Sarah Mills: Ending door-to-door is the future for Canada Post
Rural Sask. has picked up mail from shared mailboxes for decades. Now, it will be the same in some parts of in Regina an...
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Federal prison chaplains ratify first contract agreement, union says
OTTAWA - Unionized federal prison chaplains have ratified a contract that includes wage increases and improved working conditions. The United Steelworkers union says the contract - the chaplains' firs...
Apr 09, 2021
Study: Facebook delivers biased job ads, skewed by gender
Facebook is showing different job ads to women and men in a way that might run afoul of anti-discrimination laws, according to a new study. University of Southern California researchers who examined t...
Apr 09, 2021
Caitlyn Jenner considers run for California governor
LOS ANGELES - Caitlyn Jenner has been an Olympic hero, a reality TV personality and a transgender rights activist. Her next step could be candidate for California governor. The 71-year-old longtime Re...
Apr 09, 2021
Ottawa appeals court ruling that limits First Nations' ability to postpone elections
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Canada will appeal a Federal Court ruling that limits First Nations' ability to postpone the election of chiefs and councils during the COVID-19 pandemic, Indigenous Servi...
Apr 09, 2021
ICUs see near record of COVID-19 patients as new variant cases double over last week
The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units across the country has reached a near record as the spread of more contagious variants drives up hospitalizations, prompting Ontario officials t...
Apr 09, 2021
Promote Indigenous access to disability tax credit, advisory committee recommends
OTTAWA - An advisory committee is calling on the Canada Revenue Agency to promote access to the disability tax credit in Indigenous communities. The CRA's disability advisory committee, which includes...
Apr 09, 2021
Boeing sues subcontractor over work on Air Force One planes
FORT WORTH, Texas - Boeing is suing a subcontractor it hired for work on new Air Force One planes used to carry the president, saying the company ran into financial problems and missed deadlines. The ...
Apr 09, 2021
Flags drop, bells toll as Canadians remember special relationship with Prince Philip
Organizing a royal tour is a demanding task to begin with, but when it involved Prince Philip, his Canadian coordinators knew to expect the unexpected. Philip might eschew a motorcade and insist on wa...
Apr 09, 2021
Statistics Canada hires locals in First Nations to collect census amid COVID-19
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is hiring local enumerators for the 2021 census in Indigenous, remote and northern communities to avoid outsiders needing to visit during the pandemic. Geoff Bowlby, directo...
Apr 09, 2021
Rioters ignore pleas for calm as violence flares in Belfast
BELFAST, United Kingdom - Police in Northern Ireland deployed water cannons for the first time in six years Thursday as they tried to disperse protesters who hurled stones, fireworks and gasoline-fill...
Apr 09, 2021
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Evan Bray: What would 'associate' EU membership mean for Canada?
There's been a lot of talk about Canada possibly becoming an "associate member" of the European Union. Evan Br...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 18
On Friday's show, Evan discusses Canada's nuclear future with Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel. Plus, marking 10 years of harm redu...