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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Schools, businesses closed: Nunavut goes into territorywide lockdown today
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is shutting down for two weeks starting today to try to get cases of COVID-19 under control. All schools and non-essential businesses are closed, as are libraries, fitness c...
Nov 18, 2020
Capacity 'stretched' as Nunavut deals with rising COVID-19 cases: top doctor
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says capacity to deal with an outbreak of COVID-19 is "stretched," which is why the government has shut down the territory for two weeks to try...
Nov 17, 2020
McGill men's sports teams to be named Redbirds after lengthy process
MONTREAL - McGill University's men's varsity sports teams will be known as the Redbirds going forward, the university announced Tuesday. The Montreal school settled on the new moniker more than ...
Nov 17, 2020
McGill men's sports teams to be named Redbirds after lengthy process
MONTREAL - McGill University's men's varsity sports teams will be known as the Redbirds going forward, the university announced Tuesday. The Montreal school settled on the new moniker more than ...
Nov 17, 2020
Former finance minister Bill Morneau takes fellowship at Yale
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Bill Morneau is heading back to the classroom next year.He has been appointed a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where he will ...
Nov 16, 2020
Liberals take small step to back off delay tactics on WE Charity affair
OTTAWA - The Liberals said Monday they will cede some ground on the WE Charity affair, which has been mired in filibusters and duelling committee motions for nearly two months - but appeared to yield ...
Nov 16, 2020
Sir John A. Macdonald High School near Halifax changing its name to be more inclusive
HALIFAX - The principal of Sir John A. Macdonald High School outside Halifax confirmed Thursday the school's name will be changed because of the role Canada's first prime minister played in developing...
Nov 12, 2020
COVID may have reversed decline in Canadian trust in scientists, survey says
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic may have boosted failing public trust in science and scientists, a new survey has found. "I think it's fantastic that we see the decline in skepticism about science ...
Nov 10, 2020
'Cultural genocide:' Nunavut passes changes to education, language protection acts
IQALUIT - A bill passed in the Nunavut legislature that will shape how Inuit languages are taught in school for years to come is being called a form of cultural genocide. The territory's original Educ...
Nov 10, 2020
Whales and other marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19 through wastewater: study
HALIFAX - Humans first caught the virus that causes COVID-19 from animals and research now suggests it could also be the other way around. A study published Monday in the journal Science of the Total ...
Nov 09, 2020
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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 ...