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Women's groups in Yukon disappointed 'unfounded' sex assault project terminated
Women's groups are angry that talks meant to revive a committee reviewing unresolved sexual assault complaints in Yukon have ended before its findings could be presented. A report outlining how Mounti...
Feb 20, 2021
Federal workers paid $819 million to stay home during the pandemic under '699' clause
OTTAWA - More than one in three federal public servants were granted paid time off work during the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, at a cost exceeding $800 million, according to a Treasury...
Feb 20, 2021
Nine Algonquin nations reject Ottawa land project labeled as "reconciliation" effort
OTTAWA - Nine Algonquin First Nations in Quebec are considering litigation to stop Ottawa from allowing another Algonquin group to build a new suburb on the outskirts of the city. Ottawa city council ...
Feb 20, 2021
Biden declares major disaster in Texas as federal aid flows
WASHINGTON - Add Mother Nature to the pile of crises on President Joe Biden's plate. A month into the job and focused on the coronavirus, Biden is seeing his disaster management skills tested after wi...
Feb 20, 2021
Deep freeze, power crisis enveloping Texas sparks fresh climate-change falsehoods
WASHINGTON - The catastrophic cold snap that paralyzed the electrical grid in Texas has opened up a new front in the age-old battle between green-energy champions and their fossil-fuel rivals. One sid...
Feb 20, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 20, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 47,850 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,402,13...
Feb 20, 2021
Federal plans to close fish farms stir emotions on Vancouver Island
VICTORIA - As a commercial fisherman and salmon farmer, James Walkus says he sees the merits of both industries and he's convinced the two can coexist. The 81-year-old Indigenous leader and entreprene...
Feb 20, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 47,850 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,402,139...
Feb 19, 2021
Canada-US border closed to non-essential travel until at least March 21
OTTAWA - The border between Canada and the United States will remain closed to non-essential travel for at least another month.Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced late Friday that the closure ...
Feb 19, 2021
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
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
