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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Syrian refugees overcoming war memories brought back by COVID-19
OTTAWA - Five years after the first of them arrived in Canada, tens of thousands of Syrian refugees have had to adapt to COVID-19 lockdowns that brought back the memories of war horrors and upset the ...
Dec 10, 2020
Books, physical rigour stoke hope for Kovrig as 'two Michaels' mark two jailed years
OTTAWA - In his darkest moments, Michael Kovrig draws strength from knowing that his fellow Canadians and people around the world are working to free him and Michael Spavor from their respective Chine...
Dec 10, 2020
Premiers 'very disappointed' PM wouldn't talk health-care funding at meeting: Legault
OTTAWA - Premiers expressed disappointment Thursday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused to accede to their demand for an immediate infusion of at least $28 billion more each year in annual fed...
Dec 10, 2020
'His goal was to be remembered forever:' psychiatrist says of van attack killer
TORONTO - The man who killed 10 pedestrians by driving a van on a Toronto sidewalk believed he would fail in life and wanted to make his mark on the world with a large-scale attack, court heard Thursd...
Dec 10, 2020
Woman says she'd clean toilets to work at B.C. care home and see husband
VANCOUVER - Lynne Smith's daily visits to a long-term care home ended abruptly after a COVID-19 outbreak three weeks ago but she jumped at the chance to work at the facility that is hiring family memb...
Dec 10, 2020
China restricts US official travel to Hong Kong
BEIJING - China is imposing restrictions on travel to Hong Kong by some U.S. officials and others in retaliation for similar measures imposed on Chinese individuals by Washington, the Foreign Ministry...
Dec 10, 2020
Airbnb shares more than double in price in long-awaited IPO
Airbnb proved its resilience in a year that has upended global travel. Now it needs to prove to investors that it sees more growth ahead. The San Francisco-based home sharing company made a triumphant...
Dec 09, 2020
Trump's election fight puts embattled Texas AG in spotlight
AUSTIN, Texas - A lawsuit that President Donald Trump is now calling "the big one" in his effort to overturn the outcome of the presidential election is helmed by an embattled Texas ally who is likewi...
Dec 09, 2020
Retiring Rep. Joe Kennedy III says greed hinders aid to poor
WASHINGTON - Retiring Rep. Joe Kennedy III used his farewell speech from Congress on Wednesday to deride the "great lie of our times" that the government lacks the resources and will to help people in...
Dec 09, 2020
Oregon eviction protest fueled by history of gentrification
PORTLAND, Ore. - Protesters barricaded streets in a Portland, Oregon, neighbourhood and set booby traps for police after officers arrested about a dozen people in a clash over gentrification and the e...
Dec 09, 2020
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On Monday's show, Evan talked about federal by-election controversy, why gas is cheaper in some parts of the province th...
