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Canada not immune to QAnon as pandemic fuels conspiracy theories, experts say
Conspiracy theories, including those propagated by the once-fringe QAnon movement, have gained traction as the COVID-19 pandemic fuels fear, social and economic insecurity, and mistrust in authorities...
Dec 11, 2020
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under security law
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been charged under the city's national security law as authorities step up a crackdown on dissent, local media reported. Lai, who founde...
Dec 10, 2020
Biden, Harris named Time magazine's 'Person of the Year'
WASHINGTON - Time magazine has named President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris its "Person of the Year." Time's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal says Biden and Harris won the h...
Dec 10, 2020
B.C. attorney general relays money laundering inquiry concerns to federal counterpart
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general says he's concerned about reports of a lack of co-operation from the federal financial intelligence agency at the province's public inquiry into dirty m...
Dec 10, 2020
US budget deficit up 25.1% in first 2 months of budget year
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government's deficit in the first two months of the budget year ran 25.1% higher than the same period a year ago as spending to deal with the COVID pandemic soared while tax reve...
Dec 10, 2020
Yukon to get first Moderna vaccine doses in January, with more in March
WHITEHORSE - Yukon says it will get Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in January.Premier Sandy Silver says the territory will get enough of the vaccine for every adult who wants it.Health minister Pauline Fr...
Dec 10, 2020
CBSA officer says her lack of notes in Meng case 'weighed' on her
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou are planning to introduce a new legal argument alleging she was subjected to an abuse of process and should be freed. Meng's legal team has alread...
Dec 10, 2020
Brits fear 'damage' if Canadian politicians delay ratification of trade deal
OTTAWA - The British government is concerned and disappointed that Canada's Parliament won't be able to formally ratify the countries' new trade agreement ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline. British trade off...
Dec 10, 2020
US budget deficit up 25.1% in first 2 months of budget year
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government's deficit in the first two months of the budget year ran 25.1% higher than the same period a year ago as spending to deal with the COVID pandemic soared while tax reve...
Dec 10, 2020
Commons passes assisted-dying bill after Conservatives end filibuster
OTTAWA - A bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying was approved Thursday by the House of Commons after the Conservatives ended a days-long filibuster. Bill C-7 passed by a vote of 212-107...
Dec 10, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 17
On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...