Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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No independent oversight of federal obligation to routinely publish info: officials
OTTAWA - Senior officials acknowledged Thursday there is no independent oversight of the requirement that federal departments proactively publish government records. Justin Trudeau promised in the 201...
May 20, 2021
Israel, Hamas agree to cease-fire to end bloody 11-day war
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and Hamas agreed to a cease-fire Thursday, halting a bruising 11-day war that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip, brought life in much of Israel to a standstill an...
May 20, 2021
Montreal-area mayor calls on municipal leaders to condemn recent antisemitic acts
Montreal police say they've increased patrols in several neighbourhoods with large Jewish populations as a "preventive" measure after several antisemitic incidents. Police said in an email Thursday th...
May 20, 2021
Impatience, lack of clarity as clock ticks on AstraZeneca expiry date
TORONTO - Impatience and a lack of clarity persisted Thursday over the fate of thousands of doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine set to expire in the coming weeks but answers could be coming within...
May 20, 2021
Too early to set a date on loosening travel restrictions: Canada's transport minister
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he cannot yet commit to a date - or COVID-19 vaccination rate benchmarks - for when so-called vaccine passports will allow Canada to ease travel restrict...
May 20, 2021
Statistics Canada reminds people to fill out 2021 census, may follow up in person
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is reminding people to fill out this year's census to avoid getting a visit at their door during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency says later this month, census enumerators ...
May 20, 2021
House narrowly approves $1.9B to fortify Capitol after riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Thursday narrowly approved $1.9 billion to fortify the Capitol after the Jan. 6 insurrection, as Democrats pushed past Republican opposition to try to harden the complex...
May 20, 2021
'Crisis delayed': experts say drop in N.S. suicides in 2020 doesn't tell full story
HALIFAX - The number of suicides recorded in Nova Scotia in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic was the lowest since 2014. According to new government data, 120 people in Nova Scotia killed themselves i...
May 20, 2021
'This is being done slowly': Provinces balance reopenings and vaccination progress
Many provinces are setting their sights on reopening as Canada's COVID-19 vaccination pace brings optimism, but leaders are warning that those plans could be curtailed if people don't get their shots....
May 20, 2021
Activist and former CFL player Balarama Holness to run for Montreal mayor
MONTREAL - A community activist and former CFL player is entering the race to become mayor of Montreal. Balarama Holness announced today he'll compete for the city's top job under the banner of his ne...
May 20, 2021
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On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...