Murray Wood: Hats off to the Roughriders
Murray reflects on some oddly sensitive language at the Rider game around doffing headgear for the anthem. And on how fa...
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November consumer prices up 0.2% as energy costs rise
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer prices edged up 0.2% in November as a rise in the cost of energy and a number of other goods offset a drop in food costs. The gain in the consumer price index followed a fla...
Dec 10, 2020
AP's song of the year: Keedron Bryant's 'I Just Wanna Live'
NEW YORK - The top 10 songs of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu (a playlist of the songs can be found here ): 1. Keedron Bryant, "I Just Wanna Live": During times of turmoil and...
Dec 10, 2020
Queen's granddaughter Zara Tindall expecting her 3rd child
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Tindall is pregnant with her third child, her husband announced Wednesday. Former rugby star Mike Tindall, who has two daughters with Zara - 6-year-old Mi...
Dec 10, 2020
Delay in pandemic-related rise in homelessness gives feds time to prevent it: report
OTTAWA - A government-commissioned report says the effect of COVID-19 on the number of homeless people in Canada won't be felt for three to five years, giving policy-makers a chance to prevent the pan...
Dec 10, 2020
Lebanese judge charges caretaker PM in August port explosion
BEIRUT - The Lebanese prosecutor probing last summer's port explosion in Beirut filed charges on Thursday against the caretaker prime minister and three former ministers, accusing them of negligence t...
Dec 10, 2020
Canada says 2 citizens held in China have not been tried
BEIJING - Canada said Thursday that it has confirmed with China that two Canadians held for two years in China in a case linked to a Huawei executive have not been put on trial, contrary to remarks by...
Dec 10, 2020
First ministers meeting and Hanukkah during a pandemic : In The News for Dec. 10
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kick-start your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada .....
Dec 10, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Thursday Dec. 10, 2020. There are 435,330 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 435,330 confirmed cases (72,336 active, 35...
Dec 10, 2020
New effort aims to zero in on illicit dealings tied to online child exploitation
OTTAWA - Canada's anti-money laundering agency is flagging some telltale signs that a financial transaction could be linked to online child sexual exploitation. The federal Financial Transactions and ...
Dec 10, 2020
A look at what provinces and territories have said about COVID-19 vaccine plans
The federal government says the largest mass immunization effort in Canadian history could begin as early as next week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa expects to receive up to 249,000 doses...
Dec 10, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, August 10
On Monday's show, Evan talked about federal by-election controversy, why gas is cheaper in some parts of the province th...
