Murray Wood: Why most of us are Switzerland when it comes to culture war debates
As society becomes more and more divided, Murray Wood says a lot of his friends are just trying to stay neutral, as ther...
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Prepare for remote voting in House of Commons this fall: committee
OTTAWA - The parliamentary committee that oversees the way the House of Commons works says the chamber should spend the summer getting ready for MPs to participate and vote from outside Ottawa. The gr...
Jul 21, 2020
EU agrees on $2.1 trillion deal after marathon summit
BRUSSELS - After four days and nights of wrangling, exhausted European Union leaders finally clinched a deal on an unprecedented 1.8 trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund ...
Jul 21, 2020
Report: UK officials 'avoided' looking into Russian meddling
LONDON - A long-awaited report on Russian meddling in British politics criticized the U.K. government for failing to investigate whether Moscow interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum, with the docum...
Jul 21, 2020
Poll suggests parents want students to don masks at school in fall
OTTAWA - Almost two-third of parents in a new poll say they believe that children returning to school in the fall should wear masks at least part of the time. The latest poll on the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Jul 21, 2020
No evidence of Trudeau contact with WE Charity before deal awarded: PCO Clerk
OTTAWA - The federal government's top public servant says there is no evidence to suggest Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with WE Charity before the organization was awarded a deal to run a studen...
Jul 21, 2020
GOP splits as virus aid package could swell past $1 trillion
WASHINGTON - The price tag for the next COVID-19 aid package could quickly swell above $1 trillion as White House officials negotiate with Congress over money to reopen schools, prop up small business...
Jul 20, 2020
B.C. premier asks Trudeau to reduce stigma of illicit drug use as deaths climb
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier is urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take an "enormous step" to reduce stigma associated with illicit drug use by decriminalizing possession for personal us...
Jul 20, 2020
Child-care cash to help with urgent COVID-19 needs in sector, Hussen says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of the government's child-care agenda says the Liberals won't abandon the sector once urgent, pandemic-related funding runs out before the end of the economic f...
Jul 20, 2020
States try again to block coal sales that Trump revived
BILLINGS, Mont. - A coalition of states on Monday renewed its push to stop the Trump administration from selling coal from public lands after a previous effort to halt the lease sales was dismissed by...
Jul 20, 2020
Manitoba and Saskatchewan offer financial support to be chosen as CFL hub
WINNIPEG - A bidding war erupted Monday as the governments of Manitoba and Saskatchewan offered up public money to convince the Canadian Football League to set up a one-city, abbreviated season. Manit...
Jul 20, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We must see the good in the world, even when it's hard to find
We live in a world that can seem very dark at times, and it can sometimes feel a bit hopeless. But, as Sarah Mills argue...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Sept. 11
Evan chats with political columnist Biran Lilley and lawyer Warren Kinsella after the shocking death of Charlie Kirk. He...