Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
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Georgia State Election Board approves rule requiring hand count of ballots
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's State Election Board on Friday voted to approve a new rule that requires poll workers to count the number of paper ballots by hand. The board voted 3-2 to approve the rule, go...
Sep 20, 2024
Joly, women foreign ministers say it's time a woman leads the United Nations
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says it's time for a woman to lead the United Nations, a call echoed by 14 other female foreign ministers Friday. "Within the UN system, it is time for th...
Sep 20, 2024
Could a cap on grad students from abroad hurt more than help?
TORONTO - Experts are raising questions about the need for the federal government's planned cap on international graduate students, and suggesting it may prompt some top talent to look elsewhere. Stud...
Sep 20, 2024
Canada Soccer waiting on drone spying review, Priestman still getting paid
Nearly two months after announcing an independent, external review into the Paris Olympics drone spying scandal, Canada Soccer - like everyone else - is waiting on its findings. Canada women's coach B...
Sep 20, 2024
N.B. Elxn: Tory Leader Blaine Higgs has lowest approval among Canada's premiers
FREDERICTON - As New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs started his campaign for re-election this week, a national survey was released Thursday showing he had the lowest approval r...
Sep 20, 2024
A look back at nearly three decades of British Columbia provincial elections
British Columbians are voting in the next provincial election on Oct. 19. The NDP is hoping to hold on to power, while those on the right are running in a new political landscape after the former Oppo...
Sep 20, 2024
MPs want Canadians tied to alleged Russian influencer op to testify at committee
OTTAWA - MPs on the public safety and national security committee voted unanimously to launch an investigation into an alleged Russian ploy to dupe right-wing influencers into sowing division among Am...
Sep 19, 2024
Law organizations call for Manitoba NDP to reinstate turfed backbencher
WINNIPEG - Law groups across Canada are denouncing the Manitoba NDP's ouster of a backbencher over his ties to the lawyer representing convicted sex offender Peter Nygard, while more caucus members ar...
Sep 19, 2024
Quebec public services are becoming 'dehumanized' due to rise in demand: ombudsperson
MONTREAL - Quebec's public services are becoming "dehumanized," the province's ombudsperson said in his annual report released Thursday, adding that a growing number of people are reaching out to his ...
Sep 19, 2024
NDP to join Bloc in defeating Conservatives' non-confidence motion
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will join the Bloc Qubcois in blocking a non-confidence motion next week when the Conservatives attempt to topple the the government. The planned votes from t...
Sep 19, 2024 NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will join the Bloc Québécois in blocking a non-confidence motion next week when the Conservatives attempt to topple the government. (The Canadian Press)
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Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 24
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