Murray Wood: Why most of us are Switzerland when it comes to culture war debates
As society becomes more and more divided, Murray Wood says a lot of his friends are just trying to stay neutral, as ther...
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Tory MP Cheryl Gallant accused of peddling 'deranged conspiracy theories' by Liberals
OTTAWA - Federal Liberals are accusing a Conservative MP of promoting "deranged conspiracy theories" akin to those promulgated by supporters of former U.S. president Donald Trump.They've pounced on vi...
Feb 19, 2021
Liberals using interpreter shortage to dodge accountability, Conservatives allege
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives say the Liberals are using a pandemic-induced shortage of translators to shut down House of Commons committees when they raise issues that cause the government discomfor...
Feb 19, 2021
Florida governor: Flags will be at half-staff for Limbaugh
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - In honour of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday announced he would order flags in Florida to be flown at half-staff when Limbaugh's body ...
Feb 19, 2021
Survivors say Pornhub's indifference to exploitive videos traumatized them
OTTAWA - For more than two years, Victoria Galy pleaded with the largest porn site in the world to take down videos of her posted without her consent and depicting what she says was sexual assault. Fi...
Feb 19, 2021
Federal government seeks fourth extension to update assisted-dying law
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is seeking a fourth extension to the court-imposed deadline for expanding access to medical assistance in dying. Justice Minister David Lametti is asking the court to g...
Feb 19, 2021
Businesses that opened during pandemic lament lack of access to government aid
OTTAWA - The sounds of baseballs hitting bats and gloves are fewer these days at Robert Johnston's training centre in Toronto because of public health restrictions. Since last March, the federal gover...
Feb 19, 2021
Harjit Sajjan says he has always acted promptly on sexual misconduct allegations
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan declined to talk about when he first became aware of allegations of sexual misconduct against the former chief of the defence staff, but the minister assured MP...
Feb 19, 2021
South Carolina abortion law suspended 1 day after passage
COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina's new law banning most abortions was suspended by a federal judge Friday on its second day in effect. Judge Mary Geiger Lewis put a 14-day temporary restraining order o...
Feb 19, 2021
Pentagon chief urges immediate reduction in Taliban violence
WASHINGTON - Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, in his first news conference as Pentagon chief, said Friday that progress toward peace in Afghanistan and an end to U.S. military involvement there depends...
Feb 19, 2021
Canada's top public health doctor says vaccine results so far are very encouraging
OTTAWA - Canada's struggling COVID-19 vaccination efforts saw multiple positive signs Friday, with further evidence one dose of a leading vaccine could be almost as good as two, news that Pfizer's vac...
Feb 19, 2021
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Sarah Mills: We must see the good in the world, even when it's hard to find
We live in a world that can seem very dark at times, and it can sometimes feel a bit hopeless. But, as Sarah Mills argue...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Sept. 11
Evan chats with political columnist Biran Lilley and lawyer Warren Kinsella after the shocking death of Charlie Kirk. He...
