Murray Wood: Why most of us are Switzerland when it comes to culture war debates
As society becomes more and more divided, Murray Wood says a lot of his friends are just trying to stay neutral, as ther...
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Ontario may not meet LTC direct care target due to staff shortages: document
TORONTO - Difficulties hiring and retaining enough nurses and personal support workers for long-term care homes could mean the Ontario government may not meet its target for the amount of hands-on car...
Apr 16, 2024
Figures and Dobson win nominations for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama voters decided primary runoffs on Tuesday for the state's newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District, setting up a potentially historic November race that could play a pa...
Apr 15, 2024
Democrats seek to seize control of deadlocked Michigan House in special elections
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Democratic lawmakers are hoping to win back a majority in the deadlocked Michigan House and regain control of the state government in two special elections on Tuesday. Democrat M...
Apr 15, 2024
House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House sent two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing a trial on allegations that he has "willfully and ...
Apr 15, 2024
Indiana limits abortion data for privacy under near-total ban, but some GOP candidates push back
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana allows so few abortions that health officials stopped releasing individual reports to protect patient privacy - a move some Republicans are now fighting to reverse. The Rep...
Apr 15, 2024
Supreme Court questions obstruction charges brought against Jan. 6 rioters and Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. B...
Apr 15, 2024
Trump trial: Why can't Americans see or hear what is going on inside the courtroom?
NEW YORK (AP) - It's a moment in history - the first U.S. president facing criminal charges in an American courtroom. Yet only a handful of observers are able to see or even hear what is going on. Ins...
Apr 15, 2024
First 7 jurors are chosen for Trump's hush money criminal trial, with 11 more still needed
NEW YORK (AP) - The first seven jurors for Donald Trump's hush money trial were seated Tuesday after lawyers grilled the jury pool about their social media posts, political views and personal lives to...
Apr 15, 2024
Only 1 in 3 US adults think Trump acted illegally in New York hush money case, AP-NORC poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first criminal trial facing former President Donald Trump is also the one in which Americans are least convinced he committed a crime, a new AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Res...
Apr 15, 2024
Three charged following January pro-Palestinian demonstration in Toronto office
TORONTO - A pro-Palestine group says some of its supporters have been arrested for protesting inside a Toronto business it claims is linked with Israeli causes. The group, which calls itself Jews Say ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Sarah Mills: We must see the good in the world, even when it's hard to find
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Sept. 11
Evan chats with political columnist Biran Lilley and lawyer Warren Kinsella after the shocking death of Charlie Kirk. He...