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Netanyahu courts Arab voters in election-year turnabout
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has spent much of his long career casting Israel's Arab minority as a potential fifth column led by terrorist sympathizers, is now openly courting th...
Jan 20, 2021
Outreach by Tunisian leaders fails to quell youth unrest
TUNIS, Tunisia - Tunisian youth clashed with police overnight, maintaining their protests and riots over economic difficulties despite efforts by the president and the prime minister to calm tensions....
Jan 20, 2021
EXPLAINER: What's next after US accused China of genocide
BEIJING - The U.S.'s accusation of genocide against China touches on a hot-button human rights issue between China and the West. In one of his final acts as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo declared Tu...
Jan 20, 2021
Popular Thai politician charged with defaming monarchy
BANGKOK - Thai officials on Wednesday filed criminal charges against a popular former politician, accusing him of defaming the monarchy by broadcasting criticism of government efforts to secure suppli...
Jan 20, 2021
Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic
GENEVA - A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned...
Jan 20, 2021
Indian village cheers for Harris during swearing-in as US VP
THULASENDRAPURAM, India - With chants of "Long live Kamala Harris," fireworks and prayers, residents of a tiny Indian village celebrated her inauguration as U.S. vice-president. People flocked to the ...
Jan 20, 2021
Expelling Derek Sloan from Conservative caucus not entirely up to Erin O'Toole
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole wants Derek Sloan booted out of his party's caucus but it's not entirely up to him. Here's what needs to happen: Conservative MPs will have to vote on the mat...
Jan 20, 2021
'After a tumultuous year:' Canadians tune in to Joe Biden inauguration amid pandemic
TORONTO - Canadians tuned in Wednesday with a mixture of relief and optimism to watch the swearing in of Joe Biden as U.S. president amid concerns about potential violence south of the border and the ...
Jan 20, 2021
Vaccination efforts key to economic recovery, BoC says as it keeps rate on hold
OTTAWA - The economy will go in reverse for the first quarter of 2021, the Bank of Canada said Wednesday as it kept its key interest rate on hold, warning the hardest-hit workers will be hammered agai...
Jan 20, 2021
Anxiety gives way to elation as Trump takes off, Biden takes over as U.S. president
WASHINGTON - The battle-tested Delaware senator who took on Donald Trump took over as U.S. president Wednesday, his daunting task to heal the wounds and reverse the damage left behind by his caustic a...
Jan 20, 2021
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 26
Evan talks with historian Bill Waiser about Saskatchewan's 120 birthday, university associate professor Ian Lee about Ca...