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 ...
Tag Archives: Politics
World leaders hope for fresh start after Biden win
World leaders on Sunday cheered Joe Biden's election as U.S. president as a chance to enhance co-operation on climate change, the coronavirus and other problems after four years of President Donald Tr...
Nov 08, 2020
How Biden navigated pandemic politics to win the White House
WILMINGTON, Del. - Joe Biden was fresh off winning the Michigan primary and effectively capturing the Democratic presidential nomination, a prize he'd sought for the better part of three decades. Inst...
Nov 08, 2020
Message of Election 2020: Trump lost, but Trumpism did not
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump lost. But Trumpism did not. It won in the parts of the country and with the voters whom Trump catered to over four years, constantly jabbing the hard edges of almos...
Nov 08, 2020
Firecrackers and prayers as Indians celebrate Harris' win
THULASENDRAPURAM, India - Waking up to the news of Kamala Harris' election as U.S. vice-president, overjoyed people in her Indian grandfather's hometown set off firecrackers and offered prayers on Sun...
Nov 08, 2020
Fight for Senate control awaits in Georgia after Biden's win
WASHINGTON - Control of the Senate likely won't be decided until a January runoff in Georgia, even after Democrat Joe Biden won the White House on Saturday. That post-election cliff-hanger will determ...
Nov 08, 2020
California Republican Darrell Issa headed back to Congress
SAN DIEGO - Former California Republican U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa was victorious Saturday in his race to return to Congress where he once headed the powerful House Oversight and Government Reform Commit...
Nov 07, 2020
After waiting with bated breath, Canadians welcome Biden's win with open arms
Canadians across the country ushered in what they hoped would be a new, calmer era of relations with the United States on Saturday, welcoming U.S. president-elect Joe Biden with open arms. Relat...
Nov 07, 2020
Kamala Harris's Canadian classmates celebrate after her vice-presidential win
MONTREAL - Kamala Harris became the first woman and first person of colour elected vice-president of the United States on Saturday, a victory that holds a special meaning for her former schoolmates an...
Nov 07, 2020
COVID-19 continues to surge in parts of Canada, new daily high reported in Ontario
The number of COVID-19 cases continued to soar in parts of Canada on Saturday, with Alberta and Ontario reaching new daily highs and British Columbia imposing significant new restrictions in the most ...
Nov 07, 2020
Trudeau congratulates Joe Biden on victory in U.S. presidential election
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau eagerly ushered in a new era of co-operation with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday, as Alberta's Jason Kenney made a thinly veiled request to preserve ...
Nov 07, 2020
NOW TRENDING
OPINION
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...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
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...
