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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Bad timing: New virus poses threat to fragile world economy
This should be peak season for a 12-room hotel near the train station in the Chinese industrial hub of Wuhan. The Chinese New Year usually brings in plenty of travellers and delivers profits of around...
Jan 28, 2020
Canada eyes U.K.'s decision to grant Huawei partial access to 5G network
OTTAWA - Britain is granting Huawei partial access to its next-generation wireless network, but it still considers the Chinese telecom company a security risk that requires special attention...
Jan 28, 2020
UK to allow Huawei equipment in 5G networks but not in 'core' parts
LONDON - Britain decided Tuesday to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to supply new high-speed network equipment, leaving Canada as the last of the "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance to announce a policy...
Jan 28, 2020
Countries evaluate evacuation of citizens in virus epicenter
TOKYO - Countries with citizens in the central Chinese city that's the epicenter of a viral outbreak are planning evacuations as the number of illnesses grow and China takes drastic measures to try to...
Jan 27, 2020
China virus outbreak rams global tourism, costing billions
Businesses around the world that have grown increasingly reliant on big-spending tourists from China are taking a heavy hit, with tens of millions of Chinese residents restricted from leaving their co...
Jan 27, 2020
NY, feds sue 'Pharma Bro' for 'scheme' to keep drug price up
NEW YORK - State and federal authorities sued imprisoned entrepreneur Martin Shkreli on Monday over tactics that shielded a profitable drug from competition after a price hike made the so-called "Phar...
Jan 27, 2020
Despite renewed strikes, France pushes on with pension plan
PARIS - Women workers danced in protest and striking Eiffel Tower employees shuttered France's most famed monument Friday - but the government pushed ahead anyway with a troubled bill redesigning the ...
Jan 24, 2020
Son of ex-US Rep. Christopher Collins spared prison
NEW YORK - The son of former U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins was spared a prison sentence Thursday after pleading guilty in an insider trading conspiracy with his father. U.S. District Judge Vernon Brod...
Jan 23, 2020
Trump to sign U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal Wednesday
MIAMI - President Donald Trump will hold a signing ceremony for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement on Wednesday, according to the White House. The deal to modernize the North American Free Trade A...
Jan 23, 2020
Trump ups mileage proposal slightly over Obama standard
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is making a concession on its proposed minimum fuel economy requirement for new vehicles, but environmental groups and a key Democratic senator complain it does n...
Jan 23, 2020
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...
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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...