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Joe Biden wins Georgia, flipping the state for Democrats
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, an extraordinary victory for Democrats who pushed to expand their electoral map through the Sun Belt. The win by Biden pads his Elect...
Nov 19, 2020
Opposition leaders briefed on alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in Canada
OTTAWA - Alarming new projections for the spread of COVID-19 in Canada are expected to forecast a dramatic rise in cases over the next few weeks if Canadians don't strictly limit their contact with pe...
Nov 19, 2020
B.C. expands COVID-19 restrictions, orders masks in public spaces as virus surges
VICTORIA - British Columbia is making it mandatory to wear masks in public spaces, while social interactions will be under new restrictions until Dec. 7 because of a surge in COVID-19 cases. Provincia...
Nov 19, 2020
Mnuchin rejects renewal of some Fed emergency loan programs
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he will not to extend several emergency loan programs set up with the Federal Reserve to support the economy in the midst of the coronaviru...
Nov 19, 2020
California imposes overnight curfew to curb coronavirus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California is imposing an overnight curfew on most residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases that it fears could tax its health care syst...
Nov 19, 2020
Solitary confinement persists in federal prisons despite new system, reports find
TORONTO - Prisoners are still being held in harmful solitary confinement despite a revamped system implemented after the courts struck down the previous regime as unconstitutional, according to two re...
Nov 19, 2020
Border officer can't recall where idea to collect Meng's phone passcodes came from
VANCOUVER - The border officer who led the examination of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport before her arrest two years ago says he can't recall whose idea it was to collect the pas...
Nov 19, 2020
Official: Ethiopia's latest airstrike hits Tigray university
NAIROBI, Kenya - A university official says the latest airstrike by Ethiopia's military has struck the school in the capital of the defiant Tigray region and caused major damage, while the United Stat...
Nov 19, 2020
New COVID-19 aid figures shed new light on variety of Canadians who needed the help
OTTAWA - A key benefit for workers replaced lost earnings for thousands of higher-income Canadians, providing a new glimpse at the scope of federal aid during the COVID-19 pandemic.The $2,000-a-month ...
Nov 19, 2020
Singh calls for end to for-profit long-term care homes owned by government
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and union officials are calling on the federal government to put a stop to its role in for-profit long-term care homes, where deadly COVID-19 outbreaks are worsening ...
Nov 19, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Accountability is a word some elected officials seem to be forgetting
From four people walking away from the RM of Sherwood council with little to no explanation to the reaction of some coun...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 28
8:30 - The war involving Iran has increased uncertainty in global energy markets, largely because the Strait of Hormuz h...