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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By the numbers: Canada's purchases of personal protective equipment to date
OTTAWA - Public Services and Procurement Canada has a $2.5-billion program to buy and distribute medical supplies for COVID-19 to the provinces and the National Emergency Strategic Stockpile. Here is ...
Jul 18, 2020
Feds order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when its ready
OTTAWA - The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is ready. Procurement Minister An...
Jul 18, 2020
Quebec becomes first province to make masks mandatory in indoor public spaces
MONTREAL - Quebec's move to make mask-wearing obligatory in all indoor public places as of Saturday was met with a protest march and with small business owners calling on the government...
Jul 18, 2020
John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80
ATLANTA - John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebr...
Jul 17, 2020
StatCan plans 'contactless' census for 2021 in response to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is working on plans to deliver a "contactless census" next May if COVID-19 remains a threat. Officials from the agency said Friday the census day will be May 11, 2021 as pla...
Jul 17, 2020
Reality shows shortfalls of Trump's claim to 'best testing'
WASHINGTON - Here are some snapshots from what President Donald Trump describes as the nation with the "best testing in the world" for the coronavirus: In Sun Belt states where the virus is surging, l...
Jul 17, 2020
CSIS warrant examination of 'critical importance' to Canadians: watchdog chair
OTTAWA - The national intelligence watchdog has begun its look into the failure of Canada's spy service to disclose crucial information when seeking warrants. Murray Rankin, chairman of the Natio...
Jul 17, 2020
New California rules mean most schools will start online
SAN FRANCISCO - With the first day of school just weeks away in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom laid out sweeping new rules Friday that all but ensure most of the state's K-12 schools serving 6.7 millio...
Jul 17, 2020
Cornwallis statue, park and street need to go: Halifax task force
HALIFAX - A statue dedicated to Halifax founder Edward Cornwallis should be permanently removed from the public square and a street and park in the city honouring him should be renamed,...
Jul 17, 2020
Five new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba, all linked to Hutterite colony
WINNIPEG - COVID-19 has spread to Hutterite colonies in all three Prairie provinces, with five new cases of the virus reported Friday in one Manitoba community. The provincial gove...
Jul 17, 2020
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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...