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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Being out in public is stressful in pandemic era, new survey suggests
OTTAWA - As restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 persist, a new survey suggests more than half of Canadians find it stressful to venture out in public. In a web survey conducted by poll...
May 12, 2020
Victoria mayor says city prepares to create open spaces for restaurant recovery
VICTORIA - The recipe for a successful restaurant recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic could involve adding outdoor patios, parking lots, sidewalks and even streets to allow for physical distanc...
May 11, 2020
Increased border traffic likely as Canada, U.S. economies reopen: Freeland
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada and the U.S. are working on plans to deal with what she calls an inevitable increase in cross-border traffic as economies in both countries...
May 11, 2020
Northern Saskatchewan leaders want COVID checkpoint confusion sorted out
REGINA - Leaders in northwestern Saskatchewan are asking the province to clear up confusion about checkpoints that are restricting travel in the region during the COVID-19 pandemic. &nb...
May 11, 2020
As U.S. reopening barrels along, 'hidden enemy' infiltrates White House
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's "hidden enemy" has made its way to the West Wing, where COVID-19 threatens not only the health of people working inside the White House, but the president's entire str...
May 11, 2020
Funds to fight COVID-19 in meat plants might not move for months, feds say
OTTAWA - Tens of millions of federal dollars aimed at helping food processors deal with a rash of COVID-19 outbreaks might not move until the end of September, and there are no details ...
May 11, 2020
China pushes back against efforts by Canada, to get Taiwan access at WHO
OTTAWA - China responded sternly Monday to efforts by Canada and its allies to allow Taiwan access to the World Health Organization, telling the coalition of countries to essentially butt out of ...
May 11, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 6:35 p.m. British Columbia has recorded 23 new cases of COVID-19 in the last two days, bringing the number of people who ...
May 11, 2020
More COVID-19 restrictions eased as top doctor warns vaccine a ways off
Children played physically distanced games in a Quebec schoolyard and more Ontario shops began offering curbside pickup Monday as Canada's top doctor warned a COVID-19 vaccine is still a ways off. Que...
May 11, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:23 p.m. ET on May 11, 2020: There are 69,981 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 38,469 confirmed (inc...
May 11, 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
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...