Evan Bray: Looking back on 9/11 a quarter century later
On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, Evan Bray is remembering his own experience ...
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COVID-19 cases, deaths surge ahead of long weekend, restrictions tighten in hotspots
Canadians began the Thanksgiving long weekend amid a surging second wave that pushed public health officials to roll back some businesses and tighten COVID-19 measures in several hotspots. Prime Minis...
Oct 08, 2020
Lawyer Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, 43, elected new leader of Parti Quebecois
MONTREAL - Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, a 43-year-old lawyer without a seat in Quebec's legislature, defeated the establishment candidate on the third round of voting Friday to become the new leader of t...
Oct 08, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine still months away but review team working to speed approvals
OTTAWA - Health Canada is in talks with all of the vaccine developers that signed supply deals with the federal government to kick-start the approval process and get COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians as ...
Oct 08, 2020
Indigenous, minority, young Canadians less likely to view police positively: Poll
OTTAWA - Canadians have a largely favourable view of police in their communities but Indigenous people, members of visible minority groups and younger Canadians are more likely to have had bad experie...
Oct 08, 2020
Saskatchewan First Nation locks down after COVID cases spread from religious meetings
REGINA - A northern Saskatchewan First Nation has been locked down and its schools closed over concerns of COVID-19 transmission following a series of religious services where participants were unmask...
Oct 08, 2020
Prominent GOP fundraiser charged in covert lobbying effort
WASHINGTON - Elliott Broidy, a prominent fundraiser for President Donald Trump and the Republican Party, has been charged in an illicit lobbying campaign aimed at getting the Trump administration to d...
Oct 08, 2020
Miller to discuss racism in health care with Indigenous leaders as COVID cases rise
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he's convening a high-level meeting with Indigenous leaders to tackle systemic racism in health care as communities brace for the second wave of ...
Oct 08, 2020
Court blocks extension of Wisconsin absentee ballot deadline
MADISON, Wis. - A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked a decision to extend the deadline for counting absentee ballots by six days in battleground Wisconsin, in a win for Republicans who have fou...
Oct 08, 2020
Liberals revamp rent-relief for businesses as second wave threatens job gains
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals sought Friday to get ahead of growing economic concerns linked to rising COVID-19 case counts, vowing new and revamped business supports to keep workers on payrolls and m...
Oct 08, 2020
Nova Scotia mass shooting: law firm gathering evidence for two class-action lawsuits
HALIFAX - A law firm representing the families of victims of the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia has hired a criminal investigation firm as it prepares two potential class-action lawsuits. Halifax-...
Oct 08, 2020
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Sarah Mills: September 11 should never be forgotten
Sarah Mills looked out from the top of the World Trade Center at age 14. She says she was lucky to see that view and rem...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 11
On Friday's show, Evan talked about the U.S. midterm elections and tariffs. Plus the STARS fundraising campaign and on t...