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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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
By the tens of thousands, Trump supporters flood downtown D.C. to show solidarity
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tens of thousands of the 72 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump showed up on his doorstep Saturday, urging on the president in his quixotic bid to subvert the results of la...
Nov 14, 2020
Trump putting democracy to the test after his loss to Biden
WASHINGTON - Winston Churchill was not known for leaving his thoughts unspoken. One of them was this: "It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms...
Nov 14, 2020
Biden likely to break barriers, pick woman to lead Pentagon
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is expected to take a historic step and select a woman to head the Pentagon for the first time, shattering one of the few remaining barriers to women in the depa...
Nov 14, 2020
Ethiopia’s Tigray leader confirms firing missiles at Eritrea
NAIROBI, Kenya - The leader of Ethiopia's rebellious Tigray region has confirmed firing missiles at neighbouring Eritrea's capital and is threatening more, marking a huge escalation as the deadly figh...
Nov 14, 2020
Harris inspiring young Black Canadians toward politics: MPs
OTTAWA - The election of Kamala Harris as vice-president of the United States will inspire more young Black women in Canada to engage in politics and run for office, says Velma Morgan, a Black Canadia...
Nov 14, 2020
Trump, still not conceding defeat, trumpets vaccine progress
WASHINGTON - Gliding over significant challenges still to come, President Donald Trump offered a rosy update on the race for a vaccine for the resurgent coronavirus as he delivered his first public re...
Nov 14, 2020
Democrats keep winning the popular vote. That worries them.
Democrats won the popular vote in this year's presidential election yet again, marking seven out of eight straight presidential elections that the party has reached that milestone. And, for some Democ...
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 ...
