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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UK to allow Huawei equipment in 5G networks but not in 'core' parts
LONDON - Britain decided Tuesday to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to supply new high-speed network equipment, leaving Canada as the last of the "Five Eyes" intelligence alliance to announce a policy...
Jan 28, 2020
EU high official has talks in Poland on rule of law threats
WARSAW, Poland - The vice-president of the European Commission met Polish parliament and justice officials Tuesday to discuss new legislation that restricts judges amid mounting conflict in Poland as ...
Jan 28, 2020
Officer at Desmond fatality inquiry describes gruesome crime scene
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - An RCMP officer testifying before a fatality inquiry sobbed Tuesday as he described in grim detail what he saw when he entered the home of Lionel Desmond, an Afghan war vetera...
Jan 28, 2020
As 106 reported dead from a virus outbreak, countries look to evacuate citizens
China has confirmed more than 4,500 cases of a new form of coronavirus, with 106 deaths. Nearly all of the fatalities have been in central Hubei province, but the new total includes the first death in...
Jan 28, 2020
As 106 reported dead from a virus outbreak, countries look to evacuate citizens
China has confirmed more than 4,500 cases of a new form of coronavirus, with 106 deaths. Nearly all of the fatalities have been in central Hubei province, but the new total includes the first death in...
Jan 28, 2020
News of Bolton book sends jolt through impeachment trial
WASHINGTON - A single paper copy in a nondescript envelope arrived at the White House on Dec. 30. Four weeks later, news of John Bolton's book manuscript about his time as President Donald Trump's nat...
Jan 27, 2020
Collins expected to try ousting new GA senator in GOP battle
ATLANTA - Georgia Rep. Doug Collins, an ardent ally of President Donald Trump and vocal opponent of his impeachment, is expected to announce he will challenge fellow Republican and newly appointed Sen...
Jan 27, 2020
Trump defence counsel Ken Starr says impeachment is 'hell'
WASHINGTON - Impeachment, he said, "is hell." A measure of "last resort." A bad habit to be kicked. With that, Ken Starr, the man whose years-long probe led to the impeachment of the 42nd president, s...
Jan 27, 2020
Amid impeachment and Iowa, 2020 top tier jilts New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. - New Hampshire isn't used to being neglected. The most prominent candidates in the 2020 presidential race spent months last year making their case to New Hampshire voters, but many o...
Jan 27, 2020
Countries evaluate evacuation of citizens in virus epicenter
TOKYO - Countries with citizens in the central Chinese city that's the epicenter of a viral outbreak are planning evacuations as the number of illnesses grow and China takes drastic measures to try to...
Jan 27, 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...