Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Retired Royal Canadian Air Force lieutenant-colonel handed reprimand at court martial
HALIFAX - A former officer of the Royal Canadian Air Force was handed a severe reprimand and a $2,500 fine Friday at the conclusion of a court martial in Halifax where he pleaded guilty to wrongly det...
Oct 03, 2025
Alberta parents, schools brace for impact ahead of provincewide teachers' strike
EDMONTON - Fae Rad is swamped. The education director at Scholars of Calgary Northwest, a tutoring centre, says its phones have been ringing off the hook and voice mails backed up. The calls are from ...
Oct 03, 2025
Three-way race as Yukon heads into an election set for Nov. 3.
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's election will be held on Nov. 3, and while Friday was the last possible day the vote could be called under the territory's legislation, none of the three main parties have a full ...
Oct 03, 2025
Election in 2026 impossible if Gaza war persists: Palestinian Authority
OTTAWA - The Palestinian Authority says its commitment to hold elections in 2026 - which Ottawa has set as a condition for recognizing Palestinian statehood - won't be fulfilled if the war in Gaza con...
Oct 03, 2025
N.L. has the country's highest per-capita debt. It's all but hidden in the election.
ST. JOHN'S - Business and taxpayer organizations are calling on party leaders in Newfoundland and Labrador to stop making costly election promises, as the province carries the country's highest per-ca...
Oct 03, 2025
Toronto hospital housing model 'a gift' to residents as ER visits reduced by half
TORONTO - Every time Jason Miles walked out of prison, he would be bigger, stronger and meaner. Behind bars, he lifted weights all day and made connections that led him to commit more dangerous crimes...
Oct 03, 2025
People on meth, other drugs could be detained longer under proposed Manitoba law
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government introduced a bill Thursday that would allow authorities to detain intoxicated people for up to 72 hours instead of the current 24. The extra time would apply to peop...
Oct 02, 2025
NDP House Leader Farnworth says government plans passing 18 bills during fall session
VICTORIA - British Columbia house leader Mike Farnworth said the NDP government plans to pass 18 bills in the fall session of the legislature by the time it ends in late November. Farnworth said the g...
Oct 02, 2025
B.C. public service workers' union expands pickets at another two dozen sites
BURNABY - Striking British Columbia public service workers have followed through on a pledge to escalate their job action as they push for a new contract, with their union saying pickets are up at ano...
Oct 02, 2025
As strike looms, teachers, Alberta government say up to other side to restart talks
EDMONTON - With talks stalled and just days to go until Alberta's teachers go on strike, their union and the province agreed Thursday on one thing - it's up to the other side to pick up the phone. "We...
Oct 02, 2025
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...