Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Public health agency reports spike in confirmed cases of Delta variant in Canada
OTTAWA - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases attributed to the highly contagious Delta variant jumped 66 per cent in Canada this week. Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said as o...
Jun 18, 2021
Health Canada proposes ban on most vaping flavours it says appeal to youth
The federal government says it wants to ban most flavoured vaping products in a bid to reduce their appeal to youth. Health Canada put forward draft regulations Friday that would restrict all e-cigare...
Jun 18, 2021
NCAA memo: Emmert tells schools to act on NIL or he will
NCAA President Mark Emmert told the organization's more than 1,200 member schools Friday that he will seek temporary rules as early as July to ensure all athletes can be compensated for their celebrit...
Jun 18, 2021
Canada to welcome 45,000 refugees this year: Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino announced plans to expedite applications and increase the number of refugees to Canada at a news conference Friday. This year, the country will increase the number...
Jun 18, 2021
Vaccine deliveries enough to fully vaccinate all eligible Canadians by end of July
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's promise of a two-dose fall is looking a lot more like it will become a two-dose August. Trudeau says Canada is on track now to have a total of 68 million doses...
Jun 18, 2021
Maxime Bernier's defamation lawsuit should be tossed, says lawyer for Warren Kinsella
OTTAWA - A prominent political commentator is asking a court to dismiss a defamation lawsuit from a former member of Parliament who is now leader of a fringe federal political party. A lawyer for Warr...
Jun 18, 2021
First Nations child-welfare hearings wrap after week of arguments
OTTAWA - Lawyers wrapped up arguments today in a Federal Court case focused on how to compensate First Nations children unnecessarily taken from their families due to Canada's discriminatory policies....
Jun 18, 2021
Quebec Conservatives recruit ex-CAQ Claire Samson as party's first legislature member
QUEBEC - Former Coalition Avenir Qubec member Claire Samson, dumped by the governing party's caucus earlier this week, has switched sides to the Conservative Party of Quebec. Samson made the move offi...
Jun 18, 2021
Nova Scotia drops course that asked pupils to list benefits of residential schools
HALIFAX - Responding to complaints from an Indigenous girl and her mother, the Nova Scotia government has scrapped a high school correspondence course that asked students to list the advantages of the...
Jun 18, 2021
Trudeau defends Sajjan, accuses Tories of slandering embattled defence minister
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau voiced his support for Harjit Sajjan on Friday after opposition parties banded together in the House of Commons to censure the embattled defence minister. The pr...
Jun 18, 2021
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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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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...