Murray Wood: Reconciling sorrow and anger in the death of a Roughrider
Murray Wood says the death of Roughrider Jaden Dalke on the weekend, and another man who was in a vehicle struck by Dalk...
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Nightmare on COVID Street: Virus-headed party provocateur stars in new Alberta ads
EDMONTON - Alberta, seeking to heal with hard-edged humour, has launched a COVID-19 advertising campaign starring a fashion-challenged, hard-partying, virus-headed Freddy Kruegeresque super-spreader. ...
Dec 11, 2020
Ship that sank 52 years ago off B.C.'s coast now polluting marine park
VANCOUVER - A cargo ship that sank off the west coast of Vancouver Island more than 50 years ago is now polluting the waters of a popular marine park. The Canadian Coast Guard says a fuel-like sheen w...
Dec 11, 2020
Commons adjourns without resolving dispute over how it should resume in new year
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has adjourned for a six-week Christmas break without resolving a dispute over how it should resume in the new year. A motion that has allowed the Commons to sit in a hybr...
Dec 11, 2020
Canada was 'disgraceful' accomplice of U.S. in Meng arrest: China's ambassador
OTTAWA - As Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor began their third year in Chinese prisons on Friday, the grievances between Canada and China deepened, dimming hope the two Canadian men would win freedom...
Dec 11, 2020
White House threatens FDA chief's job over vaccine approval
WASHINGTON - Hours before the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first COVD-19 vaccine late Friday, a high-ranking White House official told the agency's chief he could face firing if the vac...
Dec 11, 2020
'This could all go away:' Nunavut minister pleads with Arviat residents to stay home
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's health minister is pleading with residents of Arviat, where a COVID-19 outbreak continued to grow Friday, to stay home. Lorne Kusugak said if people living in Arviat follo...
Dec 11, 2020
'It can no longer be free to pollute:' Updated climate plan includes carbon tax hikes
OTTAWA - The federal government has released a $15-billion plan to meet its climate change commitments that includes steady increases to its carbon tax in each of the next 10 years."It can no longer b...
Dec 11, 2020
Senate Democrats speak out in defence of Canada's plan to ban single-use plastics
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A prominent group of Senate Democrats is speaking out in defence of Canada's plan to ban single-use plastics. Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Verm...
Dec 11, 2020
Officials urge Canadians to stay vigilant amid grim COVID forecasts for the holidays
Authorities are cautioning Canadians against getting swept up in the excitement of the approaching COVID-19 vaccine rollout, insisting that dropping our guards could have deadly consequences as federa...
Dec 11, 2020
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Thursday, Dec. 11
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:04 p.m. British Columbia has added another 737 cases to its COVID-19 total. Eleven more people died, bringing the province's s...
Dec 11, 2020
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Sarah Mills: The 2026 World Cup was not one built for the fans
Sarah Mills says FIFA president Gianni Infantino turned the beautiful game into an excessive cash cow where the sport wa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, July 21
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about how police officers handle accident scenes, new tariffs on Canadian products, the re...