Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Ottawa won't set new deadline for providing clean water in First Nations communities
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Canada won't set a deadline for lifting all remaining long-term drinking-water advisories in First Nations communities, but it will create a website to provide estimated c...
Mar 10, 2021
Jody Wilson-Raybould set to publish memoir of time in cabinet and SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - Former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is set to publish a political memoir that's promising to shed new light on her final controversial days in the Trudeau government. HarperC...
Mar 10, 2021
COVID-19-related spending set to drop sharply over coming year: PBO report
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says the portion of federal spending related to COVID-19 is set to drop by 86 per cent in the coming fiscal year compared to 2020-21, as Canada transitions away f...
Mar 10, 2021
Inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting accepting applications from participants
HALIFAX - The independent public inquiry into the mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives last spring is now accepting applications from potential participants.The commission of inquiry, fo...
Mar 10, 2021
As Texas casts off shackles of COVID-19, lessons of 2020 still loom large for many
LLANO, Texas - In this weather-beaten Texas town, where frayed tributes to Donald Trump are still prominent among the cactus and yucca plants along the two-lane highway, there are two kinds of shopkee...
Mar 10, 2021
Royal response fails to end anger over Meghan racism claims
LONDON - Buckingham Palace's response to Prince Harry and Meghan's allegations of racism and mistreatment has failed to quiet the controversy, with some observers criticizing the royal family for not ...
Mar 10, 2021
Conservative tension with anti-abortion groups an echo of Liberal battle in the 1990s
OTTAWA - Patrick Johnston has been having flashbacks about his own unhappy experience in federal politics as he watches attempts by anti-abortion groups to influence the outcome of next week's Conserv...
Mar 10, 2021
Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?
As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Here's a list of their plans to d...
Mar 10, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, March 10, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 77,818 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,543,253...
Mar 10, 2021
Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold despite more upbeat forecast
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada kept its key interest rate on hold Wednesday even as it said it now expects the economy will grow over the first three months of this year, an about-face from its previous ...
Mar 10, 2021
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...