Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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'No guarantees' of papal apology for residential schools after Vatican trip: AFN
OTTAWA - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says there are no guarantees an Indigenous delegation travelling to the Vatican will lead to Pope Francis apologizing in Canada for t...
Jun 30, 2021
Last known Hells Angels bunker in Quebec demolished after long legal saga
SHERBROOKE, Que. - The Crown prosecutor's office in Quebec says the last known Hells Angels bunker in the province has been demolished. A spokeswoman confirmed the notorious red-roofed landmark was to...
Jun 30, 2021
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88
WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of a modern U.S. military was unraveled by ...
Jun 30, 2021
Politicians, Indigenous leaders say burning churches not the way to get justice
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says he understands the rage, frustration and pain brought on by the discovery of unmarked graves at former residential schools, but funnelling that...
Jun 30, 2021
Economic aid could be extended beyond the fall if recovery falters, Freeland says
OTTAWA - The country's beleaguered workers and businesses should be able to stand on their own by the fall and no longer need a slew of financial supports come if the economic recovery moves along as ...
Jun 30, 2021
Yukon asks for federal help as territory battles widespread transmission of COVID-19
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's chief public health officer paused and fought back tears as he urged residents to follow COVID-19 public health orders to help fight widespread community transmission that has pus...
Jun 30, 2021
B.C. nations say 182 unmarked graves found in cemetery near former residential school
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Two First Nations say a search using ground-penetrating radar has found the remains of 182 people in unmarked graves at a site close to a former residential school in the southern In...
Jun 30, 2021
Canada promises $100M in foreign aid to support care workers in developing countries
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will spend $100 million over the next five years on global projects to address the unequal burden women bear caring for others. He made the pledge in...
Jun 30, 2021
Peace Tower flag lowered on Canada Day to honour Indigenous children: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he asked that the national flag on the Peace Tower remain at half-mast for Canada Day to honour the Indigenous children who died in residential schools. In ...
Jun 30, 2021
Canada calling on Eritrea to withdraw its forces from Ethiopia
Ottawa is calling on Eritrea to withdraw its armed forces from the Tigray region in Ethiopia, a couple days after a ceasefire was announced to put a hold on a conflict that has led to one of the world...
Jun 30, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...