Murray Wood: Marking the anniversary of Germany's surrender in the Netherlands
Murray Wood says May 5 is an important date that not many recognize. The day marks the anniversary of the surrender of t...
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New Brunswick Liberals say gas prices to drop by about 8 cents a litre with tax cut
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's government says it's cutting a carbon tax that will reduce prices at the pump by about eight cents a litre, starting Dec. 1. Premier Susan Holt had promised during last y...
Oct 30, 2025
Alberta students cut class, rally at legislature for teachers in strike-bill dispute
EDMONTON - Hundreds of students cut class Thursday to march and chant against Alberta's shutdown of a teachers strike in protests that saw Premier Danielle Smith compared to a cold-hearted, green-furr...
Oct 30, 2025
Seven things to watch for as PM Mark Carney meets Chinese President Xi Jinping
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday at a summit in South Korea, where he intends to talk about "a much broader set of issues than trade....
Oct 30, 2025
Senator tries again to put limits on prisons' use of solitary confinement
OTTAWA - Sen. Kim Pate has been fighting against prisons' use of solitary confinement since 2018, when the federal government committed to curbing the practice. She told The Canadian Press the situati...
Oct 30, 2025
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
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Speeding tickets three months after the fact are no deterrent
Sarah Mills says photo radar tickets that come from Calgary months after the offence is not going to teach anyone a less...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, May 5
8:30 - As central Saskatchewan is dealing with flooding, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is working closely with m...