risk of dam in B.C. Interior bursting
KAMLOOPS - A regional district in the British Columbia Interior has declared a state of local emergency as an illegal dam threatens to burst. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has already issued a...
Oct 08, 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
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...