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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Military police launch investigation after former defence chief accused of misconduct
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says military police have launched an investigation following allegations former defence chief Jonathan Vance engaged in inappropriate conduct.Defence Depar...
Feb 04, 2021
Legislation coming this year to force Google, Facebook to pay for news content
OTTAWA - Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is promising legislation this year to ensure tech giants like Google and Facebook pay for the news content they disseminate on their platforms. Th...
Feb 04, 2021
Navalny urges Russians from jail to overcome their fear
MOSCOW - In a note from jail, opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged Russians Thursday to overcome their fear and "free" the country from a "bunch of thieves," while the Kremlin cast the arrests of th...
Feb 04, 2021
McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $600M over opioid crisis
The global consulting firm McKinsey & Company agreed to pay nearly $600 million for its role in advising businesses on how to sell more prescription opioid painkillers amid a nationwide overdose c...
Feb 04, 2021
Dem-led House, drawing a line, kicks Greene off committees
WASHINGTON - A fiercely divided House tossed Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene off both her committees Thursday, an unprecedented punishment that Democrats said she'd earned by spreading hateful and violent...
Feb 04, 2021
Trump, facing expulsion, resigns from Screen Actors Guild
NEW YORK - Donald Trump has resigned from the Screen Actors Guild after the union threatened to expel him for his role in the Capitol riot in January. In a letter dated Thursday and addressed to SAG-A...
Feb 04, 2021
Wisconsin governor issues new mask mandate after GOP repeal
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers issued a new statewide mask order on Thursday, an hour after the Republican-controlled Legislature voted to repeal his previous mandate saying he didn't have ...
Feb 04, 2021
3 male guards accused in violent attack at NJ women's prison
TRENTON, N.J. - A female inmate was punched 28 times and pepper-sprayed when guards attacked her and at least five other women, New Jersey officials said Thursday, bringing misconduct charges against ...
Feb 04, 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations for RCMP officers should be a priority, union tells officials
OTTAWA - The union representing front-line RCMP officers is asking federal and provincial officials to consider Mounties for priority access to COVID-19 vaccination. The National Police Federation say...
Feb 04, 2021
B.C. strengthens mask rules for middle, high school students and K-12 staff
VICTORIA - British Columbia's education minister said safety protocols must evolve alongside the COVID-19 pandemic as she announced an expansion of mask requirements in schools. Jennifer Whiteside sai...
Feb 04, 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...