Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday Feb. 1, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 18,290 new vaccinations administered for a total of 975,519 dos...
Feb 01, 2021
Tripping hazard: Protest penguins destroyed at Alberta legislature grounds
EDMONTON - A colony of 800 snow penguins was set up on the grounds of the Alberta legislature to send a strong message. But before student union representatives from Edmonton's two universities could ...
Feb 01, 2021
Trudeau, U.S. vice-president Kamala Harris talk COVID-19, Buy American and Montreal
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke by phone today with U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, her first call with a foreign leader since taking office. The Prime Minister's Office says the t...
Feb 01, 2021
Alberta town asks province for stop-work order on coal exploration in mountains
HIGH RIVER, Alta. - An Alberta town in the Rocky Mountain foothills wants the provincial government to order a stop to increasingly controversial coal exploration in the region. "Coal exploration is c...
Feb 01, 2021
Federal government provides $15 million for safer drug pilot programs in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Four pilot projects in Vancouver and Victoria have received $15 million in federal funding to provide safer drugs for people at risk of dying from overdose as British Columbia faces a reco...
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
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
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Canada is getting a taste of FIFA's World Cup demands
Sarah Mills says a full motorcade with a police escort for the FIFA president is unnecessary, but it shows that the orga...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 1
8:30 - Drivers are yet again feeling the pinch at the gas pump. Prices have climbed almost 20 cents per litre at some st...