Sarah Mills: LEGO is for everyone, but only the rich can afford the bigger sets
Sarah Mills has a bone to pick with LEGO. A lot of the newer and more complex sets are geared towards adults, but the pr...
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Fed takes extra steps to sooth virus-rattled bond market
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank have taken large steps this week to try to calm financial markets and restore some degree of confidence. So far, it hasn't quite worked. ...
Mar 13, 2020
Internal government docs raise new questions about approval of 737 Max
OTTAWA - Internal government documents about the Boeing 737 Max are raising new questions about Canada's aircraft approval process. The documents, made public at a parliamentary hearing Thursday, reve...
Mar 13, 2020
Bank of Canada cuts rate target to 0.75 per cent in response to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada's central bank cut another half-point off its key interest rate in an emergency move that comes ahead of what the federal Liberals say will be a "significant" stimulus plan to cus...
Mar 13, 2020
Bank of Canada pumps $7B, expands bond buy-backs to ease economic concerns
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada prepared to increase the cash it pumps into the financial system and Finance Minister Bill Morneau stressed the need for fiscal measures to manage the impact of COVID-19 as...
Mar 12, 2020
Broadway shuts its doors over ongoing coronavirus concerns
New York's governor ordered all Broadway theatres to shut their doors in the face of ongoing coronavirus concerns, plunging into darkness one of the city's most popular tourist attractions and causing...
Mar 12, 2020
Broadway shuts its doors over ongoing coronavirus concerns
New York's governor ordered all Broadway theatres to shut their doors in the face of ongoing coronavirus concerns, plunging into darkness one of the city's most popular tourist attractions and causing...
Mar 12, 2020
Coronavirus brings entertainment world to a standstill
NEW YORK - The entertainment industry prepared Thursday for an unprecedented shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, cancelling upcoming movies, suspending all Broadway performances and scuttl...
Mar 12, 2020
Las Vegas movie exhibition CinemaCon cancelled due to virus
LOS ANGELES - The annual movie exhibition and trade show CinemaCon has been cancelled in Las Vegas due to coronavirus, scuttling one of Hollywood's premier hype machines. The week-long conference, whi...
Mar 12, 2020
Stock markets recover after turbulent trading
BANGKOK - European stocks rose Friday and Wall Street was set to gain on the open after turbulent trading in Asia and a day after the market's worst session in over three decades. Shares rose in Paris...
Mar 12, 2020
FAA grounds operator that ran flights for pro sports teams
DALLAS - Federal officials have grounded a charter operator that carried professional baseball and hockey teams, saying the company and its pilots weren't authorized for the kind of commercial venture...
Mar 12, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, May 14
8:30 - Evan catches up on politics this week with Warren Kinsella, Ontario-based lawyer, author and consultant, followin...