Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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O'Ree's hockey stick reminds Trudeau daily of the work needed to combat racism
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he keeps a signed hockey stick from "living legend" Willie O'Ree as a constant reminder of the work that remains to combat racism. Trudeau added himself to ...
Feb 01, 2021
O'Ree's hockey stick reminds Trudeau daily of the work needed to combat racism
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he keeps a signed hockey stick from "living legend" Willie O'Ree as a constant reminder of the work that remains to combat racism. Trudeau added himself to ...
Feb 01, 2021
Single-shot vaccine's other advantages may soon outweigh lower efficacy, Fauci says
WASHINGTON - Johnson and Johnson's forthcoming single-shot COVID-19 vaccine has more going for it than just a middling ability to prevent infection, the pre-eminent U.S. expert on infectious disease s...
Feb 01, 2021
Biden threatens sanctions on Myanmar after military coup
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Monday threatened new sanctions on Myanmar after its military staged a coup and arrested the civilian leaders of its government, including Nobel laureate Aung San S...
Feb 01, 2021
Canada prepping trade options in case EU breaks promise to keep vaccines flowing
OTTAWA - Canada is putting together options to retaliate if Europe breaks its promise not to cut off Canada's shipments of COVID-19 vaccines, though Europe appears to be keeping that promise at least ...
Feb 01, 2021
Justice Minister David Lametti doesn't rule out referring MAID bill to Supreme Court
OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti isn't ruling out the possibility of asking the Supreme Court to advise on the constitutionality of a bill to expand access to assisted dying. Testifying to the ...
Feb 01, 2021
ACLU, for first time, elects Black person as its president
NEW YORK - Deborah Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and racial justice, has become the first Black person in the 101-year history of the American...
Feb 01, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, Feb. 1, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:15 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 1,158 COVID-19 cases over the past three days. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henr...
Feb 01, 2021
Conservatives beat Liberals in 2020 fundraising race as both parties ramp up efforts
OTTAWA - The federal Conservative party raised substantially more money than the governing Liberals last year, as new Elections Canada figures show the Official Opposition has been filling its coffers...
Feb 01, 2021
Moscow court orders Kremlin foe Navalny to prison
MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Tuesday ordered Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prison for more than 2 1/2 years, finding that he violated the terms of his probation while recuperating in Germa...
Feb 01, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...