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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 1,704 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,272,470 dose...
Feb 16, 2021
Spain: Protests erupt after rapper's insults lead to prison
LLEIDA, Spain - Violent street protests erupted in some Spanish cities on Tuesday night following the arrest of a rap artist who barricaded himself at a university with dozens of supporters to avoid p...
Feb 16, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday Feb. 15, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 1,704 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,272,470 d...
Feb 15, 2021
Official languages watchdog receives complaint about English-only report on Payette
OTTAWA - The scathing report that led to Julie Payette's resignation as governor general was published only in English and that has prompted a complaint to Canada's official languages commissioner. Co...
Feb 15, 2021
Wisconsin GOP senator downplays attack on U.S. Capitol
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin's Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson downplayed the storming of the U.S. Capitol last month, saying on conservative talk radio Monday that it "didn't seem like an armed insurre...
Feb 15, 2021
Comedian Mike Ward's case before Supreme Court tests limits of artistic freedom
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada heard an appeal Monday from comedian Mike Ward, who was found by a lower court to have discriminated against a disabled singer in one of his routines. Ward's lawye...
Feb 15, 2021
Military deploys recon teams to border as feds prepare border-testing sites
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is deploying reconnaissance teams to the border as the federal government prepares to enlist the military's help in establishing COVID-19 screening centres for trave...
Feb 15, 2021
Optional gun buyback programs more likely than compulsory ones to miss mark: expert
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is expected to introduce gun-control legislation this week that gives owners the choice of keeping recently outlawed firearms under strict conditions instead of turning...
Feb 15, 2021
Canada set to benefit as NATO considers compensation for military deployments
OTTAWA - The head of NATO is proposing member states be compensated for contributing troops to some alliance missions, saying it is unfair that countries like Canada must bear all the costs when parti...
Feb 15, 2021
Provinces to boost vaccination efforts as Pfizer deliveries expected to ramp up
The Ontario government said Monday it is developing a web portal for booking COVID-19 vaccine appointments, a sign of provinces preparing to ramp up vaccination efforts as manufacturer Pfizer-BioNTech...
Feb 15, 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...
