Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Feds will help First Nations schools guard against COVID-19: Miller
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa will be there to help First Nations schools protect against COVID-19 following calls for more dedicated funding. The Nishnawbe Aski Nation...
Aug 25, 2020
First commercial flight from Israel to UAE set for next week
WASHINGTON - Senior U.S. and Israeli officials will take the first commercial flight between Israel and the United Arab Emirates next week, flying from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi in a symbolic and substant...
Aug 25, 2020
Misinformation online plays role in COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer is warning against the spread of online untruths about vaccines, as a new survey suggests some Canadians are worried about getting inoculated against COVI...
Aug 25, 2020
Pandemic widens gap between perceived, measured inflation, BoC's Schembri says
OTTAWA - Canadians believe that official inflation measures don't reflect the rising costs they face, a senior Bank of Canada official says, with COVID-19 pandemic further widening the gap b...
Aug 25, 2020
U.S.-Canada border closure hurts Washington town cut off from rest of States
POINT ROBERTS, Wash. - The border closure between Canada and the United States has severely impacted Point Roberts, Wash., which is landlocked from the rest of the country. The extended coronavirus-in...
Aug 25, 2020
Melania steals spotlight as Trump flexes executive muscles for political show
WASHINGTON - Melania Trump delivered a poignant counterpoint to her husband's brash, no-holds-barred presidency Tuesday, offering sympathy to the victims of COVID-19, empathizing with Black Lives Matt...
Aug 25, 2020
Ottawa giving $82.5M for Indigenous mental health support during COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government is pledging $82.5 million to improve access and address growing demand for mental health services in Indigenous communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to...
Aug 25, 2020
Suffrage anniversary commemorations highlight racial divide
HARTFORD, Conn. - As the U.S. marks the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, many event organizers, mindful that the 19th Amendment originally benefited mostly white women, have been careful to pres...
Aug 25, 2020
Trudeau considered best to manage pandemic, revive economy, poll suggests
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would be well placed to fight an election this fall, seen as the leader best able to care for Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemi...
Aug 25, 2020
Doctors want health care to become top issue in New Brunswick election campaign
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick Medical Society is calling on political parties to make health care the top priority of the provincial election campaign. President Dr. Chris Goodyear said Tuesday that...
Aug 25, 2020
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...