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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Manitoba starts rolling out plastic replacements for old-style paper health cards
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has taken another step toward fulfilling its promise to replace paper provincial health cards with plastic ones. The government has started accepting online applicat...
Jan 15, 2025
Alberta launches ankle bracelet monitoring of 'high risk' offenders
EDMONTON - Albertans convicted or accused of a crime can now be ordered to wear ankle bracelets that electronically track their movements. Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis says it gives courts a tool...
Jan 15, 2025
First Nations group presses Ottawa to come back to the table for child welfare talks
OTTAWA - The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society is calling on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to force the federal government back to the negotiation table on national reforms to the chi...
Jan 15, 2025
Ottawa delays meetings for unpopular plan to redistribute baby eel quotas
HALIFAX - After a barrage of criticism over a plan to transfer baby eel quotas away from longtime licence holders, the federal Fisheries Department is delaying information sessions on the pilot projec...
Jan 15, 2025
Industry groups call for help facing U.S. tariffs, offer ideas to limit damage
OTTAWA - Canadian industry groups are calling on the government to protect businesses if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to impose tariffs on Canadian goods headed to the ...
Jan 15, 2025
Concerns raised over comments referencing Muslims reposted by Tory leadership hopeful
WINNIPEG - One of the two candidates for the leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives is under fire over a social media post that referred to his opponent's Muslim faith. Wally Daudrich's ...
Jan 15, 2025
Canada says it has border under control just ahead of Trump inauguration
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister David McGuinty says Ottawa has added 60 new drones at the Canada-U.S. border and will deploy two new helicopters this week as it moves to ratchet up security. McGuinty ...
Jan 15, 2025
Energy minister makes case for U.S.-Canada energy alliance in Washington
WASHINGTON - Jonathan Wilkinson is the latest Liberal in Washington amid President-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats, and the Canadian energy minister is making the pitch for a Canada-U.S. energy an...
Jan 15, 2025
Trudeau and premiers meet to discuss response to Trump's tariffs threat
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are set to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his cabinet today to talk about U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's vow to impose steep tariffs. Trump has ...
Jan 15, 2025
Few US adults confident Justice Department and FBI will act fairly under Trump, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - As President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, prepares for questioning from senators on Wednesday, only about 2 in 10 U.S. adults are "extremely" or "very" ...
Jan 15, 2025
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...