Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Thirty years on, is Quebec headed for another independence referendum?
MONTREAL - Ten years ago, Jean-Franois Lise predicted that Quebec's independence movement would be reborn. "It could rise again given the right circumstances," he said in 2015. "What could trigger it,...
Jan 04, 2025
Liberal caucus to meet Wednesday as calls mount for Trudeau to resign
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's Liberal caucus will meet on Wednesday as calls from MPs mount for the prime minister to step down. Two Liberal MPs told The Canadian Press that the meeting will take place in...
Jan 03, 2025
Canada pausing applications for parent, grandparent permanent residency sponsorships
OTTAWA - Canada will not accept new parent and grandparent permanent residency sponsorship applications until further notice, according to a ministerial directive. The directive published in the Canad...
Jan 03, 2025
Pickering councillor faces new penalty, probe amid escalating conflict with city
The mayor for a southern Ontario city says a councillor is facing a second consecutive 90-day pay suspension and allegations against her have been referred to police, after he announced the municipal ...
Jan 03, 2025
Judge sets Trump's sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time
NEW YORK (AP) - In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 - little over a week before he's due to return to the White Ho...
Jan 03, 2025
Judge sets Trump's sentencing in hush money case for Jan. 10, but signals no jail time
NEW YORK (AP) - In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 - little over a week before he's due to return to the White Ho...
Jan 03, 2025
Want to cut back on alcohol? You may see conflicting advice on low-risk drink limits
TORONTO - As some people try to cut down their drinking and embrace Dry January, they may look to Canada's health agencies for guidance - and find some conflicting advice. This week, the Canadian Inst...
Jan 03, 2025
Republican Mike Johnson reelected House speaker in dramatic floor vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Mike Johnson narrowly won reelection Friday to the House speakership on a first ballot, overcoming hard-right GOP holdouts after a tense standoff and buoyed by a nod of su...
Jan 03, 2025
'We've done the impossible': Calgarians get back personalized 1988 Olympic bricks
CALGARY - Some people say it with flowers. Some with an engagement ring. For Keith Beggs, it was a brick surrounded by mortar and placed at Calgary's Olympic Plaza that showed his true intent for the ...
Jan 03, 2025
Finalized tax credit for cleaner hydrogen gets a cautious OK from some environmental groups
The Biden administration released long-awaited final rules Friday for a tax credit that will send billions of dollars to producers of cleaner hydrogen. The new rules drew cautious praise from environm...
Jan 03, 2025
OPINION
Sarah Mills: There are echoes of Brexit in the Albert separation issue
A referendum over whether Alberta should separate from Canada is looming closer, and Sarah Mills says there are similari...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, May 26
Evan discusses the consequences of Alberta's separatism talk, unearths a Saskatchewan gem to visit this summer and meets...