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'I wasn't afraid of death,' kidnapped British diplomat James Cross said upon release
OTTAWA - Just two days after he was freed, a British diplomat kidnapped by Quebec nationalists told Canadian officials he did not fear being killed in captivity. Rather, James Cross worried what would...
Oct 02, 2020
Greens choose Toronto's Annamie Paul as new leader
OTTAWA - Green Party of Canada members have chosen Toronto's Annamie Paul as their new leader.Paul won a bare majority of votes in the eighth round, defeating Dimitri Lascaris.Paul, who is Black and J...
Oct 02, 2020
No alarm before deadly volume of water gushed from dam, killing man in B.C.: CEO
VANCOUVER - The CEO of a dam operator says there were no alarms to warn a group of people fishing on the banks of the Capilano River in North Vancouver that a deadly torrent of water was heading their...
Oct 02, 2020
Michigan governor's virus powers upended with court ruling
LANSING, Mich. - A 1945 law repeatedly used by Gov. Gretcher Whitmer to respond to the coronavirus pandemic was declared unconstitutional Friday by the Michigan Supreme Court, a striking decision that...
Oct 02, 2020
Tory says Liberals will back her for international post only if their man bows out
OTTAWA - Conservative Sen. Salma Ataullahjan says Foreign Affairs Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne has apologized for not returning her calls as she's sought support for her bid to head an internat...
Oct 02, 2020
Joyce Echaquan's death highlights systemic racism in health care, experts say
MONTREAL - The fate of Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman who died in a Quebec hospital after filming staff insulting her, is a tragic example of the systemic racism many Indigenous people face when ...
Oct 02, 2020
Bob Rae brings tough talk to UN diplomacy, including Security Council
OTTAWA - Two months after Canada lost the election to the United Nations Security Council, the country's new ambassador was there anyway, speaking frankly about the Syrian civil war. He wasn't making ...
Oct 02, 2020
Hearing over controversial Coastal GasLink pipeline resumes at B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - Arguments over the extension of the environmental assessment certificate for a natural gas pipeline in B.C. resumed in court on Friday with lawyers for Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs telli...
Oct 02, 2020
New faces bring renewal, political opportunity after B.C.'s Oct. 24 election
VICTORIA - It's still a long way from election day in British Columbia, but one thing is certain after the Oct. 24 vote, there will be at least 15 new faces in the legislature.The number of people not...
Oct 02, 2020
Canada to have own forensics team examine evidence in PS752 crash
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says Canada will have its own forensics team examine the evidence on the crash of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752. Iran admits ...
Oct 02, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 17
On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...