Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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A QuickSketch of B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan
A sketch of John Horgan, leader of the NDP in British Columbia: Family: Married Ellie in 1984; two grown sons, Nate and Evan. His father died when he was 18 months old. He was the youngest of fo...
Oct 21, 2020
B.C. Green leader hopes voters see value in minority government
VANCOUVER - The leader of the B.C. Green party is betting on a legislature in which one party doesn't hold all the power in the final days of a snap election campaign that began a week after her leade...
Oct 21, 2020
Adviser suggests Alberta students not learn about residential schools before Grade 4
EDMONTON - Leaked advice on proposed Alberta curriculum changes suggests the legacy of residential schools is too upsetting to be taught to young children, but the chairman of the Truth and Reconcilia...
Oct 21, 2020
B.C. Liberal Leader maintains confidence as campaign tests party identity
VANCOUVER - B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson says he's feeling confident and optimistic as British Columbia's provincial election campaign enters its final days. It's not the feeling that might be...
Oct 21, 2020
More suicide, less education, slower internet: A look at Nunavut's infrastructure gap
A report commissioned by Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., the land-claim organization that represents Inuit in the territory, outlines ways in which the region falls behind the rest of Canada. Here are some of...
Oct 21, 2020
Infrastructure in Nunavut far behind that in most of Canada: report
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Health care, housing and internet access for Inuit in Nunavut all lag far behind what a majority of Canadians expect for themselves, says a new report. The 300-page document was com...
Oct 21, 2020
Nunavut premier expects support from caucus to remove minister from cabinet
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's premier says he believes his motion to remove a member of his cabinet over a social media post will pass when it is voted on later this week. Premier Joe Savikataaq stripp...
Oct 21, 2020
Mike Duffy appeals to Supreme Court in bid to sue Senate
OTTAWA - Sen. Mike Duffy has filed an appeal to the country's top court in the hopes the Supreme Court of Canada will let him sue the Senate from a years-old spending scandal. Duffy is seeking $7.8 mi...
Oct 21, 2020
Quebec human rights commission urges government action on racism, racial profiling
MONTREAL - Quebec's human rights commission is urging the province to act against systemic racism and says the majority of recommendations it made in a 2011 report on the subject have not been impleme...
Oct 21, 2020
Joe Biden's debate-rematch quandary: How do you solve a problem like The Donald?
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Viewers might be watching television through their fingers Thursday night - not the latest gory Halloween thriller, but the two men vying to be the next president of the United Sta...
Oct 21, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
