Sarah Mills: No sleep while sitting next to snoring passenger on long flight
Sarah Mills says she recently endured a six-hour flight while sitting next to a snoring man and nobody said anything abo...
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Teacher tells Bill 21 court challenge that her hijab is not source of 'discord'
MONTREAL - Another Muslim teacher took the stand at the court challenge to Quebec's secularism law on Tuesday, testifying that her hijab has no impact on her ability to teach. "I do not see any confli...
Nov 03, 2020
Legault welcomes applause by Macron, suggests Trudeau giving in to terror 'blackmail'
MONTREAL - France's president called Quebec Premier Francois Legault to thank him for his defence of free speech, Legault said Tuesday. The Quebec premier then criticized Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Nov 03, 2020
High court could halt move toward leniency for kids who kill
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested it could halt what has been a gradual move toward more leniency for children who are convicted of murder. In cases over more than a decade, the cour...
Nov 03, 2020
Nation by nation, the world watches Election Day in the US
For four years, the world's nations have watched as a very different American president engages with the international community - or doesn't. Longtime alliances have been strained, agreements wiped a...
Nov 03, 2020
Canadians in U.S. fearful, anxious about outcome of American election
OTTAWA - Canada's diplomats were on standby to help Canadians living south of the border if turmoil erupts in the United States after a polarizing presidential election. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia...
Nov 03, 2020
More funding needed to address inequalities harming COVID-19 response: AFN
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations regional chief in Alberta says First Nations' capacities to respond to COVID-19's second wave are dwindling because of health, social and economic inequities.&nb...
Nov 03, 2020
Feds propose changes to Broadcasting Act that may raise $800 million from streamers
Online platforms like Netflix and Spotify may end up spending more than $800 million on Canadian content over the next three years under a series of legislative changes the federal government proposed...
Nov 03, 2020
UK raises terror threat level to severe after Europe attacks
LONDON - Britain raised its terror threat level to severe on Tuesday, its second-highest level, following recent attacks in Austria and France. The threat level of severe means an attack in the United...
Nov 03, 2020
Appeals court declines to ban drive-thru voting in Houston
NEW ORLEANS - A panel of federal appeals court judges has rejected an eleventh hour Republican effort to bar Election Day drive-thru voting in Houston. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orl...
Nov 03, 2020
Liberals' new aid bill faces calls for changes, and for a pause on business audits
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals' latest attempt at providing emergency aid for the country's hard-hit companies and their employees is facing demands for change from businesses and opposition MPs. The L...
Nov 03, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, Sept. 3
Evan talks with Sask Roughrider Shane Bane Jr. about his travels to Kenya with World Vision Canada during the off season...