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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New Brunswick election: Progressive Conservatives release platform to voters
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative Party released its entire platform to voters Saturday evening before election day on Oct. 21. The platform includes pre-announced commitments to ...
Oct 12, 2024
No place for violence in B.C. politics as police investigate bomb threat, says Eby
LANGLEY, B.C. - Violence should have no place in British Columbia politics, said New Democrat Leader David Eby as police investigated a bomb threat at a party campaign office on Vancouver Island. Eby ...
Oct 12, 2024
Saskatchewan Party's Scott Moe releases platform, would spend $1.2B on promises
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe has released his entire platform to voters before election day on Oct. 28. Moe says his promises would cost $1.2 billion over four years, with de...
Oct 12, 2024
Harris' doctor reports she's in 'excellent health.' Her campaign wants to draw a contrast with Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris is in "excellent health" and "possesses the physical and mental resiliency" required to serve as president, her doctor said in a letter released Saturday...
Oct 12, 2024
Saskatchewan Party platform shows $1.2B in promises; NDP slams costing for health
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe released his entire platform Saturday, pledging to spend $1.2 billion on his promises over four years if re-elected on Oct. 28. Moe told supporte...
Oct 12, 2024
Manitoba cabinet ministers' travel expenses now online, but not those of staff
WINNIPEG - Out-of-province travel expenses for Manitoba cabinet ministers are being posted online again after a hiatus of more than a year, but the disclosure still does not include spending by accomp...
Oct 12, 2024
'Stunned by climate silence': New Brunswick election short on climate policy
FREDERICTON - Warming temperatures, rising sea levels and coastal erosion are threatening communities up and down New Brunswick, but with just over one week to the provincial election, some voters say...
Oct 12, 2024
Alberta United Conservative Party members set to debate more transgender policies
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative Party members will soon debate 35 policy resolutions that include banning transgender people from women's washrooms, prohibiting non-binary gender identifiers ...
Oct 11, 2024
'Tawdry form of petty graft': Crown urges conviction of former Calgary councillor
CALGARY - A lawyer for a former Calgary city councillor says his client's expense claims, which falsely included the names of 27 politicians from across Canada, were the result of administrative and m...
Oct 11, 2024
Minister says not enough beds for compulsory care for addictions across the country
OTTAWA - Provinces and territories need to do more to expand and improve their treatment services for people suffering from addictions and mental health conditions before they contemplate whether to m...
Oct 11, 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...