Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Canada pledges $8 million in food aid for Cuba as U.S. fuel blockade continues
OTTAWA - Canada is sending $8 million in food aid to Cuba, where a U.S. oil blockade has triggered a humanitarian crisis. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and MP Randeep Sarai, secretary of state ...
Feb 25, 2026
Trump defends controversial policies, tariffs in State of the Union
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump defended his controversial immigration tactics and global tariffs during a record-breaking State of the Union address on Tuesday night. During the 108-minute s...
Feb 25, 2026 President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, as Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., listen. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Almost half of Toronto-area immigrant settlement services expect program closures
OTTAWA - Nearly half the immigrant service organizations in the Greater Toronto Area are braced for program closures in the near future due to federal funding cuts that began in 2024. A survey of 48 n...
Feb 25, 2026
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger rebuts Trump’s claims of a thriving nation, says costs remain high
WASHINGTON (AP) - Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger offered a sharp contrast to President Donald Trump's depiction of the nation as being in a "golden age" during his State of the Union, arguing in her...
Feb 24, 2026
Trump uses longest-ever State of the Union to try to convince voters that US is 'winning so much'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump declared during a marathon State of the Union on Tuesday that "we're winning so much" - insisting he'd sparked an economic boom at home and imposed a new world...
Feb 24, 2026
Report details B.C. First Nation, Vancouver Police Board collaboration breakdown
VANCOUVER - A man who was handcuffed by police along with his 12-year-old granddaughter after being falsely accused of trying to use a fake status card to open a bank account in 2019 says the Vancouve...
Feb 24, 2026
Saskatchewan Premier Moe going to India with PM Mark Carney as part of trade mission
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is heading to India with Prime Minister Mark Carney this week as his province continues to be hit by steep tariffs. Moe's office said Tuesday he is flying with ...
Feb 24, 2026
Have an upcoming Mexico trip? Here's what you should know as warnings remain in place
March break is around the corner and safety concerns continue to swirl for tourists planning a sunny getaway in Mexico. It comes after widespread violence prompted airlines to temporarily suspend serv...
Feb 24, 2026
B.C. launches $400M fund to directly invest in private projects
VICTORIA - British Columbia has launched a $400 million fund to directly invest in private-sector projects or provide them with loans. Premier David Eby said the B.C. Strategic Investment Fund that wa...
Feb 24, 2026
Alberta challenge to federal project review law being heard in court, again
CALGARY - Alberta is taking another run at having a court strike down federal project review legislation. The Alberta Court of Appeal started hearing the province's second challenge to Ottawa's Impact...
Feb 24, 2026
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...