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 ...
Tag Archives: Politics
Two-thirds of Canadians say governments shouldn't lift all COVID-19 restrictions
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests about two-thirds of Canadians believe that governments should not lift all restrictions related to COVID-19. Sixty-nine per cent of respondents to an online survey by Lege...
Jun 22, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 22, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Tuesday June 22, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 394,799 new vaccinations administered for a total of 32,566,03...
Jun 22, 2021
CRA audits of ultra-wealthy Canadians yield zero prosecutions, convictions
OTTAWA - Data from the Canada Revenue Agency shows its recent efforts to combat tax evasion by the super-rich have resulted in zero prosecutions or convictions. In response to a question tabled in Par...
Jun 22, 2021
A for Quebec, F for Alberta: Study rates Canadian governments on conservation
A new report grades Canadian governments in how they responded to the country's international promise to conserve at least 17 per cent of its land mass and 10 per cent of its oceans by 2020. The repor...
Jun 22, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, June 21, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 11:00 p.m. ET on Monday June 21, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 394,799 new vaccinations administered for a total of 32,566,03...
Jun 21, 2021
3 killed in Denver-area shooting, including officer, suspect
ARVADA, Colo. (AP) - A gunman is believed to have shot and killed an officer and another person in a shopping district in a Denver suburb Monday before being fatally shot by police, authorities said. ...
Jun 21, 2021
Quebec premier rejects suggestion for statutory holiday to honour Indigenous Peoples
MONTREAL - Quebec isn't interested in adding a statutory holiday in the province to recognize Indigenous Peoples. Premier Franois Legault told reporters today the province has enough statutory holiday...
Jun 21, 2021
Defence committee rises without report on Vance allegations
OTTAWA - The House of Commons defence committee on Monday ended months of hearings on the Liberal government's handling of sexual misconduct allegations involving senior military commanders without pr...
Jun 21, 2021
PHAC president rebuked, still doesn't produce documents on fired scientists
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are asking that the Public Health Agency of Canada's offices be searched after a public shaming of the agency's president failed to persuade him to turn over unredacted docu...
Jun 21, 2021
Lionel Desmond inquiry: soldier's sister-in-law testifies about his mental decline
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former Canadian soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 heard Monday from a close relative who said Lionel Desmond's mental health appeared...
Jun 21, 2021
OPINION
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...