Evan Bray: Harvest time brings back memories of home
Evan Bray recently spent some time on his family's farm, helping with harvest. He says it's a special time of year that ...
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Federal opposition divided over Iraq mission as troops remain hunkered down
OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are divided over whether Canada should press ahead with its five-year-old mission in Iraq or start bringing home its soldiers, some of whom were forced to take cove...
Jan 13, 2020
Brazil documentary gets Oscar nomination, exposes division
SAO PAULO - The Academy Award nomination for a Brazilian documentary about the impeachment of then-President Dilma Rousseff has once again laid bare the polarization of Latin America's largest democra...
Jan 13, 2020
Rules for Conservative leadership race could winnow out the field
OTTAWA - The clock's now officially ticking down on the race to replace Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, with the release of rules and deadlines for the contest likely to winnow down the field ...
Jan 13, 2020
Booker ends presidential bid after polling, money struggles
DES MOINES, Iowa - Democrat Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday, ending a campaign whose message of unity and love failed to resonate in a political era marked by chaos and anxiety...
Jan 13, 2020
Feds working on new policies to stop illegal shipments of garbage
OTTAWA - The federal government expects to make some changes this year to keep Canada's garbage from illegally ending up on foreign shores, after needing to bring dozens of shipping containers of rott...
Jan 13, 2020
TSB chair says agency wants answers in deadly Ukraine airline crash
OTTAWA - Canadian air-crash investigators are being given access to the wreckage and have been tapped to help unlock the contents of the data recorders from a Ukraine International Airlines plane down...
Jan 13, 2020
Applications open for Indian day-schools compensation
OTTAWA - A long-awaited program to provide financial compensation to survivors of Canada's Indian day schools is now open for applications. Under the terms of the settlement, survivors can apply for i...
Jan 13, 2020
Booker ends presidential bid after polling, money struggles
DES MOINES, Iowa - Democrat Cory Booker dropped out of the presidential race Monday, ending a campaign whose message of unity and love failed to resonate in a political era marked by chaos and anxiety...
Jan 13, 2020
Morneau says environment, protecting economy to be key focus of 2020 budget
TORONTO - The federal Liberals' first budget of their minority mandate will put a heavy focus on the environment, which Finance Minister Bill Morneau says should get the opposition support he nee...
Jan 13, 2020
Manitoba reserve going to court to demand Ottawa extend flood evacuee benefits
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba First Nation plans to argue in court that the federal government is cutting off evacuee benefits without providing secure housing more than eight years after flooding forced...
Jan 13, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Teenage referees deserve our thanks
Sarah Mills says flag football and many other sports are officiated by teenagers. And while they are paid, they still ge...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Monday, Sept. 14
On Monday's show, Evan discusses the Riders' Banjo Bowl loss to the Blue Bombers this weekend, the expansion of paid on-...