Murray Wood: Leadership race rules no win for the NDP
The NDP are on the hunt for a new federal party leader, but it comes with a unique set of rules. Murray Wood takes issue...
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Elizabeth May speaks out about 'rumours' swirling around Green party turmoil
OTTAWA - Former Green leader Elizabeth May is speaking out after months of near-silence on the internal strife engulfing the party she headed for 13 years. In a statement to media Tuesday afternoon, M...
Jul 20, 2021
B.C. helps fund searches for Indigenous remains
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government says it will provide immediate funding to 21 First Nation communities to help with searches for human remains at former residential schools or hospitals. Murray Rankin,...
Jul 20, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: WestJet wraps talks with Ottawa, not seeking federal aid
CALGARY - WestJet says it is not seeking financial aid from the federal government after months of talks between Ottawa and the airline. It says each party has agreed to shift focus to restarting the ...
Jul 20, 2021
Mark Carney says climate commitments preclude running in fall election
OTTAWA - Mark Carney won't be on the Liberal ticket if there's an election this fall. The former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England told The Canadian Press he's made commitments to...
Jul 20, 2021
Civil liberties group joins court challenge to end unfounded traffic stops in Quebec
MONTREAL - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association announced Tuesday it will join in a constitutional challenge in Quebec of police powers to carry out roadside checks without reasonable cause. The c...
Jul 20, 2021
Feds looking into Muslim charities' concerns: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is "extremely concerned" about recent reports that Muslim charities are being unfairly targeted for federal audits and sanctions. Trudeau tol...
Jul 20, 2021
Challenges at southern border may be drag on efforts to reopen Canada-U.S. frontier
WASHINGTON - Canadians wondering why the United States doesn't appear to be rushing to ease travel restrictions at their shared border should cast a gaze further south, where the frontier with Mexico ...
Jul 20, 2021
Government expects foreign states' wariness of mix-and-max vaccination to 'evolve'
OTTAWA - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is sounding a note of hope that Canadians who mixed and matched COVID-19 vaccines will not have a problem crossing borders in the months ahe...
Jul 20, 2021
Liberals, MPs urged not to unwind easing of tax rules on sale of family businesses
OTTAWA - MPs on the House of Commons finance committee have heard a plea from the country's farmers that the government's plans to rewrite tax laws shouldn't make it difficult, again, to pass the fami...
Jul 20, 2021
Liberals add $1.4 billion to climate change mitigation fund: McKenna
OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says the federal government is adding almost $1.4 billion to the disaster mitigation and adaptation fund this year to help communities across Canada ...
Jul 20, 2021
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, Sept. 9
Evan talks with lawyer Steven Seiferling about how passengers could be affected by Air Canada's flight attendants reject...