Murray Wood: Why most of us are Switzerland when it comes to culture war debates
As society becomes more and more divided, Murray Wood says a lot of his friends are just trying to stay neutral, as ther...
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Assisted dying bill gets mixed reviews, raises fears of more restrictions
OTTAWA - Some experts fear that legislation intended to make it easier for intolerably suffering Canadians to receive medical assistance to end their lives might actually make it harder in some cases ...
Feb 26, 2020
Debate takeaways: Bernie bruised but not broken
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Democrats held their final debate before the South Carolina presidential primary and the critical Super Tuesday contests that follow three days later. Here are some key takeaways. B...
Feb 25, 2020
Trudeau uses speech to pitch African envoys for UN security council seat
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken Canada's campaign for a seat on the United Nations Security Council directly to African diplomats with a speech that tried to emphasize his boyhood con...
Feb 25, 2020
Canadian Pacific obtains injunction to end Mohawk rail blockade in Kahnawake
MONTREAL - Canadian Pacific Railway obtained an injunction Tuesday aimed at ending a blockade erected more than two weeks ago in a Mohawk community south of Montreal. Coming a day after Kahnawake...
Feb 25, 2020
Massive renovation to Centre Block needs to find space for dozens more MPs
OTTAWA - The experts overseeing the massive restoration of Canada's largest Parliament building have to find out a way to cram more than 100 additional MPs into the House of Commons wit...
Feb 25, 2020
B.C. hospice loses funding after refusing to provide assistance in dying
VICTORIA - A hospice society in British Columbia is having its funding stopped because it will not comply with the province's policy on medical assistance in dying. Health Minister Adrian Dix said Tue...
Feb 25, 2020
Privacy commissioner says RCMP ignored his investigators in complaint cases
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog has accused the RCMP of ignoring his efforts to investigate complaints about the national police force's apparent foot-dragging on information requ...
Feb 25, 2020
Private clinics would harm 'ordinary' people using public system in B.C.: lawyer
VANCOUVER - A legal challenge by the owner of a private clinic providing scheduled surgery for "affluent" patients should be denied because it is based on a flawed constitutional a...
Feb 25, 2020
Manitoba premier hints at possible carbon tax deal with federal government
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister hinted at a potential breakthrough with the federal government on a carbon tax Tuesday, and did not rule out introducing a tax in the upcoming provincial bu...
Feb 25, 2020
Sen. Lynn Beyak apologizes for racist letters, says she'll obey ethics report
OTTAWA - Sen. Lynn Beyak sought to stave off suspension from the upper chamber Tuesday, pledging to do more to make amends for the harm she caused by posting offensive letters online. "I wou...
Feb 25, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We must see the good in the world, even when it's hard to find
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Sept. 11
Evan chats with political columnist Biran Lilley and lawyer Warren Kinsella after the shocking death of Charlie Kirk. He...