Murray Wood: Why most of us are Switzerland when it comes to culture war debates
As society becomes more and more divided, Murray Wood says a lot of his friends are just trying to stay neutral, as ther...
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Justice Dept. plans 3 more executions in lame-duck period
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has scheduled three more federal executions during the lame-duck period before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, including two just days before his inaugurati...
Nov 20, 2020
Vancouver's climate plan 'first 10 steps in a journey of 10,000,' says expert
VANCOUVER - Motorists would have to pay a fee to drive into Vancouver's downtown core under a plan to slow climate change, but one expert says while city council's goals are laudable, they could also ...
Nov 20, 2020
NDP's Collins revives calls for environment commissioner to be stand-alone office
OTTAWA - NDP environment critic Laurel Collins is reviving a call for the environment commissioner to be a stand-alone officer of Parliament. Collins is pushing a motion at the House of Commons enviro...
Nov 20, 2020
Border officer doesn't believe RCMP asked for Huawei exec's phone codes
VANCOUVER - The border officer who led Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's immigration exam before her arrest at Vancouver's airport says he doesn't believe RCMP asked him to collect the passcodes to her ...
Nov 20, 2020
Trump tweets Don Jr doing well after coronavirus infection
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Saturday his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is doing "very well" in quarantine after becoming infected with the coronavirus. "My son Donald is doing very well. ...
Nov 20, 2020
Trump tries to leverage power of office to subvert Biden win
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump sought to leverage the power of the Oval Office on Friday in an extraordinary attempt to block President-elect Joe Biden's victory, but his pleas to Michigan lawmak...
Nov 20, 2020
Who needs Russia? Loudest attacks on US vote are from Trump
WASHINGTON - Russia didn't have to lift a finger. In the weeks before the U.S. presidential election, federal authorities warned that Russia or other foreign countries might spread false information a...
Nov 20, 2020
Trump objects to counting thousands of Wisconsin ballots
MADISON, Wis. - The recount of the presidential election in Wisconsin's two most heavily Democratic counties began Friday with President Donald Trump's campaign seeking to discard tens of thousands of...
Nov 20, 2020
Extend mandate of election-interference warning panel, evaluation recommends
OTTAWA - A new evaluation says the Trudeau government should consider activating its election-interference warning system not just during the next general campaign but also in the pre-writ period. For...
Nov 20, 2020
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick impose new restrictions to stop COVID-19 spread
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia imposed new limits on gatherings across most of Halifax on Friday and New Brunswick moved Saint John into a higher alert level as Atlantic Canada's two biggest provinces tried to...
Nov 20, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We must see the good in the world, even when it's hard to find
We live in a world that can seem very dark at times, and it can sometimes feel a bit hopeless. But, as Sarah Mills argue...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Sept. 11
Evan chats with political columnist Biran Lilley and lawyer Warren Kinsella after the shocking death of Charlie Kirk. He...