Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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Parti Québécois faces drop in support for sovereignty amid Trump threats
MONTREAL - With Canadians - and even Quebecers - rallying around the flag in the face of threats from the Trump administration, the sovereigntist Parti Qubcois is struggling to find its footing. The Q...
Feb 23, 2025
Jean Perrin brand cheese recalled for E. coli: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled two kinds of Jean Perrin brand cheeses due to a possible pathogenic E. coli contamination. The agency says the recall covers Jean Perrin brand Morbey d...
Feb 22, 2025
Trudeau speaks with Trump about Ukraine, fentanyl fight, PMO says
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says Justin Trudeau spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump about the war in Ukraine on Saturday ahead of a virtual G7 meeting slated for Monday. Earlier this week,...
Feb 22, 2025
Liberal leadership candidates divided on question of cuts to public service
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidates have contrasting plans for Canada's federal public service - with presumed front-runner Mark Carney taking the most aggressive stance so far. Carney recently vow...
Feb 22, 2025
Freeland promises to consult Canadians on alternatives to consumer carbon pricing
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership contender Chrystia Freeland vows to scrap Canada's consumer carbon pricing regime in favour of alternatives to be developed through wide-ranging consultations. In a policy ...
Feb 22, 2025
Canadian fans irked by Wayne Gretzky's affiliations with Trump amid tensions
The Canadian hockey legend known as "The Great One" is facing heightened criticism over his political affiliations as tensions between Canada and the U.S. continue to fester. President Donald Trump ha...
Feb 22, 2025
Indigenous kids in care more likely to experience poor health later in life: report
OTTAWA - Indigenous people who were in government care as children experience poorer health and socioeconomic outcomes later in life than those who were never in care, a new Statistics Canada report s...
Feb 22, 2025 Indigenous people who were in government care as children suffer higher rates of disability, lower self-rated health levels and more homelessness and are more likely to struggle to meet basic household needs, a new report says. (City of Prince Albert handout)
Ford highlights promise to speed up Ring of Fire approvals at stop in Thunder Bay
Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford highlighted his promise to speed up project approvals in the mineral-rich Ring of Fire on Saturday as he visited northern Ontario on the last weekend ...
Feb 22, 2025
Operation snowfall: A look at how Montreal is cleaning up after back-to-back storms
MONTREAL - In Montreal's southwest, by the Lachine Canal, trucks come and go like clockwork, dumping loads of snow as blowers the size of tanks send it cascading in the air onto a 10-storey-high bank....
Feb 22, 2025
Progressive Conservatives gunning for Windsor West, the only NDP seat west of London
Lisa Gretzky is the last New Democrat standing west of London, Ont., surrounded by a sea of Progressive Conservative blue. And now her Windsor West seat is under threat as the Progressive Conservative...
Feb 22, 2025
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...