Murray Wood: Twenty-year-old murder case shows shortcomings of Youth Criminal Justice Act
Murray Wood says the fact a 37-year-old man dodged an adult sentence for the killing if Misha Pavelick 20 years ago shou...
Tag Archives: Politics
Highest proportion of people since 2017 say Canada is on the right track: poll
OTTAWA - The number of Canadians who believe the country is heading in the right direction has hit its highest percentage since 2017, according to a new poll from Abacus Data. The poll published Sunda...
May 24, 2026
Western Canadian premiers to meet in Alberta as province grapples with separatism
Premiers from Western Canada and the northern territories are set to gather in Alberta to discuss business, trade and their neighbouring relationships, all while the host province stews over a monumen...
May 24, 2026 Northwest Territories Premier R.J Simpson, from left, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai, British Columbia Premier David Eby, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok during a media availability at the 2024 western premiers conference in Whitehorse in 2024. (CANADIAN PRESS/Crystal Schick)
Provincial byelection called for Acadian riding in western Cape Breton
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has called a byelection for June 23 in the new constituency of Chticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay. Elections Nova Scotia says early voting in the western Cape Br...
May 24, 2026
'This country cannot be broken:' Campaign launched to keep Alberta in Canada
EDMONTON - Hundreds of people in red-and-white clothing waved Canadian flags, cheered as honking cars passed by and sang O Canada at a launch event for a campaign aiming to stop Alberta from quitting ...
May 24, 2026 People take part in a Forever Canadian rally in Edmonton on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Former deputy premier and spokesperson for the Forever Canadian campaign, Thomas Lukaszuk, is kicking off a provincewide tour. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amanda Erickson)
FIFA World Cup: Mark Carney welcomes trophy to Ottawa
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney may have been the first Canadian to ever hoist the FIFA World Cup trophy - an honour typically reserved for tournament winners - as he welcomed FIFA president Giann...
May 24, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney raises the FIFA World Cup trophy during a trophy tour event at Lansdowne Park's Aberdeen Pavilion, as FIFA president Gianni Infantino, right, and Italian soccer legend Alessandro Nesta, left, look on in Ottawa on Sunday, May 24, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
Nova Scotia government confirms latest offer made to striking long-term care workers
HALIFAX - The union in Nova Scotia representing about 3,500 striking long-term care workers has rejected the provincial government's claim that union negotiators refused to return to the bargaining ta...
May 24, 2026
Arrival of World Cup in Toronto, Vancouver means more chances to pick up side gigs
Canadian soccer fanatics have a chance to experience one of the sport's premier events in person this year as the FIFA World Cup comes to North America. For some people, the tournament also means an o...
May 24, 2026
New U.S. green card policy could impact Canadians seeking permanent residency: lawyer
A new U.S. policy requiring most foreigners to apply for green cards from their home countries may cause long waits and complications for Canadians living in the U.S. seeking permanent residency, Cana...
May 23, 2026
Pentagon gave Canada classified paper detailing defence priorities
WASHINGTON - A high-ranking U.S. defence official says the Pentagon gave Ottawa a classified paper laying out priorities for a collective North American defence pact with Canada, but that Ottawa did n...
May 23, 2026
Alberta is to vote on whether to hold a separation referendum. Here's how we got here
Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that Albertans will be going to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future binding referendum on the province quitting Canada. Here's a tim...
May 22, 2026
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Sarah Mills: Government and Crown transparency is shrinking
Gone are the days when Crown annual reports were released on a schedule that promoted accountability and scrutiny. Now, ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, June 18
**WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - Nearly two decades after the death of Misha Pavelick, a judge has handed down a se...