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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Botticelli painting sells for $92 million at auction in NYC
NEW YORK - A small painting by Sandro Botticelli sold at Sotheby's in New York on Thursday for $92.2 million, an auction record for the Renaissance master. The work, "Young Man Holding a Roundel," fro...
Jan 28, 2021
Corky Lee, known for photographing Asian America, dies at 73
Corky Lee, a photojournalist who spent five decades spotlighting the often ignored Asian and Pacific Islander American communities, has died. He was 73. Lee died Wednesday in New York City's Queens bo...
Jan 28, 2021
Heritage Ministry reviewing workplace harassment probe at Canadian Museum of History
OTTAWA - The Heritage Ministry says it's reviewing the results of an independent investigation into harassment allegations at the Canadian Museum of History. The ministry revealed no details, citing t...
Jan 28, 2021
The Black Academy looks for financial support amid plans for Black awards show
TORONTO - After launching The Black Academy in early December, actor-brothers Shamier Anderson and Stephan James are now planning an awards show to celebrate and uplift Black talent across Canada.But ...
Jan 28, 2021
Faces sex charges in U. S: Decision reserved on fashion king Peter Nygard's bail
WINNIPEG - Peter Nygard will remain in jail for another week despite his lawyers laying out an updated bail plan for the Canadian fashion king who faces sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the...
Jan 28, 2021
Carved stone pillar found on B.C. beach identified as Indigenous artifact
VICTORIA - A carved stone pillar found at low tide on a beach in Victoria last summer is an Indigenous cultural treasure, the Royal B.C. Museum has confirmed. The museum is working with the Songhees a...
Jan 27, 2021
Germany compensates heirs for Nazi-looted Liszt scores
BERLIN - A German classical music foundation says it has found the rightful heirs of a Jewish woman who was forced by the Nazis to sell two scores by composer Franz Liszt before being deported to a co...
Jan 27, 2021
Gretzky memorabilia among items from museum in Niagara Falls, Ont., up for auction
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - A jersey, puck and stick signed by hockey legend Wayne Gretzky are among Ontario museum items up for auction.The 42-year-old a Guinness World Records Museum in Niagara Falls perm...
Jan 26, 2021
Gretzky memorabilia among items from museum in Niagara Falls, Ont., up for auction
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - A jersey, puck and stick signed by hockey legend Wayne Gretzky are among Ontario museum items up for auction.The 42-year-old a Guinness World Records Museum in Niagara Falls perm...
Jan 26, 2021
Italian police find stolen copy of Leonardo 'Salvator Mundi'
ROME - Italian police have recovered a 500-year-old copy of Leonardo da Vinci's 16th century "Salvator Mundi" painting of Jesus Christ that was stolen from a Naples church during the pandemic without ...
Jan 20, 2021
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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 ...