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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'Puppet show': Saskatchewan finance minister apologizes for text to Speaker
REGINA - Saskatchewan's finance minister was ordered to apologize Monday after she sent the Speaker a text accusing him of letting the legislature devolve into an "Opposition puppet show." Donna Harpa...
Apr 15, 2024 Saskatchewan Finance Minister Donna Harpauer. (Britton Gray/980 CJME file photo)
B.C. to add 240 complex-care housing units in communities throughout the province
KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia is planning to add 240 new units to its complex-care housing program, providing homes for people with mental-health and addictions challenges that overlap with other s...
Apr 15, 2024
Maine joins compact to elect the president by popular vote but it won't come into play this November
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Maine will become the latest to join a multistate effort to elect the president by popular vote with the Democratic governor's announcement Monday that she's letting the proposa...
Apr 15, 2024
House Speaker Mike Johnson pushes towards a vote on aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing toward action this week on aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan, unveiling an elaborate plan Monday to break the package into separate votes to sq...
Apr 15, 2024
Here's what the Liberals have promised will be in the federal budget on Tuesday
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to present the federal budget on Tuesday after a countrywide tour that teased many of the housing and affordability measures to be included in the do...
Apr 15, 2024
Halifax police arrest 21 people during street protest about Israel-Hamas war
HALIFAX - Police in downtown Halifax arrested 21 protesters Monday after they blocked traffic during a demonstration about the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Halifax Regional Police s...
Apr 15, 2024
Manitoba government to appoint administrator after four rural councillors resign
The Manitoba government has stepped in after four councillors representing a rural area north of Winnipeg resigned last week. A spokesperson for the province says it is in the process of appointing an...
Apr 15, 2024
California officials sue Huntington Beach over voter ID law passed at polls
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - California officials on Monday sued Huntington Beach over a new law that lets the city require voters to provide identification to cast ballots at the polls starting in...
Apr 15, 2024
Singh defends NDP carbon price position — without directly supporting a consumer levy
OTTAWA - The federal leader of the New Democrats spent Monday insisting his party's position on carbon pricing remains unchanged. But Jagmeet Singh refused to say explicitly whether he supports the co...
Apr 15, 2024
National security link needed to bar spy service members under immigration law: court
OTTAWA - People can be barred from Canada under espionage-related provisions of the immigration law only when their activities have a clear link to Canadian security, the Federal Court of Appeal has r...
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...