Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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BioNTech scientist: Vaccine could halve virus transmission
LONDON - One of the scientists behind the experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer said Sunday that he was confident that it could halve the transmission of the virus, resulti...
Nov 15, 2020
Trump tweets words 'he won'; says vote rigged, not conceding
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump worked to take back an apparent acknowledgment that Joe Biden won the White House and was making clear he would keep trying to overturn the election result. Trump's...
Nov 15, 2020
Bound despite Brexit: Prince Charles hails UK-Germany ties
BERLIN - Prince Charles called Sunday for Britain and Germany to remember their long and close ties, reaffirmed by the nations' reconciliation after two world wars, as the U.K. tries to find its place...
Nov 15, 2020
Azerbaijan delays takeover, denounces fleeing Armenians
MOSCOW - Azerbaijan on Sunday postponed taking control of a territory ceded by Armenian forces in a cease-fire agreement, but denounced civilians leaving the area for burning houses and committing wha...
Nov 15, 2020
Nearly 2 dozen arrested in Trump protests in Washington
WASHINGTON - Demonstrations over President Donald Trump's loss at the polls have resulted in charges against nearly two dozen people in Washington, including a person accused of setting off a commerci...
Nov 15, 2020
Max Gros-Louis, longtime leader of Huron-Wendat First Nation, dead at 89
Former Grand Chief Magella (Max) Gros-Louis, who championed Indigenous rights for more than 30 years as leader of the Huron-Wendat First Nation, has died at the age of 89. Grand Chief Remy Vincent con...
Nov 14, 2020
What the end of the Trump era could mean for Canadian Conservatives
OTTAWA - When Donald Trump leaves the White House, a regular feature of the last four years of Canadian politics is going to change: Conservatives will no longer constantly have to distance themselves...
Nov 14, 2020
Tam warns of increasing pressure on hospitals as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
TORONTO - The rising tide of COVID-19 infections across much of Canada threatens to swamp a hospital system already under strain, the country's top doctor warned Saturday amid case numbers that contin...
Nov 14, 2020
Army identifies 5 Americans killed in Egypt helicopter crash
WASHINGTON - Five American soldiers killed in a helicopter crash this week while on a peacekeeping mission in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula included one who left behind a wife pregnant with their daughter. ...
Nov 14, 2020
Austria shuts schools, most stores, to curb spread of virus
BERLIN - Austria announced Saturday that it is tightening its partial lockdown, including by closing non-essential stores and shifting schools to online teaching, amid galloping coronavirus infection ...
Nov 14, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...
