Murray Wood: Carney's Liberal majority will come because of floor crossers, not votes
Thanks to floor crossings, the Liberals only need to hold safe seats in Monday's byelections to get to majority status. ...
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Kenney says no new taxes as Alberta preps for another tough times pandemic budget
EDMONTON - On Thursday it's budget day in Alberta, a time that will cruelly and ironically remind residents that last year's projected eye-popping $6.8-billion deficit was actually the good old days. ...
Feb 21, 2021
UN nuclear chief says Iran to grant 'less access' to program
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran will begin to offer United Nations inspectors "less access" to its nuclear program as part of its pressure campaign on the West, though investigators will still be able to monitor ...
Feb 21, 2021
Turkey's president wishes to improve testy relations with US
ISTANBUL - Turkey's president says mutual interests with the United States outweigh their differences and has called for more co-operation with President Joe Biden's new U.S. administration. In a vide...
Feb 21, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 21, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday Feb. 21, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 49,707 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,451,846 d...
Feb 21, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Feb. 20, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday Feb. 20, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 49,707 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,451,84...
Feb 20, 2021
Tam urges need to maintain individual COVID-19 precautions as variant cases mount
Public health officials have identified upwards of 700 cases of contagious COVID-19 variants across Canada, the nation's top doctor said Saturday, a finding she said lends new urgency to her calls to ...
Feb 20, 2021
Chinese ambassador denounces pending vote by Canadian MPs on Uighur genocide
OTTAWA - China's envoy to Canada is telling Canadian parliamentarians to butt out of his country's internal affairs through their pending vote on declaring a genocide against ethnic Muslim Uighurs in ...
Feb 20, 2021
B.C. health officials call for 'culturally safe' vaccination plan for Metis residents
VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia say they're working on making the COVID-19 vaccine rollout a "culturally safe experience" for Indigenous Peoples in a health system that has been critic...
Feb 20, 2021
Spain: Peaceful protests for jailed rapper see more clashes
BARCELONA, Spain - A fifth night of peaceful protests to denounce the imprisonment of a Spanish rap artist once more devolved into clashes between police and the members of fringe groups who set up st...
Feb 20, 2021
Trudeau to hold first meeting with new U.S. President Biden virtually on Tuesday
OTTAWA - The first face-to-face meeting between Canada's Prime Minister and the newly minted U.S. president will take place early next week, the two countries announced on Saturday amid questions abou...
Feb 20, 2021
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Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
8:30 - With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, comple...