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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High court sides with ex-athletes in NCAA compensation case
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a ruling that could help push changes in college athletics, the Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that the NCAA can't enforce certain rules limiting the education-related ...
Jun 21, 2021
Tokyo Olympics to allow local fans - but with strict limits
TOKYO (AP) - A sharply limited number of fans will be allowed to attend the Tokyo Olympics, organizers announced Monday as they tried to save some of the spirit of the Games where even cheering has be...
Jun 21, 2021
2 plead not guilty in trial linked to Jordan's royal rift
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A former top adviser to King Abdullah II and a relative of the monarch pleaded not guilty Monday to sedition and incitement charges linked to an unprecedented public rift in Jorda...
Jun 21, 2021
Iran president-elect takes hard line, refuses to meet Biden
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's president-elect staked out a hard-line position Monday in his first remarks since his landslide election victory, rejecting the possibility of meeting with Pr...
Jun 21, 2021
Spanish leader: 9 Catalan separatists will receive pardons
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Prime Minister Pedro Snchez said Monday that the Spanish Cabinet will approve pardons for nine separatist Catalan politicians and activists imprisoned for their roles in the 20...
Jun 21, 2021
Swedish PM loses confidence vote, sparking uncertainty
STOCKHOLM (AP) - Stefan Lofven, Sweden's Social Democratic prime minister since 2014, lost a confidence vote in parliament on Monday, making him the first Swedish government leader ever to lose such a...
Jun 21, 2021
Israeli foreign minister to make first visit to UAE
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's new foreign minister will head to the United Arab Emirates next week for the first known visit by a top Israeli diplomat to the Gulf Arab country, the ministry said Monday. F...
Jun 21, 2021
Liberals, opposition clash with days left to pass legislation before House rises
OTTAWA - Parliamentarians are in their final week before a summer break in the House of Commons, where federal parties are using the minority makeup to posture for a potential election. With only days...
Jun 21, 2021
Canada to get 5.2m COVID-19 vaccine doses this week, Pfizer shipment slightly delayed
OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive more than five million doses of COVID-19 vaccine over the coming week. Around 2.4 million are expected to come from Pfizer and BioNTech, though that shipment isn't sl...
Jun 21, 2021
Canada to unveil travel rules for fully vaccinated citizens, permanent residents
OTTAWA - Canada is set to detail what quarantine rules citizens and permanent residents who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will soon have to follow when entering the country. Public Safety and ...
Jun 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...