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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Airbus workers at Quebec plant reject company's third contract offer
MONTREAL - Unionized workers at an Airbus assembly plant north of Montreal have rejected a contract offer for the third time. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which r...
Apr 21, 2024
Biden sees a $35 price cap for insulin as a pivotal campaign issue. It’s not that clear-cut
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rarely a day goes without President Joe Biden mentioning insulin prices. He promotes a $35 price cap for the medication for Americans on Medicare - in White House speeches, campaign ...
Apr 21, 2024
Ottawa puts up $50M in federal budget to hedge against job-stealing AI
OTTAWA - Worried artificial intelligence is coming for your job? So is the federal government - enough, at least, to set aside $50 million for skills retraining for workers. One of the centrepiece pro...
Apr 21, 2024
Cap on plastic production remains contentious as Ottawa set to host treaty talks
OTTAWA - Negotiators from 176 countries will gather in downtown Ottawa this week for the fourth round of talks to create a global treaty to eliminate plastic waste in less than 20 years. Ottawa is hos...
Apr 21, 2024
Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis
HONOLULU (AP) - Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving as a single mother of two to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahai...
Apr 20, 2024
Autoworkers union celebrates breakthrough win in Tennessee and takes aim at more plants in the South
DALLAS (AP) - The United Auto Workers' overwhelming election victory at a Volkswagen plant in Tennessee is giving the union hope that it can make broader inroads in the South, the least unionized part...
Apr 20, 2024
New York lawmakers pass $237 billion budget with policies to jump-start housing market
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York lawmakers passed a $237 billion state budget Saturday that includes plans to spur housing construction and combat unlicensed marijuana stores. The package also includes a ...
Apr 20, 2024
What's a Barnacle? It's yellow, sticks and screams if you try to pry it off your car
Barnacles have appeared on vehicles in Saskatchewan's capital, but they're not sticky little water-dwelling crustaceans. The bright yellow devices, used to make sure parking scofflaws pay their ticket...
Apr 20, 2024
A man escaped Sudan's bloody civil war. His mysterious death in Missisippi has sparked suspicion
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - As a child, Dau Mabil escaped war-torn Sudan and built a new life in Mississippi. This month, fishermen found the body of the 33-year-old Mabil floating in a river, prompting cal...
Apr 19, 2024
As inflation cools, Macklem says different countries will cut rates at own pace
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says central banks will make monetary policy decisions geared toward their own economies, which means some countries may begin cutting interest rates befo...
Apr 19, 2024
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Sarah Mills: We must see the good in the world, even when it's hard to find
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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...