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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AP Exclusive: Barr 'vehemently opposed' to pardoning Snowden
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr said he would be "vehemently opposed" to any attempt to pardon former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, after the president suggested he mi...
Aug 21, 2020
Michigan appeals court upholds governor's emergency powers
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's emergency declarations and orders to curb the coronavirus clearly fall within the scope of her powers, the state's appeals court ruled Frid...
Aug 21, 2020
Man accused of threatening PM in Rideau Hall incident due back in court Sept. 18
OTTAWA - The man accused of ramming through a gate at Rideau Hall while heavily armed is slated to return to court Sept. 18 after making a brief appearance Friday. Corey Hurren, a Manitoba military re...
Aug 21, 2020
Trump says Democrats' convention was 'gloomiest' in history
ARLINGTON, Va. - President Donald Trump sought to cast a more positive light on his presidency Friday after four days of bashing at the Democratic National Convention, saying that where Democratic pre...
Aug 21, 2020
Wisconsin election officials: Kanye off presidential ballot
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin election officials decided Thursday to keep rapper Kanye West off the battleground state's presidential ballot in November because his campaign turned his nomination papers m...
Aug 21, 2020
Five things to know about how the Conservatives will choose their new leader
OTTAWA - Today is the last day for ballots in the Conservative party leadership race to be submitted. A winner will be revealed on Sunday night. Here are five things to know about how a new leader wil...
Aug 21, 2020
B.C. clamps down on COVID-19 enforcement with fines for party hosts, guests
VANCOUVER - Property owners and organizers can be fined $2,000 for hosting events found in violation of public health orders in British Columbia under stronger enforcement measures announced Friday. T...
Aug 21, 2020
Trudeau, Ford unveil deal to produce N95 masks at 3M plant in Brockville, Ont.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday to announce a deal aimed at ensuring Canada is never again at the mercy of unreliable foreign suppliers of p...
Aug 21, 2020
Ballot rankings, geography, are key factors in Conservative leadership vote
OTTAWA - The other day, one of Peter MacKay's campaign workers drove more than an hour outside Montreal to pick up a single ballot for the Conservative leadership race. A volunteer on Ontario MP Erin ...
Aug 21, 2020
New Brunswick political parties race to confirm candidates ahead of September election
FREDERICTON - At least three of New Brunswick's political parties are promising a full slate of candidates ahead of next month's provincial election. Progressive Conservative Leade...
Aug 21, 2020
OPINION
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...