Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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AP sources: Chinese hackers targeted cellphones used by Trump, Vance
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chinese hackers targeted cellphones used by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance, two people familiar with the matter said Friday. It was not...
Oct 25, 2024
Trump visits Texas to tape Joe Rogan's podcast and to criticize Harris on immigration
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Donald Trump tried Friday to turn a major celebratory event for Kamala Harris into an attack line tied to one of his favorite subjects, immigration. Hours before the vice presiden...
Oct 25, 2024
Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the 'sin' of a 150-year-old boarding school policy
LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. (AP) - President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the "sin" of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated children...
Oct 25, 2024
Brazil reaches $23 billion settlement with mining firms over 2015 environmental disaster
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazil's federal government on Friday reached a multibillion-dollar settlement with the mining companies responsible for a 2015 dam collapse that the government said was the country's...
Oct 25, 2024
Canada condemns 'horrifying' violence in Haiti as political transition challenged
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly said Friday that Canada strongly condemns a new surge of "horrifying violence" perpetrated by gangs in Haiti. Gang violence has increased in the Caribbean...
Oct 25, 2024
Joly faces calls for probe in death of woman Canada refused to repatriate from Syria
OTTAWA - Advocates want Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly to immediately call an impartial investigation into the death of a Canadian woman the federal government refused to repatriate from a Syria...
Oct 25, 2024
After years of legal battles, Montreal suburb finally kills deer in park
MONTREAL - A Montreal suburb with a park overpopulated with white-tailed deer says it has carried out the first phase of its cull, with 64 animals killed. Longueuil, Que., has fought against activists...
Oct 25, 2024
Small Nova Scotia town elects its first all-women council
HALIFAX - A small town in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley elected its first all-women council last week, a "historic" result at a time when women continue to face barriers to entering local politics, s...
Oct 25, 2024
With listeria top of mind, manufacturers are upping testing protocols: food experts
From frozen waffles and pancakes to beef jelly tongue, recent listeria recalls may have consumers concerned that more of the bacteria is infiltrating the food chain, but experts say that's not the cas...
Oct 25, 2024
Federal government posts $9.8-billion deficit for April-to-August period
OTTAWA - The federal government's deficit was $9.8 billion for the April-to-August period. The Finance Department's latest fiscal monitor says the result compared with a deficit of $4.3 billion during...
Oct 25, 2024
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...