Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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Bar reopenings going ahead in Ontario as Quebec links cases to bars in Montreal
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy public health chief says going inside a bar to have a drink with friends remains a high-risk activity in the era of COVID-19. Dr. Howard Njoo's reminder Tuesday came just days...
Jul 14, 2020
Sources say Canada, U.S. likely to extend mutual travel ban into late August
WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States are now widely expected to extend their mutual ban on non-essential cross-border travel as COVID-19 destroys President Donald Trump's hopes for a quick e...
Jul 14, 2020
Feds should have put $912M into Canada Summer Jobs program: Opposition
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are demanding to know why the Liberal government created a $900-million program to help students find volunteer positions rather than putting the much-needed funds ...
Jul 14, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, July 14
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:15 p.m. on July 14, 2020: There are 108,486 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 56,730 confirmed (including 5,633 deaths, 26,025 resol...
Jul 14, 2020
B.C.'s budget surges to $12.5 billion deficit because of pandemic
VICTORIA - British Columbia's balanced budget has been shattered by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the province forecasting a deficit of $12.5 billion for 2020-21. Finance Minister Carole James...
Jul 14, 2020
Students at St. Francis Xavier University protest wording of COVID-19 waiver
HALIFAX - A group of students, alumni and some staff at St. Francis Xavier University are pushing back against a legal waiver that students are required to sign if they want to return to cla...
Jul 13, 2020
B.C. Indigenous communities closed during pandemic but at economic cost
Indigenous bands along the west coast of British Columbia say their borders will remain closed to tourists and non-residents, despite the economic impact, as they work to raise awareness abo...
Jul 13, 2020
Sentries return to National War Memorial as COVID-19 threat recedes
OTTAWA - Military sentries are returning to their spots in front of the National War Memorial and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as the threat posed by COVID-19 appears to be receding. The Canadian Armed...
Jul 13, 2020
COVID-19 cases linked to private hotel parties in Kelowna: B.C. health minister
KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia's health minister says several COVID-19 exposures in Kelowna serve as a reminder of the risks posed by private gatherings. Adrian Dix said during a news conferenc...
Jul 13, 2020
Federal wage subsidy to be extended to December, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - The federal government is for the second time extending its program to subsidize wages in companies hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, this time until at least December. But the gov...
Jul 13, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Betty Nippi-Albright did the honourable thing by choosing to sit as independent
Sarah Mills says Betty Nippi-Albright's departure from the Sask. NDP has not forced a byelection, nor has she sought dea...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, May 7
8:30 - Yesterday, Regina city council approved the deal that would see Brandt Properties purchase part of REAL District....