Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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Lise Bacon, former Quebec cabinet minister, senator, dead at 91
MONTREAL - Lise Bacon, a former senator and Quebec cabinet minister who was the first woman to hold the post of deputy premier, has died at the age of 91. Her death on Wednesday was confirmed by natio...
Oct 30, 2025
Montrealers are facing a month-long transit strike that starts this weekend
MONTREAL - Metro and bus service in Montreal is expected to be disrupted nearly every day this November because of a transit strike involving about 2,400 maintenance workers and separate strike action...
Oct 30, 2025
Legault stands firm on doctor payment reform, despite minister's resignation
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault insists he will not back down on controversial changes to how the province's physicians are paid, despite a court challenge by a doctors' union and the resignati...
Oct 30, 2025
Halifax police officer charged for allegedly selling stolen bicycles
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's police oversight agency says a Halifax officer is facing charges for allegedly selling stolen bicycles. A news release from the Serious Incident Response Team says it learned o...
Oct 30, 2025 A shoulder patch on the uniform of a Halifax Regional Police officer is seen in Halifax on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
McGuinty has 'every confidence' fall budget will pass through minority Parliament
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty said Thursday he has "every confidence" the Liberal government will pass its fall budget through the current minority Parliament, despite his colleague's conce...
Oct 30, 2025
Young, proud, online: Quebec's newest sovereigntists hope to revive an aging movement
MONTREAL - The self-described CEO of the next generation of Quebec sovereigntists is a 17-year-old rapper and TikTok sensation who claims to be more influential than Premier Franois Legault. Miguel Mo...
Oct 30, 2025
Residents prepared for a fight as golf course developer eyes Cape Breton park
MABOU - Some in Cape Breton are angry and preparing to fight as a nearby golf course developer eyes the windswept beaches of West Mabou Beach Provincial Park. Nadine Hunt was part of two previous camp...
Oct 30, 2025
Families of Canadians killed by Hamas say Carney still hasn't met with them
OTTAWA - The relatives of Canadians killed by Hamas in Israel two years ago are criticizing Prime Minister Mark Carney for not meeting with them since he took office. A group called the Association of...
Oct 30, 2025
Financial intelligence agency stresses stepped-up role in fight against fentanyl
OTTAWA - The federal anti-money laundering agency says it made more than 100 disclosures of "actionable financial intelligence" in support of probes into illicit opioids between last November and the ...
Oct 30, 2025
Most Canadian workers support equity efforts despite some backlash: report
A majority of Canadian workers say they view equity, diversity and inclusion favourably, according to a new report, even in the face of some backlash. The report from the Future Skills Centre and rese...
Oct 30, 2025
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...