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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Alberta school curriculum out of tune with song by premier's grandfather: musicians
EDMONTON - Alberta jazz musicians and teachers are dropping their chops at the inclusion of a tune by Premier Jason Kenney's grandfather in the province's proposed Grade 6 school curriculum. "When I G...
Mar 30, 2021
Canadians answer what they think post-COVID-19 life will look like in new survey
REGINA - New research suggests that while Canadians feel COVID-19 will have negative consequences on mental health and the economy, they feel it will be good for online shopping and public mask-wearin...
Mar 29, 2021
Tories demand PM testify on WE deal, Liberals say House leader will appear instead
OTTAWA - The conditions for a brawl appear to be set after Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez announced that he will testify at a parliamentary committee about the now-dead WE deal on Monday, rat...
Mar 28, 2021
Canada's schools draw fewer international students due to pandemic travel rules
OTTAWA - Many international students have postponed or cancelled their plans to study in Canada since Ottawa decided last month to limit entry options to the country to just four airports and require ...
Mar 27, 2021
Environmentalists want Jasper backcountry ban extended to protect remaining caribou
EDMONTON - Environmentalists and scientists are calling on Parks Canada to further restrict access to Rocky Mountain backcountry in an effort to help save the last large caribou herd in the national p...
Mar 21, 2021
Singh commits to cancel up to $20,000 in tuition in election campaign-style promise
OTTAWA - Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh renewed his pitch to young voters on Saturday, pledging that an NDP government would cancel up to $20,000 in tuition. Singh announced he would also f...
Mar 20, 2021
Young man charged in death of fellow Alberta high school student appears in court
LEDUC, Alta. - A judge has given a 19-year-old man accused of killing a fellow student at an Edmonton-area school time to find a lawyer before he returns to court.Dylan Thomas Pountney is charged with...
Mar 18, 2021
Erin O'Toole says a Conservative government wouldn't cut foreign aid
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole reversed his predecessor's position on foreign aid spending Tuesday, saying that if elected, a Conservative government wouldn't cut that budget. But he said h...
Mar 16, 2021
'She was one of a kind:' Friend of Alberta teen killed in school says she loved art
EDMONTON - A friend of a 17-year-old student who died after being attacked at her school says the girl had a heart of gold and is dearly missed by her friends. Dylan Thomas Pountney, 19, has been char...
Mar 16, 2021
Girl dead, young man in custody after attack in classroom at Edmonton-area school
LEDUC, Alta. - A 17-year-old female student is dead and a fellow student is in police custody after a violent assault at a school just south of Edmonton. The attack happened Monday morning in a classr...
Mar 15, 2021
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...
