Murray Wood: All hail the placekicker! Except when he misses
Alex Hale was supposed to make us forget about Brett Lauther, but how can we? Murray Wood says Hale has struggled, while...
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Two passengers fined $1,000 each after refusing to wear masks on WestJet flights
Two airline passengers each face fines of $1,000 for refusing to wear face masks on board a flight, the first time Transport Canada has imposed a financial penalty for violating rules meant to prevent...
Sep 04, 2020
Virgin Atlantic completes rescue plan; 1,150 jobs lost
LONDON - Virgin Atlantic completed its 1.2 billion-pound ($1.6 billion) restructuring plan and cut 1,150 jobs Friday as the airline sought to rebuild following the devastation caused by the COVID-19 p...
Sep 04, 2020
Canadian economy added 246,000 jobs in August, unemployment rate 10.2%
OTTAWA - The pace of gains in Canada's job market slowed in August, as Statistics Canada reported the economy added 246,000 jobs, and other data that experts say suggests billions in government b...
Sep 04, 2020
Whitmer: Gyms can open; contact sports resume, but unadvised
LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that gyms can reopen after 5 1/2 months of closure and additional organized sports can resume if masks are worn - lifting some coronavirus res...
Sep 03, 2020
Whitmer: Gyms can open; contact sports resume, but unadvised
LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that gyms can reopen after 5 1/2 months of closure and additional organized sports can resume if masks are worn - lifting some coronavirus res...
Sep 03, 2020
Tech group makes pitch to Liberals as part of wider push to shape recovery plan
OTTAWA - A group of tech companies is making a pitch to the federal government to help startups grow as part of a COVID-19 recovery plan that Liberals are crafting, while some feminist groups are...
Sep 02, 2020
Fed survey finds widespread pessimism about economic future
WASHINGTON - The latest Federal Reserve survey of U.S. economic activity found generally modest gains in August but also pessimism about the future given the threats posed by the coronavirus. The Fed ...
Sep 02, 2020
Prince Harry and Meghan sign production deal with Netflix
NEW YORK - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a new home: Netflix. Six months after detangling their work lives from the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have signed a multiye...
Sep 02, 2020
Survey: US companies added just 428,000 jobs last month
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies added jobs at a modest pace last month, a private survey found, a sign that while hiring continues, it is only soaking up a relatively small proportion of the unemployed. P...
Sep 02, 2020
Mercedes-Benz unveils new flagship S-Class sedan
FRANKFURT - Daimler AG on Wednesday unveiled the new version of its Mercedes-Benz S-Class luxury sedan, the company's most important model and one it hopes will generate fat profits to help the Stuttg...
Sep 02, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Oprah Winfrey is trying to rewrite history
Oprah has been asked to look back on her infamous interview with Prince Harry and Megan Markle. But rather than review h...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, July 27
On Monday's show, Evan talks U.S. tariffs, the postponed Post Malone show in Edmonton, youth unemployment in Canada, ano...