Murray Wood: A different kind of 'Mike' drop for Edmonton
Hurt Feelings Alert: Mike Babcock is taking over the bench of the underachieving Edmonton Oilers. Murray Wood says many ...
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GST relief on new homes could save 1st-time buyers up to $240 on mortgages: report
OTTAWA - The Liberal plan to give first-time homebuyers a tax break on a newly built home could have substantial impacts on housing affordability - with a few caveats - a new analysis finds. The Liber...
Jun 09, 2025
Pentagon deploys 700 Marines to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Pentagon deployed about 700 Marines to Los Angeles on Monday to help National Guard members respond to immigration protests, officials said, as California prepared to sue Presid...
Jun 09, 2025
Manitoba government urges tourists not to visit as 21,000 people flee wildfires
WINNIPEG - Manitoba urged tourists Monday to hit pause on visiting the province for now as it fights to find shelter for a growing legion of wildfire evacuees that has now reached 21,000. It was one o...
Jun 09, 2025
Safety institute announces research projects as global focus shifts to AI adoption
OTTAWA - The Canadian Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute will fund research projects focusing on misinformation, generative AI and the safety of autonomous systems. It said the initial 10 projec...
Jun 09, 2025
Lost RCMP memory key with informant details was offered for sale by criminals: report
OTTAWA - The RCMP lost a memory key containing personal information about victims, witnesses and informants, and later learned it was being offered for sale by criminals, the federal privacy watchdog ...
Jun 09, 2025
Two First Nations working on roads to Ring of Fire do not support new mining law
TORONTO - Two First Nations that signed deals with the provincial government to improve access to the Ring of Fire are speaking out against a new Ontario law that seeks to ease mineral extraction in t...
Jun 09, 2025
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she will attend G7 summit in Alberta
OTTAWA - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says she will attend the G7 summit next week in Kananaskis, Alta. Sheinbaum was one of several world leaders invited to the summit by Prime Minister Mark C...
Jun 09, 2025
National Holocaust Monument vandalized with 'FEED ME' written in red paint
OTTAWA - An act of vandalism that targeted the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa was an antisemitic attack, the co-chair of the monument committee said Monday. The words "FEED ME" were found scraw...
Jun 09, 2025
NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research
WASHINGTON (AP) - In his confirmation hearings to lead the National Institutes of Health, Jay Bhattacharya pledged his openness to views that might conflict with his own. "Dissent," he said, "is the v...
Jun 09, 2025
Carney set to make defence announcement in Toronto as NATO eyes spending boost
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's office says he will be in Toronto today to make an announcement related to "defence and security priorities." The announcement is slated for 10 a.m., after which ...
Jun 09, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Friday, May 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Sarah Mills: As the final school bell rings, let the summer begin
Sarah Mills says school is done for another year, so let's give thanks to all those who all those who make a positive im...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, June 24
8:30 - Premier Scott Moe is back from a trade mission to Europe that saw Saskatchewan sign new agreements on nuclear ene...