Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
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Albertans to pick mayors, councillors in provincewide municipal elections
EDMONTON - Albertans are set to pick their next mayors and councillors today as municipal elections take place across the province. Edmonton is guaranteed to see a new face in the mayor's chair, as Am...
Oct 20, 2025
Champagne to announce anti-fraud, financial security measures today as budget nears
The federal Liberals plan to unfurl measures today to counter fraud and strengthen Canadians' financial security - the latest in a series of pre-budget announcements. Finance Minister Franois-Philippe...
Oct 20, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney jokes with Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne as they greet families before participating in an announcement at a community centre in Ottawa, on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Report points to longer waits, higher fees for Manitoba freedom of information
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has been taking longer to respond to freedom of information requests and collecting more money from people filing them, newly released figures show. Government depar...
Oct 19, 2025
Short, intense session set for Queen's Park after 137-day break
TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford's government returns to Queen's Park Monday for what promises to be a short but intense seven-week sitting that opposition parties say they fear is becoming a new and undem...
Oct 19, 2025
Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West credits community pressure for school reconstruction
VICTORIA - Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West says community pressure is responsible for the provincial government's decision to speed up the reconstruction of an elementary school destroyed by fire almos...
Oct 18, 2025
People fill the streets for 'No Kings' rally in Washington
WASHINGTON - Eric Poole walked down Washington's iconic Pennsylvania Avenue wearing a bright red shirt with the words: "Dear Canada, we hate him too." He was among huge crowds of people who filled the...
Oct 18, 2025
Montrealers rally downtown in support of "No Kings" movement
MONTREAL - Montrealers joined many across the U.S. protesting the Trump administration on Saturday, with dozens gathering downtown in support of their neighbours down south. Nancy Chausow Shafer, an A...
Oct 18, 2025
Forests Minister Parmar says workers in B.C. deserve "same treatment" as in Ontario
VICTORIA - Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says it is "unacceptable" that Ottawa always steps up when it comes to supporting key sectors in Ontario and Quebec, but "continues to drop the ball" when it co...
Oct 18, 2025
Former cabinet member running for leader of New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives
MONCTON - Former provincial cabinet minister Daniel Allain is the first candidate in the race for the leadership of New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative party. Allain announced his candidacy at an...
Oct 18, 2025
RCMP to review Prince Edward Island allegations of foreign interference
CHARLOTTETOWN - The RCMP says it will review allegations of Chinese foreign interference and money laundering in Prince Edward Island by two Buddhist groups. In a statement released late Friday, the M...
Oct 18, 2025
OPINION
Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
8:30 - We're learning that the cost to refit Saskatchewan's coal-fired power plants has climbed to $26 billion over the ...