Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Canadian Space Agency gets its first female president as race for the stars accelerates
OTTAWA - A longtime federal public servant who previously managed billions of dollars in planned military equipment purchases has been tapped to become the Canadian Space Agency's first permanent fema...
Sep 03, 2020
Parents in court demanding Quebec offer remote learning option for all who want it
MONTREAL - A lawyer representing a group of Quebec parents was in court Thursday trying to compel the province's Education Department to provide an online learning option for all famili...
Sep 03, 2020
Tories ask languages czar to probe choice of WE Charity for student program
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are asking the official languages commissioner to investigate the government's choice of WE Charity to run a student grant program, saying the move showed contempt f...
Sep 03, 2020
Military commanders asks troops to use COVID-19 app, says no privacy concerns
OTTAWA - The commander of the Canadian Armed Forces is encouraging his troops to download the federal government's smartphone application for tracking potential exposure to COVID-19, saying he has no ...
Sep 03, 2020
Company behind tariffs on Canadian aluminum confronts critics in Canada, U.S.
WASHINGTON - Aluminum industry advocates from Canada and the United States shook their heads in dismay Thursday as an emissary for two U.S. producers tried to defend the White House decision to slap f...
Sep 03, 2020
White House seeking volunteers for Christmas decorating
WASHINGTON - The holidays must go on, even with a pandemic and a heated presidential election. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are opening the White House to the public for Christm...
Sep 03, 2020
Feds short $14.5 billion over decade of equalization payments, PBO says
OTTAWA - The federal government has shortchanged provinces on equalization payments under rules put in place after the last economic crisis in the late 2000s, Parliament's spending watchdog says,...
Sep 03, 2020
Canada's economic optimism crippled by pandemic, Pew poll suggests
WASHINGTON - Confidence in the Canadian economy took a dramatic dive over the summer in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic - a whipsaw pivot seen around the world but sharper in Canada than any other ...
Sep 03, 2020
Lawsuit seeks to ban Kanye West from Arizona ballot
PHOENIX - An Arizona resident has asked a judge to bar Kanye West from appearing on the state's Nov. 3 ballot, accusing the hip hop artist of serving as an election spoiler and arguing that a law proh...
Sep 03, 2020
New Brunswick Liberals promise subsidy for home renos, Greens release platform
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's Liberal leader pledged to create an incentive program for home renovations Thursday on the campaign trail, while the Green party released its platform, promising a $...
Sep 03, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...