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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Memoir by Sen. Tammy Duckworth coming out March 30
NEW YORK - Sen. Tammy Duckworth has written a memoir, "Every Day Is a Gift," which comes out March 30. Twelve, a Hachette Book Group imprint, announced the deal with Sen. Duckworth on Thursday, the 16...
Nov 12, 2020
RCMP surveillance, searches breached anti-fracking protesters' rights, watchdog says
OTTAWA - The RCMP watchdog has uncovered shortcomings with the national force's crowd-control measures, physical searches and collection of social media information while policing anti-fracking protes...
Nov 12, 2020
Help for Canadians in Hong Kong announced, as committee says Uighurs face 'genocide'
OTTAWA - The federal government announced long-awaited plans Thursday to help Canadians living in Hong Kong amid the Chinese clampdown on democracy in the territory. Immigration Minister Marco Mendici...
Nov 12, 2020
Clinicians worry pandemic is worsening youth mental health
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's children's representative says the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified inadequacies in mental health services as experts brace for rising rates of anxiety, depression and po...
Nov 12, 2020
Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience in the top role in his White H...
Nov 11, 2020
COVID faceoff: Manitoba hunkering down for second time to fight spread of virus
WINNIPEG - Manitoba matched its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday as business owners feared how they will get through a second period of economic hibernation. Health officials announced ...
Nov 11, 2020
North Carolina Sen. Tillis reelected, keeps seat for GOP
RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina Republican Thom Tillis has won reelection to his U.S. Senate seat, confirming that Democrats must now win both runoff races in Georgia in January if they are to seize Se...
Nov 11, 2020
Former Army officer tapped as next veterans ombudsman as office faces criticisms
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has tapped a former army officer as Canada's new veterans ombudsman, six months after the last watchdog quit amid frustrations over the post's lack of independe...
Nov 11, 2020
Senators question Freeland on transparency of aid package for troubled businesses
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pledging to fill a gap in the government's bid to bolster hard-hit businesses with rent relief, but she faced stern questions from senators about transpa...
Nov 11, 2020
Biden's plea for co-operation confronts a polarized Congress
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden feels at home on Capitol Hill, but the place sure has changed since he left. The clubby atmosphere that Biden knew so well during his 36-year Senate career is go...
Nov 11, 2020
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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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 ...
