Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
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N.S. RCMP delay on street checks apology damaging relations, Black leaders say
HALIFAX - The RCMP are further delaying a decision on whether to offer an apology to Halifax's Black community for their use of street checks, as some Black Nova Scotian leaders say the force's s...
Jun 16, 2020
More public input needed on nuclear waste management, concerned groups say
OTTAWA - Several public-interest groups are calling for a suspension of federal decision-making on radioactive-waste disposal until Canada has stronger policies in place. They say the federal nuc...
Jun 16, 2020
Airman charged with murder of federal officer at courthouse
In an eight-day span, an Air Force sergeant fatally shot a federal security officer and wounded his partner outside a U.S. courthouse and ambushed and killed a California sheriff's deputy and injured ...
Jun 16, 2020
Review of monuments sparks discussion of colonial narratives in N.L. history
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A review of statues that commemorate colonizing figures in Newfoundland and Labrador's history has reignited criticism of "discovery" narratives glorified in the province's culture....
Jun 16, 2020
Indigenous Peoples in U.S. stand with BLM, but await their own reckoning
WASHINGTON - As demand for social change sweeps across the globe, Indigenous Peoples in both Canada and the United States are backing the Black Lives Matter movement in more ways than one: standi...
Jun 16, 2020
Families of Flight 752 victims demand plan, timeline for holding Iran to account
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to keep fighting for answers into Iran's shooting down of a civilian airliner in January even as victims' families prepare to grill Canada's foreign...
Jun 16, 2020
Canada, U.S. confirm plan to extend border restrictions by another 30 days
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and the United States will continue to limit non-essential travel between the two countries until at least July 21. Despite mounting pressure from bu...
Jun 16, 2020
Police tactics to be reviewed following Albuquerque protest
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Police in Albuquerque were being criticized Tuesday for not stepping in sooner as a protest over a statue of a Spanish conquistador erupted in violence, leaving one man hospitalize...
Jun 16, 2020
Pandemic diplomacy, staggered voting marks finale for UN Security Council seats
OTTAWA - The cutthroat campaigning for a seat on the United Nations Security Council would hardly be described as a picnic or a walk in the park. But it has become just that as COVID-19's arrival in N...
Jun 16, 2020
Key COVID-19 benefit to be extended eight weeks with work-related requirements
OTTAWA - The federal government will provide eight extra weeks of benefits for people whose jobs or earnings have vanished because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but only if they look for work and tak...
Jun 16, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Accountability is a word some elected officials seem to be forgetting
From four people walking away from the RM of Sherwood council with little to no explanation to the reaction of some coun...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 28
8:30 - The war involving Iran has increased uncertainty in global energy markets, largely because the Strait of Hormuz h...