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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Biden nominates tech exec, political adviser David Cohen as U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has nominated David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be his ambassador to Canada. Cohen, a lawyer, lobbyist a...
Jul 21, 2021
Green party takes leader Annamie Paul to court, ending brief ceasefire
OTTAWA - The fight within the Green party has spilled over to the courthouse. Court filings show the GreenParty of Canada aimsto overturn arbitration orders that stymied threats to Annamie Paul's lead...
Jul 21, 2021
Quebec rejects $14-billion natural gas project in Saguenay over environmental issues
MONTREAL - A $14-billion project that would have seen natural gas from Western Canada exported to Europe and Asia through Quebec has been rejected by the Quebec government. Environment Minister Benoit...
Jul 21, 2021
Infrastructure bill fails first vote; Senate to try again
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday to begin debate on the big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Joe Biden. But supporters i...
Jul 21, 2021
Canada pays another US$71M for F-35 development
OTTAWA - Canada has quietly made another multimillion-dollar payment toward development of the F-35 stealth fighter despite uncertainty over whether it will buy the aircraft and calls from some promin...
Jul 21, 2021
Federal judges block transgender restrictions in 2 states
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Federal judges on Wednesday temporarily blocked an Arkansas law banning gender confirming treatments for transgender youth and a West Virginia ban on trans athletes in women's spor...
Jul 21, 2021
Pelosi bars Trump allies from Jan. 6 probe; GOP vows boycott
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday rejected two Republicans tapped by House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, a decision ...
Jul 21, 2021
Despite Canada's easing, U.S. adds 30 days to travel restrictions at shared border
WASHINGTON - Canada's bilateral overtures to fully vaccinated American visitors went unrequited Wednesday as the Department of Homeland Security formally extended its travel restrictions at the Canada...
Jul 21, 2021
Canadians see NDP's Singh as a better PM than Tories' O'Toole, survey suggests
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh might have reason to smile only weeks before a possible election call as a new survey suggests more Canadians believe he would make a better prime minister than the C...
Jul 21, 2021
Bank of Canada names new deputy governor, 'temporarily' expanding governing council
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is naming a long-time central banker as a new deputy governor beginning early next month. The bank says Sharon Kozicki will take on the role on Aug. 2 after serving eight y...
Jul 21, 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
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...