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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Quebec's new language bill creates 'charter-free zone,' Anglo rights group warns
MONTREAL - Quebec's new French-language bill represents a significant overhaul of the province's legal order and could significantly impact minority rights, an organization representing Quebec's Engli...
Jun 10, 2021
Macron to reduce French military troops in Africa's Sahel
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced the future reduction of France's military presence fighting Islamic extremism in Africa's Sahel region. In a news conference, Macron...
Jun 10, 2021
Quebec's anti-corruption unit issues apology to member of legislature for 2017 arrest
Quebec's anti-corruption unit has apologized to Guy Ouellette, an Independent member of the legislature, for arresting him in October 2017 for allegedly leaking sensitive documents about an investigat...
Jun 10, 2021
Citing distractions, New Brunswick Green MP Jenica Atwin crosses floor to Liberals
New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin announced Thursday she has left the Green party to join the Liberal caucus mainly due to internal strife among the Greens over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "It has b...
Jun 10, 2021
Supreme Court won't hear bid to challenge thalidomide settlement
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a bid to challenge approval of a settlement agreement for Canadians born with birth defects because of the drug thalidomide. The Federal Court approv...
Jun 10, 2021
Budget officer says Liberals' student aid revamp may cost more than estimated
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office is estimating that the Liberals' revamped student-aid package could end up costing half-a-billion dollars more than government expects. The Liberals proposed a...
Jun 10, 2021
Liberals table bill to make criminal pardons quicker, cheaper
OTTAWA - The federal government is tabling legislation to make it easier and less expensive to obtain a criminal pardon. Introduced in the House of Commons on Thursday, the bill to amend the Criminal ...
Jun 10, 2021
French man gets 4-month prison sentence for slapping Macron
VALENCE, France (AP) - A 28-year-old Frenchman who described himself as a right-wing or extreme-right "patriot" was sentenced to four months in prison Thursday for slapping President Emmanuel Macron i...
Jun 10, 2021
Wife of drug kingpin 'El Chapo' pleads guilty to US charges
WASHINGTON (AP) - The wife of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman pleaded guilty Thursday to charges in the U.S. and admitted that she helped her husband run his multibillion-dollar crimina...
Jun 10, 2021
Liberal House leader accuses Conservatives of 'blocking' progress on key legislation
Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez says the Conservatives are blocking the passage of "progressive legislation" put forward by the minority Liberals before MPs wrap up for the summer. In a news c...
Jun 10, 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...