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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B.C. First Nation has draft treaty after 30 years of hard work: treaty commissioner
TERRACE - The newest draft treaty signed in British Columbia will allow the First Nation to "break free from the shackles of the Indian Act" and take control of their future, the head of the provincia...
Jun 25, 2024
Should he stay or should he go now? A look at Trudeau's options after byelection loss
OTTAWA - A historic defeat for the Liberals in a downtown Toronto byelection has put a glaring question mark on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's political future. Insiders warn the Conservative victory...
Jun 25, 2024
Former B.C. premier John Horgan, Canada's ambassador to Germany, has cancer again
LANGFORD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Former British Columbia premier and Canada's ambassador to Germany John Horgan is staying positive about his health and sends healing thoughts to people battling c...
Jun 25, 2024
Green MLA Olsen not running in fall B.C. election, cites mental and physical health
VICTORIA - One of the two Green Party members in British Columbia's Legislature has announced he will not seek re-election in this fall's provincial vote. Adam Olsen, who represents Saanich North and ...
Jun 25, 2024
First Nations, Ottawa, B.C., announce $335M for protection off Great Bear coast
VANCOUVER - A new financing initiative for 17 First Nations in British Columbia is set to expand protection for marine ecosystems off the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest. Prime Minister Justin Trud...
Jun 25, 2024
Judge alters Trump’s gag order, letting him talk about witnesses, jury after hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge on Tuesday modified Donald Trump's gag order, freeing the former president to comment publicly about witnesses and jurors in the hush money criminal trial that led to his felon...
Jun 25, 2024
California governor defends progressive values, says they're an 'antidote' to populism on the right
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Gavin Newsom used his State of the State address on Tuesday to boost President Joe Biden ahead of Thursday's pivotal presidential debate, comparing Donald Trump's versio...
Jun 25, 2024
'I hear your concerns': Trudeau reflects on devastating byelection loss
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heard the "concerns and frustrations" of voters, he said Tuesday, after losing a Toronto-area riding that the Liberals have held for more than three decades. His...
Jun 25, 2024
AFN national chief says child welfare funding to top $20B as chiefs raise concerns
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the organization is about to finalize a deal with Ottawa on child welfare reforms that will top the $20 billion promised as part of a ...
Jun 25, 2024
Ottawa urges Canadians to leave Lebanon while they can due to escalating violence
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is urging Canadians to leave an increasingly volatile Lebanon while they can. In a statement today, Joly says the security situation could deteriorate fur...
Jun 25, 2024
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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
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...