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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Majority of Canadians would vote for Kamala Harris in U.S. election: poll
WASHINGTON - If Canadians could vote in the U.S. election, a majority would choose to send Kamala Harris to the White House. In a new survey from polling firm Leger, 64 per cent of Canadian respondent...
Oct 25, 2024
Yukon's 2023-2024 finances swing into deficit from original surplus forecast
Yukon's government says the territory recorded a non-consolidated deficit of more than $42 million, an almost $91-million swing from the original forecast of a surplus of $48-million. A government sta...
Oct 24, 2024
Saskatchewan Party on board with federal partnership on homeless support: Moe
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe says he would welcome a discussion with federal partners on tackling homelessness if re-elected as premier on Monday. Federal Housing Minister Se...
Oct 24, 2024
Facts about the B.C. Greens who could be kingmakers in the legislature
VICTORIA - Two Green Party legislators could hold the balance of power in British Columbia after Saturday's provincial election gave neither the NDP nor the B.C. Conservatives a majority of seats afte...
Oct 24, 2024
Policy points, partisan jabs mark closing foreign interference hearing
OTTAWA - Participants in a federal public inquiry are calling on Ottawa to take bolder action against foreign interference by making effective use of legal tools, closing loopholes and fostering publi...
Oct 24, 2024
Crucial B.C. election recounts won't start until Sunday afternoon
VICTORIA - Voting officials say recounts in two ridings that could determine the outcome of British Columbia's election won't start until Sunday afternoon - and it won't be until Monday before the mak...
Oct 24, 2024
Ontario to expand access to fertility services with $150M over two years
TORONTO - Ontario is set to expand the number of clinics where people can access publicly funded fertility services such as in vitro fertilization, as part of a $150-million expansion to the program. ...
Oct 24, 2024
Saskatchewan NDP promises to work with Ottawa on homeless supports if elected
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck says her party would collaborate with the federal government to work out the best deal for solving homelessness if elected on Monday. Federal ...
Oct 24, 2024
Golf carts to ride roads in seven Alberta municipalities under pilot program
Alberta golfers squeaking out their last rounds before winter hits might not have to put their carts away quite yet. The Alberta government announced Thursday that golf carts can now be driven on road...
Oct 24, 2024
NDP plan motion to push back against anti-abortion 'creep' from Conservatives
OTTAWA - The NDP is taking aim at the Conservatives on abortion by putting forward a motion to call out what it calls a "creep" of legislation, petitions and threats aimed at reducing access to aborti...
Oct 24, 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...