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Virus-linked isolation of UK eases but backlog persists
DOVER, England - Gridlock at an English port kept thousands of truckers and travellers stranded Wednesday despite a deal with France to lift a two-day blockade imposed because of a new variant of the ...
Dec 23, 2020
Navy commander Art McDonald tapped to steer Canadian military as new defence chief
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has tapped a sailor to steer the Canadian Armed Forces, appointing Royal Canadian Navy commander Vice-Admiral Art McDonald as the next chief of the defence staf...
Dec 23, 2020
Supreme Court declines to hear bid for injunction in flight refund case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear a case linked to a challenge about air passenger refunds for flights cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Air Passenger Rights organization wanted...
Dec 23, 2020
Survivor calls on Trudeau to release St. Anne's residential-school abuse documents
OTTAWA - Residential school survivor Evelyn Korkmaz is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to release thousands of documents that detail the sexual and physical abuse of thousands of Indigenous c...
Dec 23, 2020
Couples do Christmas online, in person if 'lucky' during Canada-U.S. border closure
VANCOUVER - Like many couples, Kaelynn Ball and Dave Hogsten will be enjoying a leisurely breakfast on Christmas Day before opening presents. In their case, they'll be watching each other prepare thei...
Dec 23, 2020
Dawn of Biden era offers new opportunities, old challenges for Canada-U.S. relations
WASHINGTON, D.C. - If Donald Trump has anything in common with Canada, it might be this: a shared craving for the attention of the American people that at times can border on the pathological. Both co...
Dec 23, 2020
A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure
WASHINGTON - In the waning weeks of his presidency, Donald Trump has issued a slew of pardons and commutations, including former members of Congress convicted of corruption charges, two people charged...
Dec 22, 2020
Trump threatens COVID relief bill, testing loyalty of GOP
WASHINGTON - Threatening to tank Congress' massive COVID relief and government funding package, President Donald Trump's demand for bigger aid checks for Americans is forcing Republicans traditionally...
Dec 22, 2020
New round of Trump clemency benefits Manafort, other allies
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned more than two dozen people, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law, in the latest ...
Dec 22, 2020
Liberals post call-out for candidates for next federal election
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are looking for candidates seeking to run for them in the next election, focusing on people who have been working to help their communities through the COVID-19 pandemic....
Dec 22, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...