Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
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Freeland finds safety in numbers on digital sales tax
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland isn't flinching now that the U.S. can move forward with a trade challenge against the Liberal government's controversial digital services tax. The Liberals ...
Nov 13, 2024
AP Race Call: Republican Ken Calvert wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 41st Congressional District
Republican Rep. Ken Calvert won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Calvert faced a rematch against his 2022 Democratic opponent, Will Rollins, in a competitive distr...
Nov 13, 2024
'He's here with us': Tributes to John Horgan as B.C. New Democrat members sworn in
VICTORIA - Premier David Eby said he could sense the spirit of former British Columbia premier John Horgan at a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday for 47 New Democrat members of the legislature. Horgan di...
Nov 13, 2024
Trump says he will nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to be attorney general
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he will nominate Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to serve as his attorney general, putting a loyalist in the role of t...
Nov 13, 2024
Spy service officer denies threatening Montreal man who was later imprisoned in Sudan
OTTAWA - A Canadian Security Intelligence Service official has denied threatening a Montreal man who was later imprisoned and allegedly tortured by authorities in Sudan. The spy service employee, who ...
Nov 13, 2024
Prime Minister Trudeau makes trip to Bermuda to eulogize longtime family friend
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is travelling to Bermuda today to give a eulogy at the funeral for businessman Peter Green. Green was a lifelong family friend to Trudeau and, as reported by the...
Nov 13, 2024
Nova Scotia NDP releases election platform focused on affordability, housing, health
HALIFAX - Promises to build 30,000 affordable rental homes, make Halifax ferries free and temporarily remove the provincial tax on gasoline were centrepieces of the Nova Scotia NDP election platform r...
Nov 13, 2024
'Serious risks': Researchers join push against importing monkeys for drug testing
Dozens of researchers across Canada, including renowned environmentalist David Suzuki, have joined a growing chorus of voices urging the federal government to halt the importation of an endangered mon...
Nov 13, 2024
Republican John Thune of South Dakota is elected the next Senate majority leader
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Mitch McConne...
Nov 13, 2024
CAE monitoring but not expecting near- or long-term changes from U.S. election
The head of flight simulator maker CAE Inc. is closely watching events in the U.S. after last week's election, but said he isn't immediately worried that the incoming president will shake things up to...
Nov 13, 2024
OPINION
Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
On Friday, Evan discusses guide dogs, artificial intelligence campaigns trying to amplify division amongst political mov...