Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
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Winnipeg councillor, son of former Manitoba premier dead: mayor says
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg city councillor who was the son of a former Manitoba premier and governor general of Canada has died. Mayor Scott Gillingham confirmed Jason Schreyer, councillor for Elmwood-East...
Apr 30, 2025
Mental health trouble leads to public safety issues, Vancouver's mayor says
VANCOUVER - People are "sick and tired" of inquiries and reviews into a recurring pattern of people in a mental health crisis becoming involved in violent incidents, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said Wedne...
Apr 30, 2025
Elections Canada to investigate voting barriers in Nunavik
MONTREAL - Elections Canada says it will investigate "shortcomings" that prevented some people in Nunavik from casting their vote in Monday's federal election. In a statement Wednesday, chief electora...
Apr 30, 2025
Doug Ford floats idea of electing judges in rant on bail reform
Ontario Premier Doug Ford blasted judges in the province whom he perceives as being soft on crime, and floated ideas on Wednesday such as electing judges and offering them payouts to retire early. His...
Apr 30, 2025
Trump's tariffs loom over the economy as shipments from China fall
WASHINGTON (AP) - American businesses are cancelling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down to see what trade policy surprises President Donald Trump plans to spring on them ...
Apr 30, 2025
Jonathan Pedneault resigns as Green Party co-leader after party took only one seat
OTTAWA - Jonathan Pedneault has resigned as co-leader of the Green Party after acknowledging the "disappointing" outcome for the party in Monday's election. In a statement posted online Wednesday morn...
Apr 30, 2025
Trump's tariffs loom over the economy as shipments from China fall
WASHINGTON (AP) - American businesses are cancelling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down to see what trade policy surprises President Donald Trump plans to spring on them ...
Apr 30, 2025
It's April 30. On tax deadline day, this is your final reminder to file
For most Canadians, today is the last day to file your taxes which is especially important if you need to avoid late penalties and interest on amounts owing. The deadline for self-employed workers to ...
Apr 30, 2025 Tax filing season has officially ended on Wednesday for most Canadians. A Canada Revenue Agency sign in Ottawa is shown on Monday, March 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Ontario considering change to length of teachers' college, documents suggest
TORONTO - The Ontario government is considering shortening the length of teachers' college in order to address a worsening shortage of educators, documents obtained by The Canadian Press suggest. A fr...
Apr 30, 2025
Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath hospitalized after accident, her office says
HAMILTON - The office of Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath says she has been hospitalized after being injured in an accident. A statement issued late Tuesday says Horwath is awaiting surgery and may need ...
Apr 29, 2025
OPINION
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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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
8:30 - We're learning that the cost to refit Saskatchewan's coal-fired power plants has climbed to $26 billion over the ...