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'Obviously a mistake': Cruz returns from Cancun after uproar
DALLAS - Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said his family vacation to Mexico was "obviously a mistake" as he returned stateside Thursday following an uproar over his disappearance during a deadly winter storm. The...
Feb 18, 2021
Canada looking at evidence COVID-19 vaccines almost as effective after just one dose
OTTAWA - There is compelling evidence that a single dose of COVID-19 vaccines may provide almost as much protection as giving two doses, Canada's deputy chief public health officer said Thursday. Dr. ...
Feb 18, 2021
Spain: Dozens arrested in fresh riots over rapper's jailing
MADRID - More than 50 people were arrested and dozens injured during a second night of protests that turned violent in several Spanish cities. The protests were sparked by the imprisonment of a rapper...
Feb 18, 2021
Italy's 5-Stars divided over Draghi, expel 15 senators
ROME - Italy's 5-Star Movement said Thursday that 15 of its senators will be expelled from the party after they voted "no" in a confidence vote for Premier Mario Draghi's newly formed government. The ...
Feb 18, 2021
UN, rights watchdogs urge Canada to save its 'arbitrarily detained' children in Syria
OTTAWA - A United Nations rights advocate and Human Rights Watch Canada say the Trudeau government isn't living up to its new international campaign against arbitrary detention because it is abandonin...
Feb 18, 2021
Liberals propose federal criminal reforms aimed at systemic racism in justice system
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is moving to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences and some gun-related crimes, saying they do not make Canadians safer and unfairly affect Indigenous an...
Feb 18, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 22,252 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,329,036 d...
Feb 18, 2021
Declare crimes against Uighurs in China a genocide, Conservatives urge Commons
OTTAWA - The Conservatives called Thursday for the House of Commons to formally declare crimes against minority Uighur Muslims in China a genocide. The move is the latest by the Tories to ratchet up p...
Feb 18, 2021
Georgia's PM resigns over move to arrest opposition leader
TBILISI, Georgia - Georgia's prime minister announced his resignation Thursday following a court ruling that ordered the arrest of a man who leads the ex-Soviet nation's top opposition party. Prime Mi...
Feb 18, 2021
RCMP charge Alberta man accused of threatening Conservative MP David Yurdiga
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - RCMP in Fort McMurray, Alta., say they have arrested a man accused of threatening Conservative member of Parliament David Yurdiga.Police say they took action after receiving a c...
Feb 17, 2021
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On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
