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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AP sources: Trump to order troop cuts in Afghanistan, Iraq
President Donald Trump is expected to cut a significant number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan and a smaller number in Iraq by the final days of his presidency, U.S. officials said Monday. The plan woul...
Nov 16, 2020
Ottawa launches independent review of Canada's beleaguered military-justice system
OTTAWA - Former Supreme Court justice Morris Fish has been tapped to lead an independent review of Canada's military-justice system, which is struggling with a variety of challenges - including over i...
Nov 16, 2020
Residential-school survivors call on Ottawa and provinces for monuments
Ottawa and provincial and territorial governments must build monuments in capital cities across Canada to honour residential-school survivors and their families, says the director of the National Cent...
Nov 16, 2020
Nunavut orders shutdown of non-essential businesses, schools as cases jump to 26
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer has ordered a two-week shutdown, starting Wednesday, of non-essential businesses and schools in the territory due to the spread of COVID-19.Mic...
Nov 16, 2020
Former finance minister Bill Morneau takes fellowship at Yale
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Bill Morneau is heading back to the classroom next year.He has been appointed a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where he will ...
Nov 16, 2020
Quebec to ban sale of gas-powered cars by 2035 as part of $6.7-billion climate plan
MONTREAL - Quebec will ban the sale of new, gasoline-powered cars and SUVs by the year 2035 as part of a $6.7-billion plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Premier Francois Legault announced Monday...
Nov 16, 2020
SEC Chair Clayton leaving post as top financial regulator
WASHINGTON - Jay Clayton, a former Wall Street lawyer who has headed the Securities and Exchange Commission as the financial markets' top regulator during the Trump administration, is leaving the posi...
Nov 16, 2020
A 'crackdown' on journalism is dangerous to democracy: PM on global media freedom
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau highlighted the work of journalists working under pressure in Hong Kong and Belarus at Monday's international conference on media freedom. Canada has been vocal ...
Nov 16, 2020
Liberals take small step to back off delay tactics on WE Charity affair
OTTAWA - The Liberals said Monday they will cede some ground on the WE Charity affair, which has been mired in filibusters and duelling committee motions for nearly two months - but appeared to yield ...
Nov 16, 2020
First Nation calls for equitable health-care access following death of Joyce Echaquan
MONTREAL - Sipi Flamand says it's long overdue that Quebec guarantees equal access to health care for Indigenous peoples in the province. Flamand, vice-chief of Manawan, an Atikamekw community a...
Nov 16, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We must see the good in the world, even when it's hard to find
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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...