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Nova Scotia to expand protections for people affected by AI-generated intimate images
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government says new legislation will expand protections for people affected by intimate images created or altered by AI without their consent. The government introduced the n...
Sep 11, 2026
Ottawa begins rolling out long-awaited supplemental funding for national sport groups
OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out more money for amateur sports organizations and will host a national "playground to podium" summit for stakeholders this fall. Secretary of state for spo...
Sep 11, 2026
Teresa Wat becomes sixth legislator to join new party of former B.C. Conservatives
VICTORIA - The newest member of a still-unnamed party acknowledged she and five other former provincial Conservative legislators are in for the "long-haul" if they want to throw out British Columbia's...
Sep 11, 2026
N.S. premier invites the public to build and submit their own provincial budgets
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is launching a new budget consultation process inviting the public to build and submit their own plans for the province's finances. Houston's plan would allow...
Sep 11, 2026
Ottawa ends permanent residency exemption for refugees with undeclared family
OTTAWA - The immigration minister has quietly ended a policy that helped some refugees sponsor their children or partners for permanent residency, while offering refugee advocates no explanation for t...
Sep 11, 2026
No need to set time limit for sentencing proceedings, Supreme Court of Canada rules
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a man is entitled to a reduction in his sentence for sexual assault because the post-verdict sentencing phase of the case took too long. But the top court als...
Sep 11, 2026
Conversations on trade with U.S. officials haven't stopped: LeBlanc
BANFF - Conversations between Canadian and American officials have not stopped, even if no formal trade talks are currently scheduled, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Friday. LeBlanc w...
Sep 11, 2026
Parti Québécois leader says sovereignty referendum would cost $130 million
QUBEC - The leader of the Parti Qubecois says it would cost at least $130 million to pay for the sovereignty referendum he plans to hold in 2029 or 2030 if his party forms a government. In an intervie...
Sep 11, 2026 Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon speaks at a news conference on Sept. 8, 2026. St-Pierre Plamondon told The Canadian Press in an interview that his plans to hold a referendum on sovereignty would cost $130 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Justin Trudeau, Katie Telford launch production company at TIFF
TORONTO - Justin Trudeau is getting into showbiz. The former prime minister and his longtime chief of staff Katie Telford launched a production company Friday called Hope and Hard Work, at a swanky ro...
Sep 11, 2026
Canada won't even hit 2030 emissions target by 2050, new study suggests
OTTAWA - A new study released Friday suggests that Canada is on track to miss its 2030 emissions target under the Paris Agreement - and it won't even reach it by 2050, the year it was supposed to hit ...
Sep 11, 2026 A woman bikes along the waterfront in Toronto as wildfire smoke fills the city, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
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Sarah Mills: The News Talk team is there for you when it matters
The RTDNA Prairie Region has recognized 980 CJME and 650 CKOM with four awards. Sarah Mills says it's nice for our team ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, Sept. 29
On Tuesday's show, Evan discussed the homeless encampment in Saskatoon with the minister of social services and with Sas...