Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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N.S. brings in rent control, bans 'renovictions' amid affordable housing crunch
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Liberal government is bringing in temporary rent controls amid a series of evictions of low-income tenants and rising homelessness in Halifax. Housing Minister Chuck Porter sai...
Nov 25, 2020
Tam urges collective effort, Ontarians told to celebrate holidays at home
The country's chief public health officer urged Canadians Wednesday to avoid non-essential outings, as cases continued to rise across the country and Ontario became the latest province to announce sca...
Nov 25, 2020
Liberals to present bill on single-game sports betting
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will bring in a bill on one-game sports betting, five years after a previous attempt died in the Senate. The legislation on the House of Commons notice paper wo...
Nov 25, 2020
Liberals to present bill on single-game sports betting
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will bring in a bill on one-game sports betting, five years after a previous attempt died in the Senate. The legislation on the House of Commons notice paper wo...
Nov 25, 2020
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Nov. 25, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7 p.m. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says public health measures to date haven't been enough to stop the province's spread of C...
Nov 25, 2020
Cotler appointed Canada's envoy for Holocaust remembrance, fighting anti-Semitism
OTTAWA - Irwin Cotler, a former Liberal cabinet minister and longtime advocate for human rights, has been appointed Canada's first special envoy for Holocaust remembrance and combating anti-Semitism. ...
Nov 25, 2020
Australian leader thrilled at Iran's release of academic
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Australia's prime minister said he's "thrilled and relieved" after Iran released in a prisoner swap a 33-year-old academic who was imprisoned for more than two years on spyin...
Nov 25, 2020
Canada can make vaccines, just not the ones leading the COVID-19 race
OTTAWA - The head of a Canadian biotech industry association says Canada can and does make vaccines - just not the ones expected first to help stop the COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Nov 25, 2020
Barack Obama to be honoured next month by PEN America
NEW YORK - Former President Barack Obama, already a million-selling author, is also a prize-winning author. PEN America announced Wednesday that Obama will receive its second annual Voice of Influence...
Nov 25, 2020
Man held for driving into gate outside Merkel offices, again
BERLIN - A car crashed into the front gate of the building housing German Chancellor Angela Merkel's offices on Wednesday morning, causing minor damage, authorities said. The driver, who authorities s...
Nov 25, 2020
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
8:30 - Construction for the AI data centre in the RM of Sherwood is set to begin this spring, but many residents in the ...