Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Liberals' two-billion-trees promise to cost $2.78 billion more than planned, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says a pledge by the Trudeau Liberals to plant two billion trees could cost almost double what the government says.The tree-planting spree, spread over a decad...
Jan 28, 2021
Most minorities disproportionately dropped from civil service hiring process: audit
OTTAWA - A new report says Black Canadians and people from most other minority groups tend to disproportionately lose out on federal civil service jobs they apply for compared with other Canadians. Th...
Jan 28, 2021
Liberal government to voice support for Joe Biden cancelling U.S. 'global gag rule'
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - The federal government will voice its support later today when President Joe Biden rescinds the United States' so-called global gag rule. The policy prohibits international non-...
Jan 28, 2021
Military justice system at crossroads as court hears case on judges' independence
OTTAWA - Canada's military justice system will be on trial again Friday, when an appeal court weighs whether the handful of judges responsible for overseeing courts martial are truly independent.The C...
Jan 28, 2021
Conservatives say final months of 2020 a record for fundraising
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives say they raised more than $7.6 million in the final three months of 2020. The figures come as all federal parties continue the work of prepping for a potential elect...
Jan 28, 2021
Supreme Court won't hear police oversight case; Black family alleged brutality
TORONTO - Canada's top court refused on Thursday to hear a case involving the limits of police oversight, prompting a renewed call for a misconduct hearing against a police officer a Black family accu...
Jan 28, 2021
Far-right extremist convicted of murdering German politician
BERLIN - A far-right extremist in Germany was convicted Thursday and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a regional politician who had advocated helping refugees - a brazen killing that shoc...
Jan 28, 2021
Holiday season vacations coincide with rise in COVID-19 travel-related cases
OTTAWA - As the federal government prepares to slap new restrictions on international travel, Health Canada data suggest a worrying uptick of infections directly connected to foreign arrivals.While tr...
Jan 28, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 22,870 new vaccinations administered for a total of 891,324 do...
Jan 28, 2021
After Sloan's ouster, other conservative factions wonder what's next for them
OTTAWA - A decision by Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole to boot an MP from his caucus has factions of the conservative movement in Canada wondering about their own futures in the party. Among them: so...
Jan 28, 2021
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...