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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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
Trump's legal debts top a half-billion dollars. Will he have to pay?
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump's legal debts might now exceed a half-billion dollars. A New York judge ordered Trump and his companies Friday to pay $355 million in fines, plus interest, after ruling th...
Feb 16, 2024
House committee tells Loblaw and Walmart to sign grocery code or risk legislation
TORONTO - The House of Commons committee studying food prices is urging Loblaw and Walmart to sign on to the voluntary grocery code of conduct or risk having it legislated. In a letter on Friday, the ...
Feb 16, 2024
TekSavvy 'running on hope' as it urges CRTC to allow wholesale fibre internet access
Independent telecom TekSavvy says the federal regulator must urgently level the playing field when it comes to internet competition amid a shrinking market for small providers. The Chatham, Ont.-based...
Feb 16, 2024
Tech companies sign accord to combat AI-generated election trickery
Major technology companies signed a pact Friday to voluntarily adopt "reasonable precautions" to prevent artificial intelligence tools from being used to disrupt democratic elections around the world....
Feb 16, 2024
WTO chief insists trade body remains relevant as tariff-wielding Trump makes a run at White House
GENEVA (AP) - The head of the World Trade Organization insisted Friday that it remains relevant and its leaders focus on reform "no matter who comes into power" as Donald Trump - who as U.S. president...
Feb 16, 2024
Manitoba denies environmental licence to sand project over drinking water concerns
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has nixed a contentious sand-extraction project that had been proposed by Sio Silica east of Winnipeg, citing concerns about drinking water. Premier Wab Kinew and Tr...
Feb 16, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Canada is getting a taste of FIFA's World Cup demands
Sarah Mills says a full motorcade with a police escort for the FIFA president is unnecessary, but it shows that the orga...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 1
8:30 - Drivers are yet again feeling the pinch at the gas pump. Prices have climbed almost 20 cents per litre at some st...