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Louisiana veto session ends with no bill rejections reversed
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers ended their historic veto session Wednesday after two days in which Republicans failed to overturn any of Gov. John Bel Edwards' bill rejections, a signific...
Jul 21, 2021
Biden nominates tech exec, political adviser David Cohen as U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has nominated David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be his ambassador to Canada. Cohen, a lawyer, lobbyist a...
Jul 21, 2021
Green party takes leader Annamie Paul to court, ending brief ceasefire
OTTAWA - The fight within the Green party has spilled over to the courthouse. Court filings show the GreenParty of Canada aimsto overturn arbitration orders that stymied threats to Annamie Paul's lead...
Jul 21, 2021
Quebec rejects $14-billion natural gas project in Saguenay over environmental issues
MONTREAL - A $14-billion project that would have seen natural gas from Western Canada exported to Europe and Asia through Quebec has been rejected by the Quebec government. Environment Minister Benoit...
Jul 21, 2021
Infrastructure bill fails first vote; Senate to try again
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday to begin debate on the big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Joe Biden. But supporters i...
Jul 21, 2021
Canada pays another US$71M for F-35 development
OTTAWA - Canada has quietly made another multimillion-dollar payment toward development of the F-35 stealth fighter despite uncertainty over whether it will buy the aircraft and calls from some promin...
Jul 21, 2021
Federal judges block transgender restrictions in 2 states
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Federal judges on Wednesday temporarily blocked an Arkansas law banning gender confirming treatments for transgender youth and a West Virginia ban on trans athletes in women's spor...
Jul 21, 2021
Pelosi bars Trump allies from Jan. 6 probe; GOP vows boycott
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday rejected two Republicans tapped by House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, a decision ...
Jul 21, 2021
Despite Canada's easing, U.S. adds 30 days to travel restrictions at shared border
WASHINGTON - Canada's bilateral overtures to fully vaccinated American visitors went unrequited Wednesday as the Department of Homeland Security formally extended its travel restrictions at the Canada...
Jul 21, 2021
Canadians see NDP's Singh as a better PM than Tories' O'Toole, survey suggests
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh might have reason to smile only weeks before a possible election call as a new survey suggests more Canadians believe he would make a better prime minister than the C...
Jul 21, 2021
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Murray Wood: Dishonouring Mr. Hockey
The second Gordie Howe Bridge is now open between Detroit and Windsor, but Murray Wood says it was delayed by a greedy s...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, July 29
On Wednesday's show, Evan talks about the release of a high-risk sex offender in Regina, the start of the Exhibitions in...