Evan Bray: Canadians deserve more than vague explanations over poor trade results
Canadians elected Prime Minister Mark Carney to office to handle trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. Evan Bray sa...
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Tropical storm warning issued for northern Gulf Coast
MIAMI (AP) - A tropical storm warning was issued Thursday for parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama as a potential tropical cyclone advanced toward the northern Gulf Coast. The warning extends f...
Jun 17, 2021
Shoreline cleanup finds COVID-related trash increased during height of the pandemic
VANCOUVER - Organizers of a national conservation program aimed at removing trash from the country's many shorelines say the COVID-19 pandemic has even changed how we litter. The Great Canadian Shorel...
Jun 16, 2021
Ottawa to review new steelmaking coal projects in Alberta's foothills for selenium
The federal government will step in to conduct an environmental review of any new coal project that could possibly release the contaminant selenium. The decision, announced Wednesday, will capture any...
Jun 16, 2021
People hurt by parachuting protestor at Euro 2020 game
MUNICH - Several spectators were treated in the hospital for injuries caused by a protestor who parachuted into the stadium before France played Germany at the European Championship, UEFA said Tuesday...
Jun 15, 2021
People hurt by parachuting protestor at Euro 2020 game
MUNICH - Several spectators were treated in the hospital for injuries caused by a protestor who parachuted into the stadium before France played Germany at the European Championship, UEFA said Tuesday...
Jun 15, 2021
Study warns Alberta has failed to consider damage to foothills from coal mining
New coal mines in Alberta's Rocky Mountain foothills would create more environmental problems than economic benefits, a lengthy new study has concluded. "The best available information indicates that ...
Jun 15, 2021
Beaver secretion found as part of ancient throwing dart in Yukon
WHITEHORSE - Researchers say they've discovered castoreum, a secretion beavers use to mark their territory, in a 6,000-year-old throwing dart in the Yukon. The researchers from the Canadian Conservati...
Jun 15, 2021
Chicago man jumps into Lake Michigan for 365th straight day
CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago bus driver looking for a way to relieve stress during the coronavirus pandemic jumped into Lake Michigan for a 365th straight day on Saturday. Dan O'Conor said he started jump...
Jun 12, 2021
'Unacceptable environmental effects:' New federal policy restricts thermal coal
The federal government is making it more difficult to develop thermal coal in Canada with a new policy that says all such mines create "unacceptable environmental effects." The move erects another roa...
Jun 11, 2021
Auditor scolds Alberta over mine cleanup fund, how province handles polluted sites
EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general is criticizing the government for failing to fix problems pointed out six years ago in a program that's supposed to guarantee coal and oilsands mines clean up afte...
Jun 10, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Who would want to head up Canada Post?
Sarah Mills says the federal government is on the search for a new CEO to head up the mail service to bring success to a...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, September 9
On Wednesday's show, Evan gets an update on the harvest in Saskatchewan. Plus, a discussion about whether Canada should ...