Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
Tag Archives: Politics
More than 100 LGBTQ candidates compete in Mexican election
MEXICO CITY (AP) - For years, transgender activist Roshell Terranova protested in the streets and knocked on the doors of Mexico's Congress to make the demands of the country's LGBTQ community known. ...
Jun 02, 2021
Quebec economy minister resigns after ethics commissioner calls for his suspension
Quebec Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon has resigned, Premier Franois Legault announced Wednesday, after the province's ethics commissioner called for him to be suspended from the legislature over a...
Jun 02, 2021
Victims of military sexual trauma turned away from peer-support programs: ombudsman
OTTAWA - Canada's veterans ombudsman is adding her voice to long-standing calls for the federal government to create a dedicated peer-support program for those who have experienced sexual trauma while...
Jun 02, 2021
Canada's justice minister mulls legal protection of residential school burial sites
OTTAWA - Federal Justice Minister David Lametti says he is open to considering different legal avenues when it comes to residential schools with burial grounds - in particular the possibility of prote...
Jun 02, 2021
Group says Medicine Hat has ended chronic homelessness, as cities eye same nationwide
OTTAWA - An Alberta city has become the first in the country to have ended chronic homelessness, just as municipal leaders push the federal government to help do the same countrywide. Medicine Hat fir...
Jun 02, 2021
Unmarked burial site at residential school damages Canada's human rights reputation
OTTAWA - The discovery of an unmarked burial site at a Kamloops, B.C. residential school has sent shock waves across the world, which experts say will have a lasting negative impact on Canada's reputa...
Jun 02, 2021
Canada doubles dollars to COVAX, but no sign of donating doses yet
OTTAWA - Canada is doubling its direct cash commitment to help buy COVID-19 vaccines for the global sharing program known as COVAX but isn't sending any actual doses this month despite a desperate ple...
Jun 02, 2021
Herzog, scion of prominent Israeli family, elected president
JERUSALEM (AP) - Isaac Herzog, a veteran politician and the scion of a prominent Israeli family, was elected president Tuesday, a largely ceremonial role that is meant to serve as the nation's moral c...
Jun 02, 2021
Jordan refers 2 to security court over alleged foreign plot
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - Jordan has referred the cases of two former senior officials accused of taking part in a foreign plot linked to the half-brother of King Abdullah II to a national security court, ...
Jun 02, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, June 2, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 307,826 new vaccinations administered for a total of 24,169,...
Jun 02, 2021
OPINION
Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 24
On Friday's show, Evan looks at the stormy forecast for Saskatchewan heading into the weekend, the potential delays to s...