Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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African continent hits 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases
NAIROBI, Kenya - Africa has surpassed 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases as the continent's top public health official warned Thursday that "we are inevitably edging toward a second wave" of infect...
Nov 19, 2020
GOP increasingly accepts Trump's defeat - but not in public
WASHINGTON - When Kamala Harris returned to the Senate this week for the first time as vice-president-elect, her Republican colleagues offered their congratulations and Sen. Lindsey Graham greeted her...
Nov 18, 2020
Biden approaches 80 million votes in historic victory
President-elect Joe Biden's winning tally is approaching a record 80 million votes as Democratic bastions continue to count ballots and the 2020 election cracks turnout records. Biden has already set ...
Nov 18, 2020
A rusty Giuliani returns to the courtroom on Trump's behalf
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Rudy Giuliani, representing a client inside a courtroom for the first time in nearly three decades, showed some rust as he tried to make the case that President Donald Trump has be...
Nov 18, 2020
Liberals legislate 2050 net-zero emissions, but critics say they're delaying action
OTTAWA - Newly proposed federal legislation would legally bind the government to set multiple targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the next 30 years but the only penalty for failing to meet...
Nov 18, 2020
RCMP needs structural changes to address racism: MMIWG commissioner
OTTAWA - A commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls says top-down attitudes and the centralized structure of the RCMP are leading to racist practices...
Nov 18, 2020
Tories disappointed by Scheer's decision to hire family as they call for better rules
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs vented some disappointment in their former leader - and current caucus colleague - Andrew Scheer Wednesday after revelations he twice hired family members to work in his offi...
Nov 18, 2020
Parliament passes Tory motion to demand government decision on Huawei, 5G
OTTAWA - A united federal opposition has supported a Conservative motion to insist the Liberal government take a harder line against what it says are national-security threats from China. The motion, ...
Nov 18, 2020
B.C. premier to call on prime minister for national travel policy to fight COVID-19
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he will lobby Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to tell Canadians that travel within the country at this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic should only be ...
Nov 18, 2020
Halifax to review use of 'Micmac' on street signs and city buildings
HALIFAX - Use of the word "Micmac" on city signs, buildings and other municipal assets in Halifax is under review. Regional council on Tuesday unanimously endorsed a motion by councillor Sam Austin re...
Nov 18, 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...