Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Trudeau missing Calgary Stampede this summer, his only absence outside COVID-19 years
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's summer campaign circuit will not include a stop at the Calgary Stampede. The annual 10-day rodeo and festival is usually a must-do event for politicians and Tr...
Jul 02, 2024
Weather has affected search for missing boaters on Lake Winnipeg, RCMP say
WINNIPEG - Manitoba RCMP have been dealing with poor weather as they search for two missing boaters on Lake Winnipeg. Three men, aged 28, 29 and 31, were returning from hunting moose in the north basi...
Jul 02, 2024
Backbencher who was booted from caucus after controversial meeting criticizes Ford
TORONTO - A former Progressive Conservative backbencher in Premier Doug Ford's government says she is disappointed with his "unilateral decision" to kick her out of caucus. Goldie Ghamari, who represe...
Jul 02, 2024
Alberta's premier, Opposition leader saddle up to flip pancakes at Calgary Stampede
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and new NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi are aiming to flip pancakes, and a few votes, at the upcoming Calgary Stampede. The 10-day rodeo event draws hundreds of thou...
Jul 02, 2024
Quebec politician accused of 'interfering' in French elections
QUEBEC CITY, Que. - A candidate for France's far-right National Rally accused a Quebec provincial politician of engaging in "a form of interference" in French politics ahead of last weekend's first ro...
Jul 02, 2024
Newfoundland and Labrador fishers say commercial cod fishery should not reopen
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Exactly 32 years after the federal government imposed a moratorium on Newfoundland and Labrador's commercial cod fishery, harvesters in the province demanded on Tuesday that Ottawa ...
Jul 02, 2024
First Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden's debate per...
Jul 02, 2024 Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas said in a statement Tuesday that Biden should “make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw.” (The Associated Press)
Concern as Quebec slashes number of family reunification applications it will process
MONTREAL - A woman who has been waiting for two years to sponsor her Guatemalan husband to come to Quebec says the province is acting in bad faith by slashing the number of family reunification applic...
Jul 02, 2024
How arbitration plans went awry ahead of WestJet mechanics strike
An order from the federal labour minister to send WestJet and its plane mechanics into binding arbitration unexpectedly resulted in a strike on one of the busiest travel weekends of the summer. The wo...
Jul 02, 2024 The work stoppage, which ended late Sunday night, raises questions about the dispute resolution process and how consumers should respond to the threat of an airline strike. (The Canadian Press)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to attend NATO leaders' summit in Washington next week
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to Washington, D.C., next week to take part in the NATO leaders' summit as a new survey shows most Canadians hold a favourable view of the military al...
Jul 02, 2024
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
8:30 - There are no shortages of stories coming from Parliament Hill this week. Following the Liberal majority, the gas ...