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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Montana Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling that allows gender-affirming care for minors
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A Montana law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors will remain temporarily blocked, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, after justices agreed with a l...
Dec 11, 2024
Complaints body probes military police's handling of Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan case
OTTAWA - The Military Police Complaints Commission is investigating the military's handling of the case against a former general who was ousted from his high-ranking position after a sexual misconduct...
Dec 11, 2024
Questions raised about Premier Scott Moe's trip and award in Toronto
A number of questions are being raised after Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe attended an advocacy group gala and received an award while in Toronto, while officially attending another event. The premie...
Dec 11, 2024 Premier Scott Moe says his government accepts awards from time to time and he doesn’t always remember what they were for six months later. Dec. 10, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Nova Scotia premier signals openness to boosting politicians' pay
HALIFAX - After moving to block a recommended pay raise in 2022, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston now appears open to increased salaries for members of the legislature. A freeze has been in place on pr...
Dec 11, 2024
Cyclists file Charter challenge against Ontario over bike lane removals
TORONTO - Cyclists have launched a Charter challenge against the Ontario government over its decision to remove bike lanes on three Toronto roads, alleging the change puts lives at risk. The province ...
Dec 11, 2024
Trudeau highlights Kamala Harris defeat as attack on women's progress
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says women's rights and women's progress is under attack, pointing to the recent defeat of U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris as an example. Speaking on T...
Dec 11, 2024
Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associ...
Dec 11, 2024
Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, an AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associ...
Dec 11, 2024
Trudeau set to speak with premiers to tackle Trump's tariff plan
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to meet with provincial and territorial premiers this afternoon to talk Canada-U.S. relations. The premiers will virtually discuss a joint plan to tackle ...
Dec 11, 2024
'Should never have happened': Indigenous man's braids cut off in Edmonton hospital
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services says it has taken a number of steps to better train staff, after an Indigenous man's braids were cut off and thrown away while he was in an Edmonton hospital. Eve Ad...
Dec 10, 2024
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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 ...