Sarah Mills: I'm thankful for Gloria Steinem
The feminist icon has passed away at the age of 92. Sarah Mills says she championed equality for women in pay, in opport...
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A short snap election would pose voting hurdles, says chief electoral officer
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer says that in the event of a snap election during the pandemic, Canadians would have better access to the polls with a longer campaign - even though a shorter ...
Oct 22, 2020
GOP to high court: Halt longer N. Carolina absentee deadline
President Donald Trump's campaign and North Carolina's Republican legislative leaders asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to return the state to a shorter deadline for accepting late-arriving abs...
Oct 22, 2020
Blanchet vows to press PM on prof's use of slur, drawing sharp rebukes from Black MPs
OTTAWA - A controversy over a suspended professor who used a notoriously derogatory word for Black people in class has stirred strong emotions on Parliament Hill, over whether, if ever, the term shoul...
Oct 22, 2020
Search resumes for N.L. man missing in B.C. after help sought from prime minister
The father of a Newfoundland and Labrador man missing in British Columbia says a discovered piece of fabric has spurred officials to resume the search. Jordan Naterer, 25, was reported missing on Than...
Oct 22, 2020
Navy investigating unexplained breakdown on brand-new Arctic patrol vessel
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy is investigating an unexplained breakdown on its brand-new, $400-million Arctic patrol ship. The problem first emerged last week as HMCS Harry DeWolf's crew were train...
Oct 22, 2020
Elections watchdog announces charges against former leader of defunct Bridge party
OTTAWA - The former leader of the defunct Bridge Party of Canada and another individual are facing charges under both the Canada Elections Act and the Criminal Code, says Canada's elections commission...
Oct 22, 2020
Quebec pork plant outbreak grows as Alberta looks to boost ailing travel industry
A COVID-19 outbreak at a Quebec pork-processing plant grew Thursday as Manitoba expanded its restrictions and Alberta announced a testing pilot at two international border crossings that it hopes will...
Oct 22, 2020
Poland's top court rules out abortions due to fetal defects
WARSAW, Poland - Poland's top court ruled Thursday that a law allowing abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional, shutting a major loophole in the predominantly Catholic country'...
Oct 22, 2020
A QuickSketch profile of B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson
A sketch of Andrew Wilkinson, leader of British Columbia's Liberal party: Family: Married to Barbara Grantham. They have three grown children in their 20s. Education: Holds degrees from ...
Oct 22, 2020
After Ohio's OMG debate, chastened Trump follows rules, mostly, in rematch with Biden
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Donald Trump appeared to do something Thursday he rarely does: follow someone else's advice. The U.S. president showed a measure of restraint in the final presidential debate, shru...
Oct 22, 2020
OPINION
Murray Wood: Tent cities in public spaces are not OK
Murray Wood says we are being told we have to accept homeless encampments in city parks. Do we, really?
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, September 4
8:30 - The survey results are in, and a majority of people in Saskatchewan support social media limits for kids under 16...