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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Alberta schools drafting contingency plans ahead of looming support worker strike
EDMONTON - Two Alberta school divisions gearing up for a strike by more than 3,000 support workers say they're drawing up contingency plans but encourage parents to keep in touch with their school's p...
Jan 10, 2025
Prosecutors seek 15 years in prison for former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez after bribery conviction
NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors say former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez should be imprisoned for 15 years for a "grave abuse of his power," after the New Jersey Democrat became the first person to be convicted ...
Jan 10, 2025
Prosecutors seek 15 years in prison for former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez after bribery conviction
NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors say former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez should be imprisoned for 15 years, after the Democrat from New Jersey became the first to be convicted of abusing a Senate committee leade...
Jan 10, 2025
Yvonne Jones, longtime Liberal MP for Labrador, retiring from federal politics
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - Yvonne Jones, Liberal member of Parliament for Labrador, says she won't be running in the next federal election. Jones has been public about her past battles with breast...
Jan 10, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly off to Washington next week to talk tariffs
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly will head to Washington next week as part of her government's efforts to press the incoming Trump administration not to impose damaging tariffs on Canada....
Jan 10, 2025
Human rights group asks Canada to declare another genocide in Sudan
OTTAWA - A prominent human rights group is calling on Ottawa to follow the U.S. and declare that recent actions by Sudan's paramilitary force amount to genocide. The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human ...
Jan 10, 2025 In April, the advocacy group released a detailed report arguing that Sudan's paramilitary force had been targeting ethnic groups while using arms from the United Arab Emirates. (The Canadian Press)
Judge sentences Trump in hush money case but doesn't impose punishment
NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump was formally sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment. The outcome cements Trump's conviction while freeing...
Jan 10, 2025
Carney looking to launch Liberal leadership bid next week, Joly declines to run
OTTAWA - Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney signalled through his campaign team Friday that he will launch his bid to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal party late ...
Jan 10, 2025
Provincial health plans to cover primary care by nurse practitioners: Health Min.
TORONTO - Federal Health Minister Mark Holland says provincial and territorial health plans will cover primary care provided by nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives. Holland says regulated he...
Jan 10, 2025
Liberals will remove 'fraudulent' memberships, as some register pets
OTTAWA - A federal Liberal spokesman says the party can and will remove "fraudulent profiles" from its list of electors eligible to vote for its next leader. Parker Lund's comment came after multiple ...
Jan 10, 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...