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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Verdicts expected March 12 in criminal trial of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers
OTTAWA - An Ontario judge is slated to deliver verdicts March 12 in the criminal trial of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers Chris Barber and Tamara Lich. Barber and Lich are co-accused of mischief, intimida...
Jan 06, 2025 Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, right, make their way with counsel to the Public Order Emergency Commission in Ottawa on November 1, 2022. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
California governor proposes $322B budget with no deficit
TURLOCK, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $322 billion budget without a deficit, a welcome change after two years of significant budget shortfalls in the nation's most populou...
Jan 06, 2025
Rudy Giuliani is in contempt of court in $148 million defamation case
NEW YORK (AP) - Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court Monday for failing to properly respond to requests for information as he turned over assets to satisfy a $148 million defamation judgment g...
Jan 06, 2025
'It's time:' Residents in Justin Trudeau's Montreal riding react to his resignation
MONTREAL - Justin Trudeau has started each of his three terms as prime minister the same way: visiting Montreal's Jarry metro station the morning after the election to personally thank the residents o...
Jan 06, 2025
California governor proposes $322B budget with no deficit
TURLOCK, Calif. (AP) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $322 billion budget without a deficit, a welcome change after two years of significant budget shortfalls in the nation's most populou...
Jan 06, 2025
Business groups call for unity as Trudeau announcement creates uncertainty
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plan to step down has business experts warning about the heightened uncertainty it has created and the need for a unified front to face the challenges ahead. ...
Jan 06, 2025
Trudeau's leaves mixed global legacy as he exits during turbulent time, analysts say
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will leave the world stage with a legacy of promoting feminist causes and focusing on Asia, along with criticism that Canada's actions fell short of the governme...
Jan 06, 2025
Trump responds to Trudeau's resignation with dig about Canada being 51st state
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump says Justin Trudeau resigned because he knows the United States will not put up with trade deficits with Canada and says many Canadians would love being the 5...
Jan 06, 2025
Congress certifies Trump won the election without challenge, in stark contrast to the 2021 violence
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 election in proceedings that unfolded Monday without challenge, in stark contrast to the Jan. 6, 2021, viole...
Jan 06, 2025
Some quotes on Justin Trudeau's decision to step down
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau announced Monday he will step down as prime minister and Liberal leader once the party chooses his successor. Here are some quotes: "Canadians deserve a real choice in the next...
Jan 06, 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
8:30 - Construction for the AI data centre in the RM of Sherwood is set to begin this spring, but many residents in the ...