Sarah Mills: Winter, go away!
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U.S. officials allow liquor deliveries to resume to isolated New Brunswick island.
CAMPOBELLO ISLAND - New Brunswick's provincial liquor agency says it has resumed deliveries to an isolated island where the only land route is through Maine. U.S. border officials stopped a truck carr...
Oct 5, 2026
Alberta Catholic bishops urge faithful to consider impact of referendum on vulnerable
EDMONTON - Alberta's Catholic bishops are imploring parishioners to think about how the province's upcoming referendum proposals may affect vulnerable people. The five bishops, in a joint public lette...
Oct 5, 2026
Security screening mostly 'unimpeachable' but 'there are gaps': Anandasangaree
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree acknowledged gaps in Canada's security screening process today after confirming a Canadian charged with espionage was given a security clearance. An...
Oct 5, 2026 Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Ottawa, Northwest Territories sign health, infrastructure funding agreement
OTTAWA - The federal government made the first of a series of health-care funding announcements on Monday as it works to secure seven-year deals with each of the provinces and territories. The first o...
Oct 5, 2026
NDP, Conservatives, Greens throw rocks at each other over tax changes, health care
VICTORIA - British Columbia's election campaign stepped on the slippery ice of health-care policy and how to pay for it Monday as leaders offered numerous promises, including a plan to restart project...
Oct 5, 2026
Speed Skating Canada working to regain charitable status after missed tax filing
OTTAWA - Speed Skating Canada says it is working to regain the charitable status it lost last month because of a missed annual tax filing. Speed Skating Canada CEO Joe Morissette says the organization...
Oct 5, 2026 Speedskaters train as federal and provincial officials announce a funding agreement to refurbish the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Monday, July 27, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Quicksketch of Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
MONTREAL - Paul St-Pierre Plamondon has led the Parti Qubcois back from the brink since becoming leader in 2020. Now, the former lawyer is at the head of a party that is topping the polls going into t...
Oct 5, 2026
Alberta premier unaware of reported separatist meetings with U.S. strategists
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office is distancing itself from one of her party presidents who met in Calgary with U.S. Republican strategists looking to assist the province's separation...
Oct 5, 2026
Liberals ask Ontario auditor to probe spending, oversight of OSAP at career colleges
TORONTO - The Ontario Liberals are asking the auditor general to investigate provincial student financial aid spending at private career colleges, after reporting by The Canadian Press showed a rapid ...
Oct 5, 2026
Blind voter argues at Ontario tribunal that his accessible voting rights were denied
TORONTO - A blind voter told an Ontario Human Rights Tribunal hearing on Monday that Elections Ontario has failed to ensure he can mark and cast his ballot independently and privately. Accessibility a...
Oct 5, 2026
OPINION
Murray Wood: Halloween is becoming... civilized
Time was, Halloween was a day, and it was for kids. Murray Wood observes, with some regret, that it's becoming a season,...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, Oct. 28
On Wednesday's show, Evan talked about possible changes to The Indian Act. Plus, rethinking zoos, the dismantling of Reg...