Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Juror removed from Durst's murder trial for reading news
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - A juror was removed Tuesday from the murder trial of multimillionaire Robert Durst because she violated the court's order not to read about the case. Judge Mark Windham said h...
May 18, 2021
Ceasefire needed in Israeli-Palestinian conflict to avoid loss of more civilians: PM
OTTAWA - Canada is calling for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to stop the violence that has been escalating in the region, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. At a news confer...
May 18, 2021
Vancouver mayor says sorry for city's role in turning away South Asians in 1914
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has issued an apology for its racist role in denying entry to 376 people aboard a ship that was forced to return to India with its passengers over a century ago. Mayo...
May 18, 2021
Information watchdog investigates handling of archival spy files amid chronic delays
OTTAWA - The federal information watchdog is conducting a systemic investigation of the "ongoing failure" of the national archives to provide timely responses to requests from the public for historica...
May 18, 2021
Canada will need 75% vaccination before U.S. border reopens, Trudeau suggests
WASHINGTON - It may take three-quarters of Canadians getting vaccinated against COVID-19 before Canada and the United States can seriously consider reopening their shared border, Justin Trudeau sugges...
May 18, 2021
Quebec can modify part of the Canadian Constitution unilaterally: Trudeau
MONTREAL - Quebec can unilaterally modify part of the Canadian Constitution, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. The province's proposed language law reform, introduced last week, seeks to cha...
May 18, 2021
Justice minister refuses to give opinion on Bill C-10's potential to undermine rights
TORONTO - Justice Minister David Lametti told the Commons heritage committee Tuesday said it's not his role to give a legal opinion on revisions to a bill that aims to regulate internet platforms. Lam...
May 18, 2021
PBO report details changes in federal funding for First Nations, Inuit health care
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says federal funding for health care for First Nations and Inuit has shot up faster over the last few years than provincial spending on services for the general p...
May 18, 2021
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Canada calls for ceasefire in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is calling for a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.He says the violence needs to stop and Canada will work with the international communi...
May 18, 2021
Canadians can drive to U.S. for COVID-19 vax and avoid quarantine, Ottawa confirms
TORONTO - Canadian residents are allowed to head to the United States for a COVID-19 vaccine and avoid quarantine on return if they meet some straightforward conditions, the Public Health Agency of Ca...
May 18, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...