Evan Bray: Harvest time brings back memories of home
Evan Bray recently spent some time on his family's farm, helping with harvest. He says it's a special time of year that ...
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Advocates urge Ottawa to extend 'no-brainer' tax incentive for employee ownership
OTTAWA - It took Peter Deitz eight years to figure out the best way to sell his business. But it wasn't until the federal government opened up a new option for succession planning that he found the ri...
Feb 10, 2026
Alberta pauses health-care coverage change for some international work permit holders
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is hitting pause on a recent policy change cutting off health coverage for some temporary foreign workers, including youth coming to Canada on working vacations. The ...
Feb 09, 2026
'Strategic choice': B.C. backs bid to host new defence bank in Vancouver
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government is supporting a private bid to host a new international bank to finance military projects by democratic nations, with Premier David Eby calling Vancouver the "...
Feb 09, 2026
Canadian airlines suspend flights to Cuba amid aviation fuel shortage
MONTREAL - Major Canadian airlines have suspended service to Cuba as the Caribbean country faces a worsening energy crisis amid a U.S. blockade of oil. Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat each said on...
Feb 09, 2026
Liberal MP asks government to reconsider return-to-office policy for public servants
OTTAWA - The Liberal who unseated Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from his Ottawa-area riding in the last election is criticizing his government's new return-to-office policy for federal workers....
Feb 09, 2026
Alberta's sport minister says he hasn't signed petition for separation vote
EDMONTON - Alberta's sport minister says he hasn't signed his name to a petition that seeks to force a referendum on the province quitting Canada. Andrew Boitchenko, whose portfolio also covers touris...
Feb 09, 2026
Prime Minister's Office should be covered by access law, info commissioner tells MPs
OTTAWA - Information commissioner Caroline Maynard says Canadians should be able to use the Access to Information Act to request documents from the offices of the prime minister and other cabinet memb...
Feb 09, 2026
Health advocates say Liberals need to take a stand on Alberta's health privatization
OTTAWA - A group of health care advocates is on Parliament Hill this week lobbying lawmakers and calling on the federal government to take a stand on Alberta's latest moves to expand private health ca...
Feb 09, 2026
BC Greens won't renew accord with NDP, citing 'undelivered or stalled' commitments
VICTORIA - The BC Green Party announced Monday that it will not renew an accord with the Premier David Eby's NDP when the deal expires next month, potentially undermining the stability of the provinci...
Feb 09, 2026
Inquiry report on scandal at Quebec auto insurance board to be released Feb. 16
QUBEC - The commissioner who oversaw the public inquiry into the $500-million cost-overrun scandal at Quebec's auto insurance board is scheduled to release his report publicly on Feb. 16. Judge Denis ...
Feb 09, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Teenage referees deserve our thanks
Sarah Mills says flag football and many other sports are officiated by teenagers. And while they are paid, they still ge...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, Sept. 14
On Monday's show, Evan discusses the Riders' Banjo Bowl loss to the Blue Bombers this weekend, the expansion of paid on-...