Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Canada expected to face pressure to reverse withdrawal, send troops to Iraq
OTTAWA - Canada is expected to face pressure this week to reverse a recent drawdown of troops from Iraq as the NATO military alliance prepares to expand its presence in the country. The alliance has p...
Feb 17, 2021
Judge dismisses B.C. request for injunction against churches breaking COVID-19 rules
VANCOUVER - A judge has dismissed the British Columbia government's application for an injunction against three Fraser Valley churches that are breaking COVID-19 rules that prohibit in-person services...
Feb 17, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 33,289 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,306,78...
Feb 16, 2021
Trump rips McConnell as GOP divide deepens post-Capitol riot
WASHINGTON - In the most caustic sign yet of deepening GOP divisions, former President Donald Trump blistered Mitch McConnell as a "political hack" on Tuesday, days after the Senate's top Republican d...
Feb 16, 2021
Petitclerc recounts her own experience with disability in final MAID bill debate
OTTAWA - Sen. Chantal Petitclerc recounted her own experience with a disability as she sought Tuesday to counter criticism of a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying. Bill C-7 has been ...
Feb 16, 2021
France passes anti-radicalism bill that worries Muslims
PARIS - Lawmakers in the French parliament's lower house on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a bill that would strengthen oversight of mosques, schools and sports clubs to safeguard France from radical...
Feb 16, 2021
Ottawa urged to grant permanent residency to wrongfully arrested Quebec man
MONTREAL - Both the House of Commons and Quebec's legislature adopted motions on Tuesday calling on Canada's immigration minister to grant permanent residency to a Quebec man who was arrested, charged...
Feb 16, 2021
Statistics Canada report says agency not at fault in leak of April 2020 job-loss data
OTTAWA - A final investigation report on how last April's jobs numbers leaked out early says Statistics Canada wasn't the source, confirming early suspicions from agency officials that the unauthorize...
Feb 16, 2021
Prominent Canadian scholar slams Poland's efforts to stifle Holocaust research
A renowned Holocaust scholar ordered by a Polish court to apologize for suggesting a man helped the Nazis kill Jews said on Tuesday the ruling was a direct blow to sensitive academic research. The rul...
Feb 16, 2021
Canada's vaccine supply from Europe remains secure: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he received further reassurance this week that Canada's expected supply of COVID-19 vaccines is secure. Trudeau says he spoke Tuesday morning with European ...
Feb 16, 2021
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...