Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Biden's performance leaves supporters worried after first presidential debate
PHILADELPHIA - The first debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump may not have brought the surge of excitement among voters that both leaders were looking for ahead of the November election. The matc...
Jun 28, 2024
Trump and Biden spar on economy after skipping handshake at start of debate
PHOENIX (AP) - President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump opened their first 2024 president debate without shaking hands and went right to mixing it up on policy Thursday night. Some key mo...
Jun 27, 2024
A halting Biden tries to confront Trump at debate but stirs Democratic panic about his candidacy
ATLANTA (AP) - A raspy and sometimes halting President Joe Biden tried repeatedly to confront Donald Trump in their first debate ahead of the November election, as his Republican rival countered Biden...
Jun 27, 2024
Manitoba Tories decide not to proceed with online voting in leadership race
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are kicking off their leadership race and have decided not to use online voting. The party has announced that nomination forms will be available starting ...
Jun 27, 2024
Liberal caucus staying quiet after major byelection defeat that rattled party
OTTAWA - Liberal campaign co-chair Terry Duguid insisted Thursday that his caucus is united behind Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, even as the majority of elected Liberals remain silent on the prime mi...
Jun 27, 2024
Jagmeet Singh makes his case to Alberta's new NDP leader amid party separation talks
OTTAWA - Breaking up the federal and provincial arms of the New Democratic Party would be a mistake, federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh suggested on Thursday, as members in Alberta increasingly vocalize...
Jun 27, 2024
Optimistic, but aware: wet weather easing Fort Nelson, B.C., fire fears
FORT NELSON - The mayor of Fort Nelson, B.C., says the community is feeling more comfortable after a week of wet weather and a downgraded drought threat, but that doesn't mean they're blind to the ris...
Jun 27, 2024
Nova Scotia in talks for agency to investigate wrongful conviction of Glen Assoun
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's police watchdog is in talks with a civilian agency that is interested in investigating the role of police in the wrongful murder conviction of Glen Assoun, provincial justice o...
Jun 27, 2024
Alberta announces final numbers for fiscal year, including $4.3B surplus
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta has announced its final numbers for the fiscal year that ended in March, and the bottom line is a $4.3-billion surplus. Finance Minister Nate Horner says Alberta to...
Jun 27, 2024
Council approves new mandate, changes for REAL
City council passed a resolution supporting six recommendations on the future of the Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. Among them were recommendations from administration that the city continue to ru...
Jun 27, 2024 Roberta Engel, the acting president and CEO of REAL, said it's going to take some time to right the ship. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...