Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
Tag Archives: Politics
Copyright collective can't force tariffs on university, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA - A copyright collective cannot force York University to pay fees for the use of published works in the classroom, given that the school bowed out of a formal arrangement, the Supreme Court of ...
Jul 30, 2021
Tam urges higher COVID vaccine rate, cautious reopening to avoid risk of fourth wave
Federal officials are warning Canada could be on the brink of a fourth wave of COVID-19 driven by the Delta variant if the country opens too fast before enough people have been vaccinated. Long-term f...
Jul 30, 2021
Freeland says Liberals will extend aid programs to October because of uneven rebound
OTTAWA - The federal government is tapping the brakes on its plans to phase out pandemic aid programs this summer, deciding instead to freeze benefits at current levels and extend help by an extra mon...
Jul 30, 2021
Finance Department says federal deficit was $23.8 billion deficit over April and May
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of nearly $24 billion over the first two months of its fiscal year, a sharp drop from the unprecedented spending one year earlier at the start of the COVI...
Jul 30, 2021
Japan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid Games
TOKYO (AP) - Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday following record spikes in infections as the capital hosts the Olympics. Prime Minister Y...
Jul 30, 2021
Japan expands virus emergency after record spikes amid Games
TOKYO (AP) - Japan expanded a coronavirus state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo on Friday following record spikes in infections as the capital hosts the Olympics. Prime Minister Y...
Jul 30, 2021
Statistics Canada says economy appears to have grown in second quarter
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy appears to have bounced back after its worst two-month stretch since the start of the pandemic, eking out a gain in June and growth in the second quarter of the year. Sta...
Jul 30, 2021
Doctors, lawyers want B.C. to track injuries after record heat wave
VANCOUVER - Two groups focused on environmental issues are calling on the British Columbia government to come up with a plan to track "heat dome injuries" following record-setting temperatures that ar...
Jul 30, 2021
Telltale transactions help financial intelligence centre combat sex trafficking
OTTAWA - Transactional clues - from hotel bills paid in cash to purchases of escort-service ads - are helping Canada's financial intelligence agency detect human trafficking in the sex trade. The Fina...
Jul 30, 2021
Hong Kong protester given 9-year term in 1st security case
HONG KONG (AP) - A pro-democracy protester was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison in the closely watched first prosecution under Hong Kong's national security law as the ruling Communist Party t...
Jul 30, 2021
OPINION
Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
8:30 - The spring fiscal update released yesterday includes new measures such as a major skilled trades training program...