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Alberta's Smith to answer questions about referendum on holding separation referendum
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to hold a news conference today about her referendum question on separation, which separatist leaders are dismissing as "spineless" and ineffective. Smi...
May 22, 2026 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith answers questions at a news conference in Calgary, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to 'The Late Show' in ambitious final show
NEW YORK (AP) - Stephen Colbert chatted with Paul McCartney and joined him on stage for a raucous performance of "Hello, Goodbye" on the final broadcast of CBS' "The Late Show" on Thursday night, a bi...
May 21, 2026
'Baffling': Reaction to Alberta's referendum on a separation referendum
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday that a referendum on Oct. 19 will include a question about whether Albertans want, at a future date, to hold a binding referendum on the province quitting ...
May 21, 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 21, 2026
Manitoba politician calls Saskatchewan farmer who killed Colten Boushie a victim
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba legislature member faced criticism Thursday for saying the farmer who killed Colten Boushie in a high-profile case in Saskatchewan was a victim. Opposition Progressive Conservati...
May 21, 2026
Provincial, federal governments leaning on AI to cut red tape
OTTAWA - The federal government and several provincial governments are turning to artificial intelligence to analyze laws and search for outdated regulations as they try to cut back on red tape. Treas...
May 21, 2026
Canadian Gaza flotilla members being deported from Israel make it to Turkey: Anand
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canadians who were on board a flotilla heading to Gaza that was intercepted by Israel are now in Turkey, after being deported. Activists say 12 Canad...
May 21, 2026
Backlash to Trump's $1.8B settlement fund delays GOP immigration bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans abruptly left Washington on Thursday without voting on a roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies, frustrated with the White House and at ...
May 21, 2026
Poilievre says all Conservatives will campaign for Alberta to stay part of Canada
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he and all Conservative MPs will press for Alberta to remain part of Canada in any separation referendum campaign in the province. "I'm a strong Cana...
May 21, 2026
Police federation calls for probe of CBC-APTN show, says officers were 'misled'
OTTAWA - The National Police Federation is calling for an inquiry into a CBC and APTN comedy show it says intentionally misled current and former members of the RCMP to get them to agree to interviews...
May 21, 2026
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the beating heart of Saskatchewan
There are so many people who step up for organizations in our province, creating events and moments that wouldn't happen...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 19
**WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - After four months, the U.S. and Iran seemed closer than ever to an agreement, an M...