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Bains suggests Ottawa may draw on scorned federal loan program for airline bailout
OTTAWA - Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains says a federal loan program little-loved by industry will be among the options Ottawa weighs as it sits down with airline executives to negotiate a governmen...
Nov 09, 2020
GM recalls 217K vehicles to fix leak that can stop travel
DETROIT - General Motors is recalling more than 217,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because transmission oil can leak, causing them to stop moving or possibly catch fire. The recall covers ce...
Nov 09, 2020
Ottawa's delayed broadband fund welcomed with skepticism by interest groups
The Trudeau government officially launched a previously announced fund Monday that promises to provide $1.75 billion for rural and remote parts of Canada that currently don't have fast, reliable inter...
Nov 09, 2020
The Latest: Shanghai quarantines 186 after case at airport
BEIJING - Authorities in China's financial hub of Shanghai have quarantined 186 people and conducted virus tests on more than 8,000 after a freight handler at the city's main international airport tes...
Nov 09, 2020
Australian media on trial for breaching order in Pell case
CANBERRA, Australia - High-profile Australian journalists and large media organizations went on trial on Monday on charges that they breached a gag order on reporting about Cardinal George Pell's sex ...
Nov 09, 2020
Asian stocks rise for 2nd day on coronavirus vaccine hopes
BEIJING - Asian stock markets rose for second day Tuesday on hopes for progress toward a possible coronavirus vaccine that might allow the world to revive manufacturing, shopping and normal life. Benc...
Nov 09, 2020
Incendiary texts traced to outfit run by top Trump aide
BOSTON - A texting company run by one of President Donald Trump's top campaign officials sent out thousands of targeted, anonymous text messages urging supporters to rally where votes were being count...
Nov 06, 2020
Japan automaker Honda reports profit rise despite pandemic
TOKYO - Japanese automaker Honda reported Friday that its profit rose 23% in the last quarter, despite a pandemic that has slammed businesses around the world. Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. said its Jul...
Nov 06, 2020
Japan's Toyota sees profit slip, holding up despite pandemic
TOKYO - Toyota's July-September profit fell 11% from a year earlier as the coronavirus pandemic slammed global demand, but Japan's top automaker appeared to be holding up better than weaker rivals tha...
Nov 06, 2020
Airlines' 'bait-and-switch' strategy lures customers to flights that never take off
OTTAWA - Rob Przybylski and Courtney Ross were slated to wrap up the month on a Costa Rican beach, sipping sugarcane cocktails with friends and family as they celebrated their wedding. Instead, the Os...
Nov 06, 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 ...