Murray Wood: Taylor Swift engagement a nice way to end a cruel summer
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Despite thousands of mail-in ballots, Elections BC says final count on schedule
VICTORIA - Elections BC is aiming to count more than 660,000 mail-in and absentee ballots by late Sunday in the effort to reach a final count for British Columbia's recent provincial election, but it ...
Nov 06, 2020
COVID challenge: Alberta premier urges end to house parties as infections rise
EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is strongly urging Albertans to stop holding house parties and get-togethers to bend the curve on sharply rising COVID-19 cases. Alberta reported just over 1,400 new ca...
Nov 06, 2020
Federal guidance for border agency surveillance and sources drafted but never issued
OTTAWA - A newly released memo shows Canada's border agency signed off on rules to guide its most intrusive intelligence operations months ago, but the federal government has yet to issue the minister...
Nov 06, 2020
Surging infections in Manitoba a COVID-19 cautionary tale: experts
WINNIPEG - Manitoba was a beacon of hope when the first wave of COVID-19 hit Canada. The province had some of the lowest infection rates in the country and went weeks in the summer with no new cases. ...
Nov 06, 2020
Masters cautiously optimistic heading into Regina election
After a long campaign, Sandra Masters is hoping to become just the second woman to be mayor of Regina. The civic election is set for Monday, and Masters is feeling cautiously optimistic about her chan...
Nov 06, 2020 Sandra Masters. (Joseph Ho/980 CJME file photo)
Black Canadians fought racism, discrimination to serve in Second World War
OTTAWA - When one starts asking questions about the experience of Black Canadians during the Second World War, it doesn't take long to land on the name Allan Bundy. That's because at a time when the C...
Nov 06, 2020
Probe into loan shark 'ruffled' casino bosses, money laundering inquiry hears
VANCOUVER - A former RCMP officer "ruffled some feathers" at the Great Canadian Casinos following an investigation of a loan shark at British Columbia's largest casino, an inquiry into money launderin...
Nov 06, 2020
Quebec invests $15 million to improve cultural security of Indigenous patients
MONTREAL - Quebec is investing $15 million into the province's health-care system to increase cultural security among First Nations and Inuit communities. The concept of cultural security refers to a ...
Nov 06, 2020
Trudeau says first COVID-19 vaccines will face distribution hurdles in the new year
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says some COVID-19 vaccine candidates expected in the new year will pose significant logistical and distribution challenges. Trudeau says he hopes a viable vaccine will b...
Nov 06, 2020
Disabled veterans struggle with COVID-19 as Canada prepares to mark Remembrance Day
OTTAWA - Canadians from coast to coast to coast will mark Remembrance Day on Wednesday, once again taking a moment to honour and remember those who offered up their lives to defend Canada, its values ...
Nov 06, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, August 27
Evan talks with pop culture expert Shauna Foster about Taylor Swift's engagement to Kansas City Chief's tight end Travis...