Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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Horgan's cabinet has many openings for newcomers and veterans after election victory
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan has several spots to fill in his cabinet after losing seven ministers who didn't run again but winning a New Democrat majority in British Columbia gives him advantages w...
Oct 30, 2020
Conservatives must take inequality seriously, O'Toole says
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole took aim Friday at what he called financial elites, saying his own party needs to take inequality more seriously and to support ongoing emergency aid. H...
Oct 30, 2020
Advocates say provinces should invest CERB savings in social welfare programs
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - At a time when anxieties were expected to run high for everyone, the Calgary Counselling Centre saw something surprising during the pandemic lockdown period: distress levels in thei...
Oct 30, 2020
Nunavut members of the legislature choose new cabinet minister
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Members of the legislature in Nunavut have picked one of their colleagues to join cabinet after voting out a minister last week.Margaret Nakashuk represents Pangnirtung and was chos...
Oct 30, 2020
'Panicky pandemic publishing' of COVID-19 research erodes trust in science: report
OTTAWA - Publishing weak, careless and sometimes fake research on the novel coronavirus is eroding trust in science, leading people to ignore public health advice, a new report from the Royal Society ...
Oct 30, 2020
Canada crawling toward AI regulatory regime, but experts say reform is urgent
OTTAWA - On Thursday, privacy watchdogs revealed that five million images of shoppers' faces were collected without their consent at a dozen of Canada's most popular malls.Real estate company Cadillac...
Oct 30, 2020
Economic recovery threatened if some workers, households left behind, Macklem says
OTTAWA - An economic rebound that leaves behind parts of the Canadian labour force in the short term could end up jeopardizing the recovery from COVID-19 in the long run, Canada's top central banker s...
Oct 30, 2020
Former MP Rob Anders accused of not reporting $750K in income for tax purposes
CALGARY - Tax authorities allege former Conservative MP Rob Anders failed to report more than $750,000 in net income over five years, court documents show. Anders faces five charges, including t...
Oct 30, 2020
Premiers call on PM to schedule meeting on health funding without delay
OTTAWA - Canada's premiers are growing impatient with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's failure to schedule a meeting to discuss their demand for at least $28 billion more each year for health care. Tru...
Oct 30, 2020
'No manual or checklist:' Yukon ditching fall time change this year
WHITEHORSE - As most Canadians get ready for the clocks to fall back an hour on Sunday, Yukon is sticking with daylight time.The territory decided to adopt year-round daylight time in March after a su...
Oct 30, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Subtle words delivered by a king
Sarah Mills says King Charles touched on everything from NATO to climate and global conflicts in his speech to U.S. Cong...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 29
8:30 - The spring fiscal update released yesterday includes new measures such as a major skilled trades training program...