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Bloc to promote bill on French-language proficiency for new citizens
OTTAWA - The Bloc Qubcois will get to debate a bill Thursday that would require anyone applying for Canadian citizenship in Quebec to demonstrate functional proficiency in French. Bloc Leader Yves-Fra...
Nov 18, 2020
David Copperfield halts Vegas show after staffer gets virus
LAS VEGAS - Illusionist David Copperfield is suspending his Las Vegas stage show after a crew member tested positive for COVID-19. The Las Vegas Review Journal reported Monday that the legendary magic...
Nov 17, 2020
Snow, cold and COVID-19 precautions usher in early ski season in Western Canada
CALGARY - Western Canadians tired of isolating at home are filling the slopes at mountain ski resorts that have opened earlier than usual thanks to abundant snow and cold temperatures and despite worr...
Nov 12, 2020
Research sheds light on Alexander Hamilton as slave owner
ALBANY, N.Y. - A new research paper takes a swipe at the popular image of Alexander Hamilton as the abolitionist founding father, citing evidence he was a slave trader and owner himself. "Not only did...
Nov 11, 2020
Singh says government must move to counter hate groups, which have tripled since 2015
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government must do more to tackle the growing threat of hate groups. The past five years have seen a proliferation of neo-Nazi groups and online cont...
Nov 10, 2020
Peter Mansbridge releases 'Extraordinary Canadians' and mulls over possible memoir
TORONTO - Peter Mansbridge was at the Toronto Raptors' NBA Championship celebration in Nathan Phillips Square in June 2019 when gunfire broke out near the crowd of about one million people. The retire...
Nov 10, 2020
Evidence wraps up at sex assault trial of Quebec TV star Eric Salvail
MONTREAL - The Crown rested its case Monday at the sexual assault trial of former Quebec television star Eric Salvail, with final arguments to be heard later this week. Prosecutors were expected to pr...
Nov 09, 2020
Quick Quotes: Public figures react to death of longtime 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek
Condolences are pouring in after "Jeopardy!" announced that the game show's longtime host, Canadian-born Alex Trebek, died early Sunday morning at age 80. Actors, politicians, athletes, broadcasters a...
Nov 08, 2020
Fabled host of quiz show "Jeopardy!" Alex Trebek dies at age 80 after cancer battle
To millions of television viewers, Alex Trebek was almost like a family member. To his friends and colleagues, he was a quintessential quiz-show legend who could connect with almost anyone and do almo...
Nov 08, 2020
Amidst a tough and sad year, a Halifax choir creates a concert of communal lament
HALIFAX - In a year of pandemic, mass murder and military tragedies, a choir on Canada's East Coast has created a concert that gives singers, a poet and their online audience an outlet for communal la...
Nov 07, 2020
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Sarah Mills: The CFL fumbled its Grey Cup halftime show
Sarah Mills says if ever there was a year to celebrate Canadian artistry at the Grey Cup, this was it. Instead, the CFL ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, Sept. 28
On Monday's show, guest host Brent Loucks talks bill C-39, Ken Wood talks about the petition to stop the DEED project in...