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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'A victory': Canada halts planned deportation of bisexual man to Kenya
TORONTO - A bisexual man in Canada has been granted one-year temporary residency just a day before his scheduled deportation to Kenya - an outcome his supporters call "a victory for migrant and queer ...
Aug 24, 2024
Storm clouds still heavy around Liberals as cabinet meets for retreat in Halifax
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will kick off a three-day cabinet retreat in Halifax on Sunday, where the themes are fairness and Canada-U.S. relations, but the feelings are all about dj vu. A ...
Aug 24, 2024
Professor asks top court to review 'revolutionary' law curbing spy watchdog members
OTTAWA - A law professor is urging the Supreme Court of Canada to weigh the constitutionality of "revolutionary and unprecedented legislation" that limits members of a prominent spy watchdog from usin...
Aug 24, 2024
B.C. auditor general cites two 'significant errors' in government's final accounts
VICTORIA - The office of British Columbia's auditor general says he found two "significant errors" in the New Democrat government's year-end public financial statements, but the Ministry of Finance sa...
Aug 23, 2024
Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraska’s November ballot
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska voters will choose between two competing abortion measures to either expand abortion rights or limit them to the current 12-week ban - a development likely to drive more ...
Aug 23, 2024
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he's suspending his presidential bid and backing Donald Trump
PHOENIX (AP) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his independent campaign for president Friday and endorsed Donald Trump, a late-stage shakeup of the presidential race that could give the former preside...
Aug 23, 2024
Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, withdrew from the race for Alaska's lone seat in the U.S. House on Friday after finishin...
Aug 23, 2024
Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, withdrew from the race for Alaska's lone seat in the U.S. House on Friday after finishin...
Aug 23, 2024
Trump-backed Alaska Republican withdraws from US House race after third-place finish in primary
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, a Republican backed by former President Donald Trump, withdrew from the race for Alaska's lone seat in the U.S. House on Friday after finishing t...
Aug 23, 2024
Nova Scotia group wants a court to declare a First Nation's lobster fishery illegal
HALIFAX - A commercial lobster fishing group in southwestern Nova Scotia is seeking a court to have a lobster fishery run by a First Nations community declared illegal. The United Fisheries Conservati...
Aug 23, 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...