Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
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Gould stirs debate among Liberal MPs over whether they 'lost trust' of Canadians
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership contender Karina Gould opened up a soul-searching debate in her party's caucus after declaring Canadians "lost trust" in the Liberals during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's...
Jan 24, 2025
U.S. tariff threat adds urgency for B.C.'s energy independence: minister
VANCOUVER - The looming prospect of American tariffs raises the stakes for boosting the province's energy independence, British Columbia Energy Minister Adrian Dix said Thursday. There was urgency bef...
Jan 23, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford plans to call snap election next week: sources
TORONTO - Premier Doug Ford plans to call a snap election next Wednesday and send Ontarians to the polls on Feb. 27, The Canadian Press has learned. Two senior government sources say Ford recently mad...
Jan 23, 2025
Vancouver mayor plans freeze on new supportive housing in Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has unveiled a plan to revitalize the city's troubled Downtown Eastside that includes pausing the construction of net new supportive housing units. He said he wants...
Jan 23, 2025
Manitoba premier makes change to cabinet following minister's death
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has shuffled one of his cabinet ministers and appointed a new one. The change was necessitated by the death last week of Nello Altomare, who served as minister of...
Jan 23, 2025
Bill 21 at the Supreme Court: Five things about Quebec’s contentious secularism law
MONTREAL - Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, was challenged in court as soon as it was adopted more than five years ago. With the Supreme Court of Canada announcing Thursday it will hear argu...
Jan 23, 2025
Joly off to Washington to talk tariffs with Rubio as Trump floats 5% target for NATO
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly will press Canada's case against damaging tariffs with the new U.S. secretary of state in Washington next week, after Trump repeated a demand Thursday for...
Jan 23, 2025
Trump says he will 'demand' that interest rates come down, but it won't be that simple
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has pledged cheaper prices and lower interest rates, but an economy transformed by the pandemic will make those promises difficult to keep. Economic growth is ...
Jan 23, 2025
Payments to shortchanged caregivers of kids with disabilities satisfy B.C. watchdog
VICTORIA - British Columbia ombudsperson Jay Chalke says he's satisfied the provincial government has fixed a problem that shortchanged caregivers of children with disabilities by nearly $1.2 million ...
Jan 23, 2025
The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet. Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence d...
Jan 23, 2025
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Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 24
On Friday's show, Evan looks at the stormy forecast for Saskatchewan heading into the weekend, the potential delays to s...