Sarah Mills: Driver education shouldn't just be for high-school students
A soon-to-be learner driver in Sarah Mills' house is making her pause and think about some of the bad habits drivers dis...
Tag Archives: Politics
In shift, oil industry group backs federal price on carbon
WASHINGTON - The oil and gas industry's top lobbying group on Thursday endorsed a federal price on carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming, a reversal of longstanding policy that co...
Mar 25, 2021
Biden not ruling out chance US stays longer in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Thursday did not rule out the possibility of U.S. troops staying in Afghanistan through the end of the year, and one of his top generals told Congress that Afghanis...
Mar 25, 2021
Guns are on Supreme Court's agenda days after mass shootings
WASHINGTON - A possible expansion of gun rights is on the Supreme Court's agenda, days after mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia. The justices are meeting in private Friday to discuss adding new ca...
Mar 25, 2021
Russia opposition leader Navalny's health worsens in prison
MOSCOW - Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has accused prison authorities of failing to provide proper treatment for his back pain and leg problems, saying in a letter posted Thursday that his ...
Mar 25, 2021
AG warns infrastructure plan could miss target over lack of data, slow spending
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says the government can't show that the Liberals' $188-billion infrastructure plan is meeting its lofty goals, and warns the spending may fall short of expectation...
Mar 25, 2021
Highlights of the March auditor general's reports on the pandemic and infrastructure
OTTAWA - Highlights from the federal auditor general's reports released Thursday: Canada wasn't ready for a pandemic Auditor Karen Hogan found that years of underfunding public health, despite the ear...
Mar 25, 2021
Federal government faces costly path to recoup wrongly paid aid, auditor says
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says the government missed chances to flag fraudulent claims for emergency benefits last year, potentially paying money to insolvent companies, and will now have t...
Mar 25, 2021
Withered public health agency forced to scramble on COVID-19, auditor general finds
OTTAWA - A withered Public Health Agency dithered on pandemic preparedness, the federal auditor general has concluded, leaving officials no choice but to scramble to respond to COVID-19. And if such a...
Mar 25, 2021
Romanian police protest cutbacks, poor conditions
BUCHAREST, Romania - Hundreds of police protested Thursday in the Romanian capital of Bucharest over cutbacks and poor working conditions. They converged in front of the Ministry of Internal Affairs b...
Mar 25, 2021
Ombudsman rebuts Sajjan's assertions on predecessor's handling of Vance allegation
OTTAWA - Military ombudsman Greg Lick issued a strong rebuke of Canada's defence minister on Thursday, after Harjit Sajjan suggested Lick's predecessor could have done more with an allegation of sexua...
Mar 25, 2021
OPINION
Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 21
On Tuesday, Evan speaks with Premier Scott Moe from the Food, Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit, explores nuclear power ...