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Sarah Mills says when you make a threat like "a whole civilization will die tonight" about Iran, the only choi...
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Peter MacKay leading after first ballot in Conservative leadership race
OTTAWA - Peter MacKay is leading after the first round in the federal Conservative leadership race - a result revealed hours later than planned. Derek Sloan's name will now be dropped off the ballot a...
Aug 23, 2020
Trump's vision of American greatness at centre of convention
WASHINGTON - Republicans will aim to recast the story of Donald Trump's presidency when they hold their national convention, featuring speakers drawn from everyday life as well as cable news and the W...
Aug 22, 2020
Quebec issues provincewide street check guidelines; rights groups raise concerns
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has issued provincewide guidelines to police forces regarding street checks, but the policy is raising concerns from various rights groups. Quebec's Public Security De...
Aug 22, 2020
Talks needed on decriminalizing hard drugs to address opioid crisis, Tam says
OTTAWA - Canada's chief health officer says Canadians should be "seized" with the crisis of rising deaths from opioid use, and she suggests decriminalizing hard drugs should be part of the discussion ...
Aug 22, 2020 Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Who are they? What do they want to do? A primer on the Conservative contenders
OTTAWA - On Sunday, the federal Conservative party will elect a new leader. There are four candidates vying to lead the party, which currently holds 121 seats in the House of Commons and serves as the...
Aug 22, 2020 Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidate Peter MacKay speaks during the English debate in Toronto on Thursday, June 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Five things to know about how the Conservatives will choose their new leader
OTTAWA - The deadline to submit ballots in the Conservative party leadership race to be has passed. The winner will be revealed on Sunday night. Here are five things to know about how a new leader wil...
Aug 22, 2020
New Brunswick's provincial election campaign enters first weekend
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick political party leaders fanned out across the province Saturday, as they made their pitches to voters during the first weekend of the provincial electio...
Aug 22, 2020
Comatose Russian dissident stable upon arrival in Germany
BERLIN - Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, in a coma after a suspected poisoning, was flown from Siberia on Saturday to Berlin for treatment by specialists at the German capital's main hospital. After...
Aug 22, 2020
Trudeau defends announcing $37B income-support plan after shuttering Parliament
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his choice to shut down Parliament shortly before unveiling a $37-billion plan to replace a key emergency aid benefit. Ottawa announced new&nbs...
Aug 21, 2020
Hammered by COVID-19, Kingston pins hopes of recovery on returning students
KINGSTON, Ont. - Two weeks after much of Ontario reopened, Aba Mortley was optimistic that her business would recover despite the financial strain caused by the global pandemic. Her hometown...
Aug 21, 2020
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Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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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...