Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Government spending in limbo as Tories, Liberals continue game of chicken in House
OTTAWA - Treasury Board President Anita Anand is warning that if the House of Commons doesn't get back to regular business, some government departments might be in financial trouble. On Monday, Anand ...
Nov 19, 2024
Quebec politician offers mea culpa for comments on racism in provincial legislature
QUBEC - A Quebec legislature member tried to make amends on Tuesday for his controversial comments earlier this month about racism at the national assembly, but it wasn't enough to satisfy political o...
Nov 19, 2024
New York prosecutors say they oppose dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) - New York prosecutors oppose any effort to dismiss President-elect Donald Trump's hush money conviction, but they expressed some openness Tuesday to delaying sentencing until after his ...
Nov 19, 2024
NY prosecutors say they will oppose dismissing Trump’s hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) - New York prosecutors said Tuesday they'll oppose dismissing President-elect Donald Trump's hush money case as his sentencing looms, but they expressed some openness to delaying it unti...
Nov 19, 2024
Ontario launching new mental health program for first responders
TORONTO - Ontario is launching a new mental health program for first responders. The province says the Mental Health Supports for Public Safety Personnel program will provide help for police officers,...
Nov 19, 2024
Canada's mental health is three times worse than before COVID-19
TORONTO - A new report says mental health across Canada is three times worse than it was before COVID-19 and access to care varies widely across provinces and territories. The Canadian Mental Health A...
Nov 19, 2024 The Canadian Mental Health Association's report also says 57 per cent of young people between 18 and 24 years old who have early signs of mental illness say they can't afford to get services. (The Canadian Press)
Report finds 1 in 5 newcomers leave Canada within 25 years
OTTAWA - One in five immigrants who come to Canada ultimately leave the country within 25 years, with about one-third of those people moving on within the first five years. The findings come from a re...
Nov 19, 2024 The Institute for Canadian Citizenship is calling on the federal government to develop strategies on how to better retain immigrants, especially in the first five years. (The Canadian Press)
New Brunswick Liberals promise rent cap, tax cuts in first 100 days in office
FREDERICTON - A rent cap, tax cuts, and payments to nurses are among the commitments New Brunswick's Liberal government says it will fulfil in its first 100 days in office. In a throne speech Tuesday,...
Nov 19, 2024
Ontario proposes fix to issue of dwindling long-term care cultural admissions
TORONTO - Ontario is proposing a pilot project to tweak long-term care priority rules in order to address a problem of declining and mismatched admissions to the province's cultural homes. The issue w...
Nov 19, 2024
Manitoba NDP lays out plans to freeze hydro rates, commission bison statue
WINNIPEG - Tackling high grocery prices, freezing hydro electricity rates and commissioning a new statue reflecting Manitoba's past and present are some of the priorities for the coming year the NDP g...
Nov 19, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 17
On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...