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Biden names liberal econ team as pandemic threatens workers
WILMINGTON, Del. - With unemployment still high and the pandemic threatening yet another economic slump, President-elect Joe Biden is assembling a team of liberal advisers who have long focused on the...
Nov 30, 2020
Plan to boost big Swiss firms' liability fails in referendum
GENEVA - A proposal that could have stiffened penalties against companies based in Switzerland if they violate human rights or harm the environment abroad failed in a Swiss referendum on Sunday. The i...
Nov 29, 2020
Angry Indian farmers reject government offer for talks
NEW DELHI - Protesting farmers on Sunday rejected the Indian government's offer to hold immediate talks if they ended their blockade of key highways they've held as they seek the scrapping of legislat...
Nov 29, 2020
UK, EU resume face-to-face trade talks with time running out
LONDON - Teams from Britain and the European Union resumed face-to-face talks on a post-Brexit trade deal Saturday, with both sides sounding gloomy about striking an agreement in the little time that ...
Nov 28, 2020
Asia Today: Speed of viral spread causes concern in S. Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases for the third straight day on Saturday, the fastest spread of infections the country has seen since the early days ...
Nov 28, 2020
India farmers press on with protest despite offer to talk
NEW DELHI - Thousands of farmers in and around the Indian capital on Saturday pressed on with their protest against agricultural legislation they said could devastate crop prices, while the government...
Nov 28, 2020
With deficit closing in on $400 billion, Liberals detail more spending to come
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are proposing $25 billion in new spending to help Canadian businesses and workers make it through a COVID-19 winter and vowing tens of billions more to help the country r...
Nov 27, 2020
People to thank for Ottawa’s success with curbing COVID-19: health officer
OTTAWA - As the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise across Canada, the infection rate in Ottawa has been going in the other direction for weeks, putting the city on the right track to flatt...
Nov 27, 2020
News media lobby group asks MPs for rules to get compensation from Google, Facebook
OTTAWA - A lobby group for Canada's newspapers and magazines is asking MPs to enact new rules to help its members negotiate compensation from social-media giants that post content the traditional medi...
Nov 27, 2020
Minnesota tribes file to halt pipeline approval due to virus
Two Native American tribes in northern Minnesota are asking state regulators to stop the imminent construction of Enbridge Energy's Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement, saying it would increase the ...
Nov 27, 2020
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Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 10
On Friday's show, Evan talked about the fire and flood season in the province, the final hometown show for the Canadian ...