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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Joly says about 45,000 Canadians in Lebanon; she's concerned about pager explosions
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says close to 45,000 Canadians are in Lebanon, months after warning there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate them if the situation deteriorates further. ...
Sep 20, 2024
Calgary's mayor asks province to salvage parts of halted Green Line transit project
EDMONTON - Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek is urging the Alberta government to salvage pieces of the massive discontinued Green Line transit project, and the province says it's open to working together. Ci...
Sep 20, 2024
Canada announces $151 million for polio eradication, after outbreak in Gaza Strip
OTTAWA - Canada is setting aside $151 million for the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen announced the news at a Rotary International conference in Tor...
Sep 20, 2024
Nova Scotia legislature wraps after quick 10-day sitting, acrimony with Ottawa
HALIFAX - The fall sitting of the Nova Scotia legislature concluded Friday after just 10 sitting days, but the government says that was enough time to get important work done. The quick wrap-up came a...
Sep 20, 2024
Manitoba to encourage renewable energy while acknowledging fossil fuel use
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has boosted plans for renewable energy with an announcement it will work with First Nations to develop wind power. Premier Wab Kinew said Friday the province will he...
Sep 20, 2024
Alberta Health Services declares E. coli outbreak over at central Alberta daycare
BLACKFALDS, Alta. - Alberta Health Services says an E. coli outbreak at a daycare in Blackfalds has ended. Several children and staff got sick in late August at an Aspen Lakes Discovery Center locatio...
Sep 20, 2024
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 after voting is completed, a change that cri...
Sep 20, 2024
Secret Service report details communication failures preceding July assassination attempt on Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service's performance ahead of a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, according to a n...
Sep 20, 2024
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
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
On Wednesday, Evan reviews Tuesday's federal spring fiscal update, takes the temperature of the new CFL changes coming i...