Murray Wood: Feint by numbers?
The City of Regina is using some interesting math to justify why it should sell a big chunk of its exhibition associatio...
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Feds double pandemic aid for food banks, add a second $100 million in support
OTTAWA - The federal government doubled the amount of pandemic aid for Canada's food banks on Friday. Another $100 million is being added to the Emergency Food Security Fund so food banks, related age...
Oct 09, 2020
Advocates call for change in housing fund after data shows skew to Ontario
VANCOUVER - A federal government fund providing financing for affordable housing projects needs to be rebuilt because it doesn't do enough to help provinces outside of Ontario, advocates say. Th...
Oct 09, 2020
B.C.'s virtual COVID-19 election campaign lacks human touch: expert
VICTORIA - At the end of a recent virtual town hall meeting where about a dozen people asked questions about British Columbia's Oct. 24 election, New Democrat Leader John Horgan said he was enjoying c...
Oct 09, 2020
Conservatives accuse government of reckless rush to ease access to assisted dying
OTTAWA - Conservatives are accusing the Trudeau government of rushing recklessly to make it easier for intolerably suffering Canadians to receive medical help to end their lives. The accusation came F...
Oct 09, 2020
Byelections called now because future risks from COVID-19 could be worse: Trudeau
OTTAWA - The two federal byelections underway in Toronto will continue even as cases of COVID-19 soar in the city, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. Byelections for Toronto Centre and York Centre ar...
Oct 09, 2020
Unilateral ban on single-use plastics ignores spirit of USMCA, critics, experts say
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Canada's proposed ban on single-use plastics may not run afoul of its trade deal with the United States and Mexico, but experts suggest it disregards the "pause-and-check" spirit o...
Oct 09, 2020
Champagne deplores suggestion of military solution in Azerbaijan-Armenia fight
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne said Friday he deplores a statement by Azerbaijan's president that a military solution is the only way to solve his country's current crisi...
Oct 09, 2020
WFP says it shares Nobel Peace Prize with Canada and supporters around the world
OTTAWA - The United Nations World Food Program is thanking Canada for its support after the organization won the Nobel Peace Prize, saying that support is essential with hunger rising due to COVID-19....
Oct 09, 2020
Kyrgyz president declares state of emergency amid protests
MOSCOW - The embattled president of Kyrgyzstan ordered a nearly two-week state of emergency Friday in the capital in a bid to end turmoil sparked by a disputed parliamentary election as clashes betwee...
Oct 09, 2020
Ex-cop tapped as new Indigenous affairs minister as Legault tries to reset relations
Quebec Premier Francois Legault replaced his Indigenous affairs minister with a former Montreal police officer Friday, as his government looked to reset relations with First Nations leaders. Ian...
Oct 09, 2020
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Sarah Mills: CUSMA negotiations are telling in what is not being said
Like most negotiations, Canada and the U.S. are laying their cards on the table publicly, but Sarah Mills says in Canada...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 27
8:30 - On Saturday night, a shooter opened fire at the White House correspondents' dinner, targeting U.S. President Dona...