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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Trudeau 'deeply disappointed' by Liberal MP's employing her sister in riding office
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is "deeply disappointed" by how Toronto MP Yasmin Ratansi handled her office. Ratansi said Monday she's leaving the Liberal caucus after admitting ...
Nov 10, 2020
Republican wins back US House seat in Southern California
LOS ANGELES - Republican Michelle Steel defeated first-term Rep. Harley Rouda on Tuesday in a Southern California district, only the second time in more than two decades that a GOP candidate in the st...
Nov 10, 2020
Ahead of federal spending update, cities make plea to Liberals for more housing cash
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are asking the federal government to add billions in extra spending on poverty-reduction measures to stamp out homelessness in their communities as part ...
Nov 10, 2020
Feds commit $61 million to help Indigenous communities in Manitoba fight COVID-19
Ottawa will immediately provide more than $61 million to help Indigenous communities in Manitoba fight the COVID-19 pandemic, a move that Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said was prompted by ...
Nov 10, 2020
Legion, other veterans groups to get $20M to weather COVID-19
OTTAWA - On the eve of Remembrance Day, the Trudeau government tossed a bone to the Royal Canadian Legion and other veterans' groups battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, promising millions in emergency ...
Nov 10, 2020
Georgia's Senate runoffs, Trump's intransigence keep U.S. political suspense going
WASHINGTON, D.C. - There's good news in Georgia for anyone still craving high-stakes U.S. election suspense following Joe Biden's presidential win. Control of the Senate remains up for grabs: Re...
Nov 10, 2020
Trudeau urges provinces to ask for help as COVID-19 cases surge
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is begging provincial governments to "act now" to slow the spread of COVID-19 after record-breaking spikes of the virus across most of the country in recent days...
Nov 10, 2020
Quebec to fund new native friendship centre in city where Joyce Echaquan died
JOLIETTE, Que. - The Quebec government is investing $3.1 million for a new Native Friendship Centre in a city that was recently shaken by the death of an Indigenous woman in a local hospital. Indigeno...
Nov 10, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:30 p.m. The B.C. government has extended its state of emergency for another two weeks to ensure health and emergency officials...
Nov 10, 2020
EU files antitrust charges against Amazon over use of data
LONDON - European Union regulators filed antitrust charges Tuesday against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using its access to data from companies that sell products on its platform to gain a...
Nov 10, 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
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...
