Murray Wood: Carney not rising to Trump's threats around CUSMA
Murray Wood says U.S. President Donald Trump seems to be at the bluster-and-threaten stage of trade negotiations. He say...
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Canada passes 500,000 COVID-19 cases following Saskatchewan report
Canada surpassed 500,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday as infections continued to surge while the vaccine rollout reached its final province. Saskatchewan pushed the country over the grim th...
Dec 19, 2020
Russia to give icon that sparked controversy back to Bosnia
MOSCOW - Russia said Saturday it will return an Orthodox icon presented to the Russian foreign minister in Bosnia, a gift that has triggered a protest from Ukraine. The presiding Serb member of Bosnia...
Dec 19, 2020
Biden transition team criticizes co-operation from Pentagon
WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden's transition team expressed frustration Friday with the level of co-operation they're getting from political appointees at the Department of Defence, sayin...
Dec 19, 2020
Singh strives to carve out space for NDP as Tories, Liberals target his turf
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh is being squeezed. Crowded on one side by spend-happy Liberals, on another by socially conscious Greens and, most recently, by Conservatives homing in on working-class voters, t...
Dec 19, 2020
A year of COVID-19 has reversed a decade of progress helping world's poor: Gould
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould isn't running any victory laps despite ending 2020 by doing what so few of her political predecessors could - wrestling a sizable increase in C...
Dec 19, 2020
Carole James, former B.C. finance minister, says she was driven to give back
VICTORIA - Carole James says she was still deciding whether to run in British Columbia's provincial election earlier this year when a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease gave her the answer. It was last ...
Dec 19, 2020
Meng's lawyers outline new branch of argument in extradition case documents
VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou allege the United States' legal case against her violates common international law and the extradition proceedings against her should be stayed. I...
Dec 18, 2020
Rules for fuels: Federal government proposes regulations for Clean Fuel Standard
OTTAWA - The federal government has proposed rules for its Clean Fuel Standard that producers and distributors would have to follow under its climate plan. "As the world moves to a cleaner economy, co...
Dec 18, 2020
Woman alleges RCMP failed to protect her identity as source in homicide probe
OTTAWA - A woman is suing the RCMP over allegations the police force failed to protect her identity as a confidential source in a homicide investigation. The woman, known as Jane Doe in the statement ...
Dec 18, 2020
Health Canada proposes reducing nicotine concentration limit in vaping products
OTTAWA - The federal government says it wants to reduce the amount of nicotine allowed in vaping products as part of greater efforts to curb their appeal to young Canadians. Health Canada announced Fr...
Dec 18, 2020
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Sarah Mills: The World Cup has not opened with the beautiful game
Sarah Mills says the World Cup should be a showcase of the best of soccer and win over the skeptical north Americans, bu...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 12
8:30 - The Riders are getting ready for their home opener this weekend, complete with tailgating, new this year. Add in ...