Murray Wood: Why most of us are Switzerland when it comes to culture war debates
As society becomes more and more divided, Murray Wood says a lot of his friends are just trying to stay neutral, as ther...
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'Conscience is clear': N.B. tourism minister, deputy expense $22,500 for Euro trip
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's tourism minister has remained defiant in the face of criticism from opposition members who have questioned the benefits of a weeklong trip to Europe that cost the provinc...
Apr 25, 2024
Billions of bottles: Canadian statistics paint grim picture of plastic litter problem
OTTAWA - New Canadian data suggest that over a nine-year period between 2012 and 2020, the equivalent of more than 15 billion plastic bottles and as many as 14 billion plastic grocery bags became litt...
Apr 25, 2024
Alberta to appeal ruling ordering release of documents on coal mining in Rockies
EDMONTON - Alberta is appealing a judge's ruling that ordered the release of internal documents on coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountains, said the lawyer for ranchers seeking the information. ...
Apr 25, 2024
The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that
NEW YORK (AP) - Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends. Even by National Enquirer standards, testimony by its former publisher David Pecker at Donald Trump's hush ...
Apr 25, 2024
Biden celebrates computer chip factories, pitching voters on American 'comeback'
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday sought to sell voters on an American "comeback story" as he highlighted longterm investments in the economy in upstate New York to celebrate Micro...
Apr 25, 2024
Doctors say capital gains tax changes will jeopardize their retirement. Is that true?
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association asserts the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation will put doctors' retirement savings in jeopardy, but some financial experts insist incorpora...
Apr 25, 2024
Honda to get up to $5B in government assistance for EV battery, assembly plants
Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce fully electric vehicles as part of a $15-billion project to create ...
Apr 25, 2024
TikTok has sued the US over a law that could ban its app. What's the legal outlook?
NEW YORK (AP) - A newly minted law forcing TikTok's parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. could be in for an uphill battle in court. The app's China-based owner, ...
Apr 24, 2024
New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies in California will be limited to annual price increases of 3% starting in 2029 under a new rule state regulators approved We...
Apr 24, 2024
Hot Docs boss says 'future of the organization is in jeopardy' as festival launches
Canada's largest documentary film festival kicks off Thursday amid ongoing uncertainty over its finances, concerns over a mass staff exodus and a new president who says survival depends on reimagining...
Apr 24, 2024
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Sarah Mills: We must see the good in the world, even when it's hard to find
We live in a world that can seem very dark at times, and it can sometimes feel a bit hopeless. But, as Sarah Mills argue...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Sept. 11
Evan chats with political columnist Biran Lilley and lawyer Warren Kinsella after the shocking death of Charlie Kirk. He...