Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Automatic tax filing could give the average non-filer more than $2K per year: PBO
OTTAWA - The federal fiscal watchdog says Ottawa's plan to roll out automatic tax filing could see Canadians who normally don't file their tax returns get thousands of dollars in owed benefits annuall...
Jun 18, 2026
Son of ex-premier Jean Charest to run for Quebec Liberals in Montreal's Verdun riding
MONTREAL - The son of former Quebec premier Jean Charest will be running for the Liberals in the fall provincial election. Antoine Dionne Charest was formally nominated Wednesday night in the Verdun r...
Jun 18, 2026
Gun control advocacy groups urge PM to implement long-awaited protection measure
OTTAWA - A women's advocacy organization and several other groups that support gun control are urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to fully implement a key facet of firearms legislation passed 30 months...
Jun 18, 2026
Premier Smith promises affordability payments of $100 for Albertans to combat costs
Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative Party government is offering Albertans a payment of $100 to help pay their bills. She said the payment will be made instead of the province reducing its ta...
Jun 17, 2026
Former Calgary leaders opposing police request to keep phones seized in investigation
CALGARY - The lawyer for former Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek is arguing police have no reason to hold onto her phone any longer as they investigate her and others for municipal corruption. "An admission...
Jun 17, 2026
B.C. Energy Minister Dix announces upgrades to multiple hydro dams
The B.C. government has launched an upgrade on the provincial hydro system in an effort to increase the power supply by another seven per cent. Energy Minister Adrian Dix announced the improvements on...
Jun 17, 2026
IRCC pauses processing some citizenship by descent cases as department probes issues
OTTAWA - The immigration department says it has temporarily paused the finalization of some new citizenship by descent applications after "a few dozen" people were told their issued citizenship certif...
Jun 17, 2026
Former MP, MPP Han Dong to run for Toronto city council in Scarborough North
Former Liberal MP and MPP Han Dong says he's running for Toronto city council. Dong says in a social media post that he declared today to run for the ward of Scarborough North in the municipal electio...
Jun 17, 2026
Smith tells First Nations chiefs to 'check themselves' over treason accusation
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday that a group of Indigenous chiefs need to "check themselves," after they accused her of potential treasonous activity for calling a separation vote. The A...
Jun 17, 2026
Alberta's Smith says it may be too late to put a question about coal to Oct. vote
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is suggesting it's too late to put an anti-coal mining petition question to a provincewide referendum this fall. Earlier this month, Alberta musician Corb Lund...
Jun 17, 2026
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the beating heart of Saskatchewan
There are so many people who step up for organizations in our province, creating events and moments that wouldn't happen...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 19
**WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - After four months, the U.S. and Iran seemed closer than ever to an agreement, an M...