Murray Wood: The new phone books are here!
Once a Steve Martin catchphrase, Murray Wood says physical phone books are rapidly becoming relics of another age, but t...
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Country star Corb Lund criticizes Alberta minister over coal application support
TABER, Alta. - An Alberta country music star is criticizing the province's energy minister for advising its energy regulator to accept initial applications for a coal mine project in the eastern slope...
Feb 24, 2024
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked ...
Feb 23, 2024
DeSantis calls takeover of Disney government a 'success' despite worker exodus, litigation
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Almost a year after state lawmakers passed a law giving Florida's governor control over Walt Disney World's governing district, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday called the takeover a...
Feb 22, 2024
It's an election year, and Biden's team is signaling a more aggressive posture toward the press
NEW YORK (AP) - Occupants of the White House have grumbled over news coverage practically since the place was built. Now it's Joe Biden's turn: With a reelection campaign underway, there are signs tha...
Feb 20, 2024
A Black author takes a new look at Georgia's white founder and his failed attempt to ban slavery
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Michael Thurmond thought he was reading familiar history at the burial place of Georgia's colonial founder. Then a single sentence on a marble plaque extolling the accomplishments...
Feb 16, 2024
New book on 'whistle-stop' campaign trains describes politics and adventure throughout history
CRESTLINE, Ohio (AP) - From its earliest days as a village, Crestline was synonymous with trains. A railroad station inspired this northern Ohio town, railroad workers populated it and the passengers ...
Feb 16, 2024
Hundreds of nonprofit newsrooms will get free US election results and graphics from the AP
NEW YORK (AP) - The Associated Press is making some of its U.S. elections data available for free to more than 400 nonprofit news organizations in a program funded by the Google News Initiative, the c...
Feb 14, 2024
New York's top court appears torn on tossing Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction
NEW YORK (AP) - Nearly four years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sent to prison, New York's highest court appeared torn at oral arguments Wednesday about potentially overturning the ...
Feb 13, 2024
Jon Stewart's return to 'The Daily Show' felt familiar to those who missed him while he was away
NEW YORK (AP) - No, Jon Stewart really wasn't sitting at his desk at Comedy Central for the last nine years, waiting for someone to turn the lights back on. Yet it almost felt that way during Stewart'...
Feb 13, 2024
Free Reklaws concert to kick off Brier in Regina on March 1
The 2024 Montana's Brier will get off to a rocking start in Regina next month. The Canadian men's curling championship will open with a free concert by The Reklaws at the Patch on March 1. Organizers ...
Feb 13, 2024
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Sarah Mills: It's time to embrace 24 Sussex Drive
The home of Canada's prime minister is steeped in history and shouldn't be left in disrepair. Sarah Mills says the desig...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, June 29
Evan welcomes the leader of the federal Conservatives, Pierre Poilievre, talks about the health of Saskatchewan Crown co...