Sarah Mills: Driver education shouldn't just be for high-school students
A soon-to-be learner driver in Sarah Mills' house is making her pause and think about some of the bad habits drivers dis...
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Former finance minister Bill Morneau takes fellowship at Yale
OTTAWA - Former finance minister Bill Morneau is heading back to the classroom next year.He has been appointed a senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, where he will ...
Nov 16, 2020
Quebec to ban sale of gas-powered cars by 2035 as part of $6.7-billion climate plan
MONTREAL - Quebec will ban the sale of new, gasoline-powered cars and SUVs by the year 2035 as part of a $6.7-billion plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Premier Francois Legault announced Monday...
Nov 16, 2020
SEC Chair Clayton leaving post as top financial regulator
WASHINGTON - Jay Clayton, a former Wall Street lawyer who has headed the Securities and Exchange Commission as the financial markets' top regulator during the Trump administration, is leaving the posi...
Nov 16, 2020
A 'crackdown' on journalism is dangerous to democracy: PM on global media freedom
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau highlighted the work of journalists working under pressure in Hong Kong and Belarus at Monday's international conference on media freedom. Canada has been vocal ...
Nov 16, 2020
Liberals take small step to back off delay tactics on WE Charity affair
OTTAWA - The Liberals said Monday they will cede some ground on the WE Charity affair, which has been mired in filibusters and duelling committee motions for nearly two months - but appeared to yield ...
Nov 16, 2020
First Nation calls for equitable health-care access following death of Joyce Echaquan
MONTREAL - Sipi Flamand says it's long overdue that Quebec guarantees equal access to health care for Indigenous peoples in the province. Flamand, vice-chief of Manawan, an Atikamekw community a...
Nov 16, 2020
Top court will not review rejection of class action against Just for Laughs founder
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not examine the rejection of a class-action suit against the founder of Just for Laughs. A group of women known as "Les Courageuses" has pursued legal action ...
Nov 16, 2020
Beijing blasts Bob Rae after ambassador calls for UN to investigate genocide claims
OTTAWA - The Chinese government is firing back at Canada's ambassador to the United Nations for calling on the UN to investigate whether China's persecution of ethnic Muslim Uighurs in its Xinjiang pr...
Nov 16, 2020
2nd coronavirus vaccine shows early success in U.S. tests
For the second time this month, there's promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavir...
Nov 16, 2020
Trump campaign drops key request in Pennsylvania lawsuit
HARRISBURG, Pa. - President Donald Trump's campaign is withdrawing a central request in its lawsuit seeking to stop the certification of the election results in Pennsylvania, where Democrat Joe Biden ...
Nov 16, 2020
OPINION
Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 21
On Tuesday, Evan speaks with Premier Scott Moe from the Food, Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit, explores nuclear power ...