Murray Wood: Requiem for a newsman
Murray Wood says there's a reason there'll never be another Lloyd Robertson in Canada, and it isn't just because of the ...
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Virus besets Belarus prisons filled with president's critics
KYIV, Ukraine - A wave of COVID-19 has engulfed prisons in Belarus that are packed with people in custody for demonstrating against the nation's authoritarian president, and some of the protesters who...
Dec 26, 2020
No winning ticket for Friday night's $12 million Lotto Max jackpot
No winning ticket sold for the $12 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Dec. 29 will be approximately $17 million. The Canadian Press
Dec 26, 2020
Amid anguish of pandemic, sports offered memorable moments
Sarah Fuller was a goalie on the Vanderbilt women's soccer team when a chance at history tapped her on the shoulder. The Commodores football team was down a kicker because of COVID-19 issues, so coach...
Dec 25, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on December 25
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (All times Eastern): 1:30 p.m. A Windsor, Ont., hospital is taking the lead on managing a long-term care home weathering a deadly COVID-19 outbreak t...
Dec 25, 2020
New COVID-19 variants not in Canada: Tam; Queen focuses on hope in Christmas speech
In her annual Christmas message, the Queen spoke about hope and kindness, praising nurses, front-line service workers and Good Samaritans.Yet, not once in the message that referenced social distancing...
Dec 25, 2020
Lawyers seek relief for 'broken' convicted philanthropist
NEW YORK - Once worth nearly a billion dollars, opera-loving philanthropist Alberto Vilar is seeking financial relief from what his lawyers describe as a destitute existence following his 2018 release...
Dec 25, 2020
'Shift in perspective:' Indigenous place names moving Canada from colonial past
EDMONTON - To Terri Suntjens, symbolism means everything. That's why she decided to get involved with the City of Edmonton's initiative to rename its wards. Suntjens, who is from the Saddle Lake Cree ...
Dec 25, 2020
A look at the Indigenous names for Edmonton's 12 wards
EDMONTON - The City of Edmonton approved a bylaw earlier this month to change the names of its 12 wards to Indigenous ones. Here are the new names and their meanings: Nakota Isga (Ward 1): (NAH'-koh-t...
Dec 25, 2020
Downtown Nashville explosion knocks communications offline
NASHVILLE - A recreational vehicle parked in the deserted streets of downtown Nashville exploded early Christmas morning, causing widespread communications outages that took down police emergency syst...
Dec 25, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, Dec. 25, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:45 a.m. ET on Friday Dec. 25, 2020. There are 528,354 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 528,354 confirmed cases (75,305 active, 438,...
Dec 25, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, August 6
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomed Premier Scott Moe to talk about funding for event centres in the province, talks about...
