Murray Wood: Marking the anniversary of Germany's surrender in the Netherlands
Murray Wood says May 5 is an important date that not many recognize. The day marks the anniversary of the surrender of t...
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New this week: 'Zola,' 'Ted Lasso,' Leon Bridges’ 3rd album
Here's a collection curated by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists of what's arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES - It's the last day on Earth in Los An...
Jul 19, 2021
Olympic athlete tests positive in Tokyo days before 1st game
TOKYO (AP) - A third athlete at the Olympic Village in Tokyo has tested positive for COVID-19 with the Czech Republic team reporting the latest case Monday. Beach volleyball player Ondej Perui's openi...
Jul 19, 2021
Top Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls Games-related TV ads
TOKYO (AP) - Toyota won't be airing any Olympic-themed advertisements on Japanese television during the Tokyo Games despite being one of the IOC's top corporate sponsors. The extraordinary decision by...
Jul 19, 2021
Canada set to receive 7.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week
OTTAWA - The federal government is expecting to receive about 7.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, as it adjusts its distribution strategy amid waning vaccination rates and substantial su...
Jul 19, 2021
Black public servant files complaint over alleged 'slaves' comment in the workplace
OTTAWA - Monica Agard says she was chatting with a colleague about her workload and looming deadlines when a supervisor passing by cut into their conversation. "We should go back to the good old days ...
Jul 19, 2021
Japan girds for a surreal Olympics, and questions are plenty
TOKYO (AP) - After a yearlong delay and months of hand-wringing that rippled across a pandemic-inflected world, a Summer Games unlike any other is at hand. It's an Olympics, sure, but also, in a very ...
Jul 18, 2021
Harvard student, Queen's prof, collaborating to rapidly identify Lyme-infected ticks
OTTAWA - Harvard University microbiology student Indumathi Prakash was just seven years old when a tick bite near her home in Massachusetts gave her Lyme disease and left her to spend most of her chil...
Jul 18, 2021
First positive COVID tests for athletes in Olympic Village
TOKYO (AP) - Two athletes living in the Olympic Village have tested positive for COVID-19, the first to do so with the Tokyo Games opening on Friday. Organizers confirmed the positive tests on Sunday ...
Jul 17, 2021
A 13-year-old boy is dead after being found unconscious in Montreal public pool
MONTREAL - A 13-year-old boy has died after he was found unconscious at a Montreal public pool. An emergency call was placed around 4 a.m. that young person had been found unconscious at a pool in the...
Jul 17, 2021
'We're back': Montreal festival promoters happy to return but looking to next year
MONTREAL - In downtown Montreal, it's festival season. In the city's entertainment district, a musical act was conducting a sound check on stage Friday evening - the second day of the French-language ...
Jul 17, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Speeding tickets three months after the fact are no deterrent
Sarah Mills says photo radar tickets that come from Calgary months after the offence is not going to teach anyone a less...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, May 5
8:30 - As central Saskatchewan is dealing with flooding, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is working closely with m...