Murray Wood: Social media exposes racists all around us
Murray Wood says he's constantly surprised by how many people are openly expressing racist views on social media. If you...
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Elections Alberta kicks off hiring spree ahead of 'colossal' fall referendum vote
EDMONTON - Alberta's election agency is officially on the hunt for at least 60,000 people to work the fall referendum, and it's offering between $255 to $350 per day. On Oct. 19, Premier Danielle Smit...
Jun 08, 2026
New Brunswick government announces $9M for food banks as visits surge
MONCTON - Food banks in New Brunswick are receiving a provincial cash boost for the next three years. The government has announced $9 million to non-profit Feed NB to supply food banks across the prov...
Jun 08, 2026
Foreign officers to help Toronto cops manage international fans during FIFA World Cup
TORONTO - Toronto police will work with officers from other countries to manage international fan groups during the FIFA World Cup, the force said in an update a week before the international soccer t...
Jun 08, 2026
After eight-week strike, long-term care workers in Nova Scotia vote on tentative deal
HALIFAX - Unionized long-term care workers in Nova Scotia were expected Monday to begin voting on a tentative contract that could bring an end to a labour dispute now in its eighth week. The Canadian ...
Jun 08, 2026
In first official speech, Gov. Gen. Arbour calls on Canadians to learn from diversity
OTTAWA - Extreme polarization and consensus are dangerous and a better country can only be built through the "peaceful management" of our differences, Gov. Gen. Louise Arbour said Monday in her first ...
Jun 08, 2026
Eldorado Gold says first copper concentrate produced at McIlvenna Bay project
VANCOUVER - Eldorado Gold Corp. says the first copper concentrate was produced at its McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan on Sunday. McIlvenna Bay was one of the first five major projects on the fed...
Jun 08, 2026
'Time all blurs': Senior's journey from Shanghai art teacher to homeless in B.C. park
RICHMOND - Tom Tang, went from being an art teacher and street portraitist in China, to living in a park in Richmond, B.C. He didn't quite understand how he ended up there. "Time all blurs together wh...
Jun 08, 2026
Poilievre says Alberta needs new priorities from Ottawa, not a new country
CALGARY - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the easiest way to squash separatist sentiment in Alberta is for the federal government to butt out of the province's business. Poilievre, in a spee...
Jun 08, 2026
How geography, Trump, and global instability help explain World Cup security costs
Bud Mercer was the head of security for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, a near billion-dollar operation. But the veteran former RCMP officer says those in charge of the World Cup in Vancouver and Toronto...
Jun 08, 2026
In Alberta, Poilievre to argue new federal direction can ease separatist concerns
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to argue a change in federal policies would ease separatist concerns in Alberta when he makes a speech in Calgary on Monday. In an excerpt of ...
Jun 07, 2026
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Summer fun begins in school already
With field trips and pool visits, Sarah Mills says June may seem like a different education system, but the month also c...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 9
Evan talks about the re-emergence of a flesh-eating parasite in U.S. livestock for the first time in decades, Saskatchew...