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Former journalist Joyce Napier named Canada's ambassador to the Vatican
OTTAWA - Longtime Ottawa journalist Joyce Napier is headed to the Vatican as Canada's new ambassador. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly announced Napier's appointment and says she will work to adva...
May 08, 2024
Jewish students say they don't feel safe, as MPs probe antisemitism at universities
OTTAWA - Jewish students from major Canadian universities appeared on Parliament Hill today to raise the alarm about a rise in antisemitism on their campuses amid the Israel-Hamas war. They appeared a...
May 08, 2024
Health minister committed to fixing dental-care double standard: hygienists
OTTAWA - A new national dental-care plan denies independent hygienists equal reimbursement for the same services offered in dentists' offices - and the federal health minister said this week he isn't ...
May 08, 2024
Arkansas cannot prevent 2 teachers from discussing critical race theory in classroom, judge rules
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom, but he stopped short of more broadly blocking...
May 08, 2024
N.S. misses deadline to halt admissions of people with disabilities into institutions
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's failure to meet its deadline to halt new admissions of people with disabilities into large institutions has left some disability advocates feeling betrayed. After a landmark 20...
May 08, 2024
Public service unions promise 'summer of discontent' over in-office policy
OTTAWA - Public service unions say they'll launch further legal challenges and grievances over new rules that federal employees must work from the office at least three days a week. The unions are pro...
May 08, 2024
Feds defend carbon capture technology as Alberta project gets cancelled over cost
OTTAWA - Canada's energy minister is defending carbon capture and storage technology as both effective and affordable, after an Alberta power company walked away from a planned project and a study fou...
May 08, 2024
Crowd rallies in front of Nova Scotia legislature for coastal protection legislation
HALIFAX - A large crowd gathered in front of the Nova Scotia legislature Wednesday, calling on the provincial government to revive abandoned legislation to protect the province's 13,000 kilometres of ...
May 08, 2024
B.C. drivers to get $110 insurance rebate, with rate increases on hold until 2026
VICTORIA - Most British Columbia drivers will get a vehicle insurance rebate of $110 this year and basic renewal rates will remain frozen until at least March 2026. The Crown-owned Insurance Corporati...
May 08, 2024
Quebec premier defends new museum on Québécois nation after Indigenous criticism
Quebec Premier Franois Legault is defending his comments about a new history museum after he was accused by a group representing First Nations of trying to erase their history. The Assembly of First N...
May 08, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, July 14
WITH GUEST HOST TAMARA CHERRY 8:30 - U.S. politics is facing a moment of transition following the sudden death of Senato...
