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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Trudeau was warned about Trump's trade plans before phone call: briefing note
WASHINGTON - Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau went into his first phone call with a newly re-elected Donald Trump aware that the U.S. president likely was looking to reopen the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Ag...
Mar 26, 2025
Liberals and Conservatives taking their federal election campaigns to Quebec
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal Leader Mark Carney are shifting their campaigns to Quebec. Poilievre, who held a rally in Hamilton on Tuesday night with thousands in the crow...
Mar 26, 2025
N.S. legislature sitting marked by moves to consolidate power: political scientist
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia legislature has wrapped up a winter sitting that a political scientist says was marked by government moves to increase cabinet's authority and shrink the legislature's abilit...
Mar 26, 2025
Alberta judge calls for public inquiry to answer questions on prison inmate death
EDMONTON - A judge is calling for a public inquiry into an Edmonton inmate's death, saying it's the only way to get to the bottom of three guards' actions that day amid concerns they were running a pr...
Mar 26, 2025
B.C. energy minister says treaty not a 'bargaining chip' in U.S. trade dispute
VICTORIA - British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix says U.S. President Donald Trump's claims about Canada supplying water through the Columbia River Treaty are "not accurate," and the U.S. can man...
Mar 25, 2025
Democrats keep control of Pennsylvania House with election win; GOP Senate district sees close race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democrat Dan Goughnour handily won a special election in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, keeping majority control of the state House in his party's hands by a single seat. Goug...
Mar 25, 2025
U.S. plan to restore Russian fertilizer market funds Ukrainian death: Premier Moe
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says a plan by the United States to restore Russia's ability to sell fertilizer is a backchannel that funds Ukrainian death and suffering. "This is the most dis...
Mar 25, 2025
B.C. to bring in legislation to end its carbon tax on consumers starting April 1
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government says it will table legislation on Monday that eliminates the consumer carbon tax in the province. It says in a statement that the tax will be removed April 1, ...
Mar 25, 2025
Trump signs order seeking to overhaul US elections, including requiring proof of citizenship
NEW YORK (AP) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul elections in the U.S., including requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in fede...
Mar 25, 2025
Saskatchewan government introduces bill to apply sales tax on vaping products
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation that would apply the provincial sales tax of six per cent to vaping products. Finance Minister Jim Reiter says the tax aims to discourag...
Mar 25, 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
On Friday, Evan discusses guide dogs, artificial intelligence campaigns trying to amplify division amongst political mov...