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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Melania Trump asks governors' spouses to tackle cyberassault
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump on Monday cited the influence of "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus as she asked spouses of the nation's governors to address cyberassault in their states. "I know t...
Feb 10, 2020
Liberals pull plug on 12-year-old plan to move elite Joint Task Force 2 unit
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is pulling the plug on a 12-year-old plan to move the military's elite Joint Task Force 2 from its base near the national capital. The decision ends more than a decade ...
Feb 10, 2020
Ottawa launches consultations on Indigenous ownership of Trans Mountain pipeline
CALGARY - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government is launching a new set of consultations with Indigenous groups that will determine if and how they might take part in ownership...
Feb 10, 2020
Buttigieg on defence as rivals aim to blunt his momentum
DOVER, N.H. - Pete Buttigieg has been on defence all weekend as his Democratic presidential rivals attacked him on everything from his struggle to connect with black voters to accepting campaign contr...
Feb 10, 2020
Bong's 'Parasite' focuses on plight of South Korea's poor
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Koreans are reveling in writer-director Bong Joon Ho's dark comic thriller, "Parasite," which won this year's Academy Awards for best film and best international feat...
Feb 10, 2020
Trudeau arrives in Kuwait to visit Canadian troops amid regional tensions
KUWAIT CITY - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Kuwait to visit Canadian troops about a month after they were relocated there from Iraq. Canada has two ongoing operations in Iraq ...
Feb 10, 2020
Trump's $4.8 trillion budget proposal revisits rejected cuts
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is offering a $4.8 trillion election-year budget plan that recycles previously rejected cuts to domestic programs to promise a balanced budget in 15 years - all whi...
Feb 10, 2020
Anti-pipeline protesters blocking Vancouver ports vow to ignore injunction
The stage has been set for a possible confrontation between police and anti-pipeline protesters blocking access to four ports in the Vancouver area. On Sunday the protesters were served with a court i...
Feb 10, 2020
Backlog of applications for veterans' benefits grows by the thousands
OTTAWA - More Canadian veterans than ever are waiting to find out whether they qualify for disability benefits, despite repeated government promises and efforts to get the situation under control. New...
Feb 10, 2020
Merkel's designated successor to quit after vote fiasco
BERLIN - Angela Merkel's designated successor will quit her role as head of the Germany's strongest party and won't stand for the chancellorship following a debacle in a regional election. Annegret Kr...
Feb 10, 2020
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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...
