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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Nova Scotia's premier says he will sit down with wineries to discuss possible funding
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said Thursday he's willing to meet with the province's wine industry to try to resolve an impasse over the financial help his government has offered grape gro...
Oct 03, 2024
Sask. NDP demands Moe explain health system woes, overcapacity hospitals
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan New Democrats say the Saskatchewan Party's Scott Moe needs to explain how emergency rooms became overwhelmed under his watch as premier. Health care reform is one of th...
Oct 03, 2024
'Gulf is just too big': Strike vote looms for Alberta nurses as contract talks falter
EDMONTON - Alberta's nurses could soon find themselves on the picket line as recent talks with the province foundered over disagreements around pay and staffing. David Harrigan, the United Nurses of A...
Oct 03, 2024
Saskatchewan Party pledges rebate help for youth in sports, arts
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Party is promising more help for parents trying to keep their children in sports and the arts. With a provincial election set for Oct. 28, Saskatchewan Party Le...
Oct 03, 2024
Supreme Court to hear Quebec's challenge to daycare access for asylum seekers
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a challenge from the Quebec government to a lower court ruling granting asylum seekers access to subsidized daycare spaces. In a decision releas...
Oct 03, 2024
Toronto hospital to open permanent supportive housing apartments for homeless people
TORONTO - A new housing project for those who live on the streets and frequently end up in the emergency room is set to welcome its first residents in Toronto this month, supported by one of the large...
Oct 03, 2024
'It will take time': Wab Kinew reflects on first year as Manitoba premier
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew continues to enjoy a honeymoon with voters one year after his NDP government was elected, but there are challenges ahead in fulfilling promises to improve health ...
Oct 03, 2024
Mélanie Joly plans to meet with Lebanese minister at Francophonie summit
PARIS - Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly said Thursday that she's planning to meet with counterparts from Lebanon and France at the Francophonie summit, where the shadow of a wider war in...
Oct 03, 2024
New Democrats hit Saskatchewan Party on health care
Saskatchewan's New Democrats are criticizing the Saskatchewan Party's health-care record as the provincial election campaign enters its third day. The NDP says the emergency room at Saskatoon's Royal ...
Oct 03, 2024
B.C. NDP unveils election platform, focusing on 'tough challenges' and John Rustad
New Democrat Leader David Eby says he will help British Columbia households with a $1,000 grocery rebate, in an election platform that mentions rival B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad more than 50 ...
Oct 03, 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 - Friday, May 1
8:30 - Drivers are yet again feeling the pinch at the gas pump. Prices have climbed almost 20 cents per litre at some st...