Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Canada signs $30-million tourism funding agreement with Atlantic provinces
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The federal government has signed a tourism funding agreement with the Atlantic provinces worth $30 million. A federal news release says the Atlantic Canada Agreement on Tourism is ...
Feb 21, 2024
'We're focused on ending this war': PM on long-term plan for Ukrainians in Canada
OTTAWA - As the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine looms, war-displaced Ukrainians looking to make Canada their permanent home have few answers about what the government will do to allow them to...
Feb 20, 2024
Financial intelligence agencies flag attempts to skirt sanctions against Russia
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency and European allies are highlighting attempts to export sensitive technology to Russia in violation of sanctions imposed against Moscow. The warning com...
Feb 20, 2024
Virginia bank delays plans to auction land at resort owned by West Virginia governor's family
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A Virginia bank says it will delay plans to auction off land at West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's posh resort in an attempt to recover more than $300 million on defaulted busin...
Feb 19, 2024
Tax season officially kicks off with most Canadians' returns due by April 30
OTTAWA - Tax filing season has officially kicked off as today marked the first day that Canadians can begin filing their income tax returns online. Canada Revenue Agency says those filing by paper sho...
Feb 19, 2024
Amcor screw cap workers launch job action, possibly hitting Quebec's alcohol retailer
MONTREAL - Workers at global packaging company Amcor are hitting the picket lines in Quebec, launching temporary strikes that kicked off Sunday. The CSN union, which represents 97 Amcor employees, say...
Feb 18, 2024
California is forging ahead with food waste recycling. But is it too much, too fast?
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Two years after California launched an effort to keep organic waste out of landfills, the state is so far behind on getting food recycling programs up and running that it's ...
Feb 17, 2024
Here's a look inside Donald Trump's $355 million civil fraud verdict as an appeals fight looms
NEW YORK (AP) - On the witness stand last year, Donald Trump proclaimed: "I have a lot of cash." After Friday's eye-popping penalty in his New York civil fraud trial, he's going to need it - and maybe...
Feb 17, 2024
Trump hawks $399 branded shoes at 'Sneaker Con,' a day after a $355 million ruling against him
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - As he closes in on the Republican presidential nomination, former President Donald Trump made a highly unusual stop Saturday, hawking new Trump-branded sneakers at "Sneaker Con," a...
Feb 17, 2024
Trump avoids 'corporate death penalty' in civil fraud case, but his business will still get slammed
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump won't face the corporate death penalty after all. A New York judge on Friday spared the ex-president that worst case punishment as he ruled in a civil case alleging Trump ...
Feb 16, 2024
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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