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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US unemployment claims jump to 965,000 as virus takes toll
WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking unemployment aid soared last week to 965,000, the most since late August and a sign that the resurgent virus has likely escalated layoffs. The latest figures ...
Jan 14, 2021
France opposes foreign takeover offer for supermarket chain
PARIS - France's government says it opposes the proposed 16.2 billion-euro ($19.6 billion) takeover of French supermarket chain Carrefour by Canadian convenience store group Couche-Tard. Labor Ministe...
Jan 14, 2021
Twitter CEO defends Trump ban, warns of dangerous precedent
SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defended his company's ban of President Donald Trump in a philosophical Twitter thread that is his first public statement on the subject. When Trump incited his...
Jan 13, 2021
S. Korean court upholds prison term for ex-president Park
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 20-year prison term for former President Park Geun-hye over bribery and other crimes as it ended a historic corruption case...
Jan 13, 2021
Tesla balks at touch screen recall, US agency takes action
DETROIT - Tesla Inc. is balking at recalling about 159,000 vehicles with potentially defective touch screens, so U.S. safety regulators are moving to force the company to take action. The National Hig...
Jan 13, 2021
Asia Today: China virus cases spike as WHO researchers visit
BEIJING - China is seeing a new surge in coronavirus cases in its frozen northeast as a World Health Organization team arrived to investigate the origins of the pandemic. China on Thursday also report...
Jan 13, 2021
Fed survey finds economy slowing in some areas of country
WASHINGTON - A Federal Reserve survey of U.S. business conditions has found modest economic gains at the start of the year, although some parts of the country saw slowdowns stemming from a renewed sur...
Jan 13, 2021
Cafe, croissant, worms? EU agency says worms safe to eat
ROME - The vaunted Mediterranean diet and French gastronomy are getting some competition: The European Union's food safety agency says worms are safe to eat. The Parma-based agency published a scienti...
Jan 13, 2021
US budget deficit up 60.7% in first 3 months of budget year
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government's deficit in the first three months of the budget year was a record-breaking $572.9 billion, 60.7% higher than the same period a year ago, as spending to deal with the...
Jan 13, 2021
US to block cotton from China region targeted in crackdown
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government announced Wednesday that it will halt imports of cotton and tomatoes from the Uighur region of China in its most sweeping action yet to pressure the Communist Party ov...
Jan 13, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...