Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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Same-sex couple's discrimination case to go before Alberta human rights tribunal
MEDICINE HAT - A same-sex couple says it has been a long and stressful four years, but they're hopeful as their discrimination case is set to go before an Alberta human rights tribunal. Michael Gray a...
May 12, 2025
Eby's bill to speed up B.C. projects risks alienating NDP supporters, expert says
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier David Eby is "marching the province toward a confrontation" in which Speaker Raj Chouhan will have to cast a deciding vote to push through a bill to speed up certain infrastruc...
May 12, 2025
Steven Guilbeault to remain in cabinet: source
OTTAWA - Canadian Culture and Identity Minister Steven Guilbeault is among those names that will stay in cabinet on Tuesday when Prime Minister Mark Carney makes some hefty adjustments to his team, a ...
May 12, 2025
Gun control group urges PM Carney to ensure 'timely delivery' on firearm commitments
OTTAWA - A prominent gun control group is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to act swiftly to implement key Liberal election commitments on firearms. In a letter to Carney, PolySeSouvient says the man...
May 12, 2025 Heidi Rathjen, coordinator of PolySeSouvient, holds a sign showing a gun still legal in Canada as Nathalie Provost, spokesperson and survivor of the 1989 femicide at Ecole Polytechnique, looks on during a press conference about stricter gun control in Montreal on Nov. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
AFN chief calls for speedy return of clean water legislation
OTTAWA - Parliamentarians will be "playing games with First Nations children's lives" if they fail to quickly introduce and pass legislation to ensure access to clean drinking water, the Assembly of F...
May 12, 2025
Recount underway in rural Newfoundland riding where Liberal had 12-vote lead
ST. JOHN'S - A judicial recount got underway Monday in a rural Newfoundland riding where the Liberals finished with a 12-vote lead. Officials will recount every vote cast in the riding, and it could t...
May 12, 2025
AFN chief calls for review of natural resource deals amid talk of Alberta separation
EDMONTON - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for a federal review of nearly century-old natural resource transfer agreements in response to Alberta's government opening th...
May 12, 2025
Deputy attorney general who defended Trump in hush money trial named acting librarian of Congress
NEW YORK (AP) - Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who represented Donald Trump during his 2024 criminal trial, has been appointed acting librarian of Congress, the Justice Department said Monday. ...
May 12, 2025
Ontario hospitals spent over $9B on agency staff over 10 years, study finds
TORONTO - Ontario hospitals spent more than $9 billion on nurses and other staff from for-profit agencies in a 10-year period, a new study concludes. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives study,...
May 12, 2025
US touts 'substantial progress' in tariff talks with China, but details are still scarce
GENEVA (AP) - The lead U.S. negotiator in trade talks with China cheered "a great deal of productivity" in resolving differences between the world's two leading economic powers, after officials wrappe...
May 11, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Betty Nippi-Albright did the honourable thing by choosing to sit as independent
Sarah Mills says Betty Nippi-Albright's departure from the Sask. NDP has not forced a byelection, nor has she sought dea...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, May 7
Evan speaks with Shaun Semple after Regina City Council approved the Brandt/REAL District purchase deal on Wednesday, th...