Evan Bray: Canadians deserve more than vague explanations over poor trade results
Canadians elected Prime Minister Mark Carney to office to handle trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. Evan Bray sa...
Tag Archives: Politics
How a missile might have shot a plane down in Iran, and what a probe will look for
OTTAWA - Commercial airline pilots flying out of Tehran's airport know a simple rule, says Ross Aimer, a former United Airlines captain who has flown there. You don't turn right, because that tak...
Jan 09, 2020
Lawmakers approve Brexit bill, UK on course for Jan 31 exit
LONDON - Britain passed a long-elusive milestone on the road to Brexit on Thursday when the House of Commons approved a bill authorizing the country's departure from the European Union at the end of t...
Jan 09, 2020
Pair in alleged Via plot urge Supreme Court to deny hearing in terror case
OTTAWA - Two men who were found guilty of terrorism offences in a high-profile case argue there is no need to revisit an appeal court's decision to order a new trial. In newly filed&nbs...
Jan 09, 2020
Intelligence says Iranian missile downed airliner, perhaps by mistake: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Canadian and foreign intelligence indicates dozens of Canadians were killed by a potentially errant Iranian missile that downed their jetliner near Tehran this week, sparking a quest for answ...
Jan 09, 2020
France sees more nationwide protests of pension changes
PARIS - French rail workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and others joined a fourth day of nationwide protests and strikes Thursday to denounce President Emmanuel Macron's plans to overhaul the pension...
Jan 09, 2020
First Nation waits on logging road at centre of pipeline dispute in northern B.C.
HOUSTON, B.C. - About a dozen supporters of the Wet'suwet'en hereditary clan chiefs arrived to help set up a new camp on the side of a snowy logging road that's at the centre of a disputed pipeline ro...
Jan 09, 2020
Plane crash victims reflect changing pattern of Iranian migration to Canada
OTTAWA - An outpouring of grief over the deaths of dozens of Iranians with ties to Canada in a plane crash this week underscores the fact that while there may not be official diplomatic relations betw...
Jan 09, 2020
Risky Gulf Arab strategy tested by killing of Iran general
U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf have loudly pushed for hawkish policies by Washington to pressure, isolate and cripple Iran, but this high-stakes strategy is now being put to the test by the unexpecte...
Jan 09, 2020
China's economy czar going to Washington to sign trade deal
BEIJING - China's economy czar will visit Washington next week for the signing of an interim trade deal, the government said Thursday. Vice Premier Liu He, Beijing's chief envoy in talks with Washingt...
Jan 09, 2020
What the Wet'suwet'en case says about how Canadian courts address Indigenous law
About 30 years before the Wet'suwet'en First Nation faced the possibility of a natural gas pipeline through its territory, members fought a different battle in court. Lawyer Peter Grant, who represent...
Jan 09, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Who would want to head up Canada Post?
Sarah Mills says the federal government is on the search for a new CEO to head up the mail service to bring success to a...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, September 9
On Wednesday's show, Evan gets an update on the harvest in Saskatchewan. Plus, a discussion about whether Canada should ...