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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'Waiting to see what their actual true colors are:' Worries for women in Afghanistan
Canadians observing the Taliban's swift takeover of Afghanistan say they're skeptical of the group's claims that women's rights will be respected under Islamic law. Recalling the period of Taliban rul...
Aug 19, 2021
Desperation, pressure for aid increase in Haiti after quake
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - Pressure for a coordinated response to Haiti's deadly weekend earthquake mounted Wednesday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble and the injured continued to arrive from r...
Aug 18, 2021
B.C. Human Rights office's first public inquiry will examine white supremacy and hate
VANCOUVER - The first public inquiry from British Columbia's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner will examine white supremacy and the "disturbing surge of hate" during the COVID-19 pandemic. The c...
Aug 18, 2021
Trudeau blames Taliban — not bureaucracy — for pace of evacuations from Afghanistan
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau blamed Taliban checkpoints rather than bureaucratic red tape and delays on Wednesday as his government continued to face questions about the pace of Canada's effort to evacuate...
Aug 18, 2021
Eight-lane tunnel under Fraser River to replace aging crossing in Metro Vancouver
RICHMOND, B.C. - An eight-lane tunnel under the Fraser River will replace an obsolete crossing that has frustrated Metro Vancouver drivers for decades. The B.C. government announced the new tunnel con...
Aug 18, 2021
'No hope left': Afghans in Canada who lived under Taliban say regime can't be trusted
MONTREAL - Quebecer Fakhria Rezaie was seven years old when her family fled Afghanistan and says her memories from life under the Taliban are horrific. Rezaie, 29, says the Taliban's takeover of Mazar...
Aug 18, 2021
Military officer who led vaccine campaign faces sexual assault charge
OTTAWA - The military officer who led Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign has been charged with one count of sexual assault. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin presented himself to police in Gatineau, ...
Aug 18, 2021
COVID-19 cases more than double in the Northwest Territories in one day
YELLOWKNIFE - A long-term care home in the Northwest Territories declared a COVID-19 outbreak Wednesday and a hard-hit community asked for policing help as cases in the territory rise steeply. The N.W...
Aug 18, 2021
Taliban violently disperse rare protest, killing 1 person
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban violently broke up a protest in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing at least one person as they quashed a rare public show of dissent. The militant group me...
Aug 18, 2021
O'Toole takes aim at Trudeau, Singh as inflation numbers shift focus of campaign
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's political opponents took aim at him on the campaign trail Wednesday over the cost of living, facing broadsides from Conservatives for the decade-high pace of price growth and...
Aug 18, 2021
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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 ...