Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
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US home contract signings at record levels in November
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes declined last month, but was still a record high for November when a seasonal slowdown traditionally seeps into the real ...
Dec 30, 2020
Premier Blaine Higgs looking to use pandemic to 'reinvent' New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - Blaine Higgs says 2020 taught him a lot about the importance of perseverance. The New Brunswick Premier says his province held the line this year against COVID-19, guarding Atlantic Cana...
Dec 30, 2020
Probe: Lax oversight let alleged cheats get Cyprus passport
NICOSIA, Cyprus - Authorities in Cyprus should consider stripping citizenship from a dozen individuals over their alleged involvement in acts of theft and fraud, according to the findings of a probe i...
Dec 29, 2020
Iranian women's group empowers amid pandemic by making masks
TEHRAN, Iran - As the coronavirus pandemic ravages Iran, home to the Mideast's worst outbreak, a women's group hopes to empower its members by helping them make and sell face masks. The organization c...
Dec 29, 2020
Addressing mental-health issues linked to pandemic looming issue in 2021, Bains says
OTTAWA - Canada's industry minister says the country faces mounting mental health concerns that the government will have to address in 2021. Navdeep Bains says he has heard more stories about the ment...
Dec 29, 2020
French designer Pierre Cardin, licensing pioneer, dies at 98
PARIS - French fashion designer Pierre Cardin possessed a wildly inventive artistic sensibility tempered by a stiff dose of business sense. He had no problem acknowledging that he earned more from a p...
Dec 29, 2020
Asia Today: US begins vaccinating its troops in South Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The United States has started vaccinating its troops based in South Korea, as its Asian ally reported its highest daily COVID-19 fatalities amid surging cases in the countr...
Dec 28, 2020
House approves Trump's $2K checks, sending to GOP-led Senate
WASHINGTON - The House voted overwhelmingly Monday to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump's demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled ...
Dec 28, 2020
Limited quantity of Ontario icewine to likely make 2020 bottles in high demand
TORONTO - The smallest ever recorded amount of Ontario grapes designated for icewine is likely to create a high demand for 2020 bottles of the super sweet treat. VQA Ontario, the province's wine regul...
Dec 28, 2020
Lori Loughlin released after prison term in college scam
"Full House" actor Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after spending two months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get her two daughters into college. Loughlin was r...
Dec 28, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Accountability is a word some elected officials seem to be forgetting
From four people walking away from the RM of Sherwood council with little to no explanation to the reaction of some coun...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 28
8:30 - The war involving Iran has increased uncertainty in global energy markets, largely because the Strait of Hormuz h...