Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Americans' pride in US history and democracy drops, and fewer are proud to be American, polls find
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans have grown less proud of their country's history or the way its democracy works over the past decade, according to a new AP-NORC poll. Americans' pride in the U.S. on sever...
Jun 29, 2026
Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-...
Jun 29, 2026
'Turned into a symbol': Taber billboard focal point for Alberta separatist rally
TABER - A pro-separatist billboard in a southern Alberta town of 10,000 was the focal point for a rally on Sunday calling for the province's independence. About 150 people braved strong winds and a de...
Jun 29, 2026
UN ambassador Lametti: Canada pushing for safety, equity in artificial intelligence
OTTAWA - Canada is pushing for safe, equitable adoption of artificial intelligence at the United Nations, where Ottawa's ambassador says AI is a significant priority for his team. "AI governance is so...
Jun 29, 2026
Some Indigenous people wary of Order of Canada's "colonial symbolism": federal study
OTTAWA - Indigenous community members have encouraged federal officials to reflect on how the Order of Canada can overcome its "deep colonial symbolism and associations," says an internal government p...
Jun 29, 2026
Revellers drench Mark Carney with water as Toronto celebrates Pride Parade
TORONTO - Toronto's annual Pride Parade on Sunday drew throngs of rainbow-clad partygoers, including the prime minister. Mark Carney joined the parade briefly with Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow, shaking h...
Jun 28, 2026
Poilievre asks Parliament to probe B.C. 'condo bailout' blocking 'a price correction'
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Parliament to probe Ottawa's proposal to convert unsold condominium units in British Columbia into affordable housing. In a letter to the Ho...
Jun 28, 2026
Montreal family to be separated after mother's asylum claim was refused
MONTREAL - Arminda Casanova said her son never learned to write in his mother tongue of Spanish after attending several years of school in French in Montreal. The mother and her son came to Canada fro...
Jun 28, 2026
US Rep. Julia Letlow, endorsed by Trump, wins the GOP primary for Senate in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Louisiana on Saturday, giving President Donald Trump a win after he backed her to replace GOP Sen. Bill ...
Jun 27, 2026
B.C. premier visiting China to pitch LNG project as province's 'really big fish'
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says his first-ever trade trip to China will focus on pitching the province's forestry products and energy sector around LNG development, and that he app...
Jun 27, 2026
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Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 30
Evan celebrates Canada Day with a test of your citizenship knowledge, hears about the latest happenings in the Canadian ...