Sarah Mills: It's a dream come true - I get to see England in the World Cup
After months of waiting and wading through FIFA's Kafkaesque ticket-buying process, Sarah Mills finally has tickets to s...
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Trump, still infectious, back at White House -- without mask
BETHESDA, Md. - President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House Monday night after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19. ...
Oct 05, 2020
Assisted dying bill reintroduced as court deadline looms
OTTAWA - The federal government reintroduced Monday legislation to amend Canada's law on medical assistance in dying - just two months before a court-imposed deadline. The government has until Dec. 18...
Oct 05, 2020
Canada suspends Turkish arms exports amid allegations in Armenia-Azerbaijan fight
OTTAWA - Canada suspended arms exports to Turkey while it investigates claims that drone-sensor technology created by an Ontario company is being improperly used in renewed fighting between Azerbaijan...
Oct 05, 2020
Lottery system for popular parent, grandparent visa program reinstated for this year
OTTAWA - A popular immigration program that allows people to sponsor their parents or grandparents to come to Canada is reverting to a lottery system. Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicin...
Oct 05, 2020
Officials 'steering in uncertain waters' in tackling 2nd wave of COVID-19: Tam
The complexities of the current wave of COVID-19 are spurring regions with rising cases to adopt different measures as they seek to turn the tide of the pandemic, Canada's top public health offic...
Oct 05, 2020
Feds reveal details of $35M fund to help make farms safer in COVID-19 pandemic
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says some Canadian farmers can now apply for emergency funding to protect their workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will subsidize farms...
Oct 05, 2020
Intermittent sentence law unfair to Indigenous accused from remote areas: judge
TORONTO - The difficulty Indigenous people in isolated communities have in serving jail sentences intermittently violates their equality rights, a judge has ruled. In his decision, Ontario court Judge...
Oct 05, 2020
Magnitsky sanctions demanded against Iranians in January shootdown of airliner
OTTAWA - Families and loved ones of those killed in the shootdown of a passenger jet over Tehran are urging Canada to impose so-called Magnitsky sanctions that would target those directly responsible....
Oct 05, 2020
Atikamekw chief 'optimistic' after meeting Legault but says action still needed
MONTREAL - The grand chief of the Atikamekw Nation said he had a positive meeting with Quebec Premier Francois Legault Monday but he's still waiting to see action.Grand Chief Constant Awashish and oth...
Oct 05, 2020
Greens slam other parties for refusing to show 'leader's courtesy' to Annamie Paul
OTTAWA - Former Green leader Elizabeth May slammed the New Democrats Monday for refusing to withdraw their candidate in a coming byelection, arguing doing so would allow the first Black woman elected ...
Oct 05, 2020
OPINION
Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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On Friday's show, Evan looks at the stormy forecast for Saskatchewan heading into the weekend, the potential delays to s...