Sarah Mills: Tiger Woods should know better after another DUI case
Sarah Mills says Tiger Woods could easily pay for a car service, and he should also have an NDA to keep his business his...
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Despite White House urgency, Canada closes door to reopening U.S. border
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to let Donald Trump down gently Thursday, warning that Canada is still a long way from being ready to agree to relax mutual travel restrictions along i...
Apr 16, 2020
Federal wage subsidy payments to flow first week of May, officials tell MPs
OTTAWA - The first payments from a $73-billion federal wage subsidy program will flow by the end of the first week of May, acting as a buttress against the economic shock from COVID-19. The Liber...
Apr 16, 2020
COVID-19's impact on nursing homes 'more severe' than expected: Trudeau
The sweep of COVID-19 throughout Canada's nursing homes is proving more devastating than expected, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday as he warned that reopening the economy to...
Apr 16, 2020
Fed notes what most Americans see: A sharp economic downturn
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is noting what most Americans are already acutely aware of: Economic activity contracted sharply and abruptly cross all regions of the country in recent weeks as the c...
Apr 15, 2020
Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold at 0.25%
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is warning that the downturn tied to COVID-19 will be the worst on record and that the economic recovery will depend on the effectiveness of current measures to bring the p...
Apr 15, 2020
Liberals ease access to emergency benefit as economy shrinks fast
OTTAWA - The federal government will expand its main relief program for people losing work because of COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday, just after Statistics Canada del...
Apr 15, 2020
WHO issues guidelines for lifting COVID-19 restrictions. Is Canada ready?
OTTAWA - Federal and provincial officials are starting to discuss how and when to start reopening schools and businesses but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Tuesday the full-scale lockdowns most ...
Apr 14, 2020
N.S. COVID model says health care can cope with first peak if 'good compliance'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's government is predicting the number of COVID-19 cases could still be comfortably managed by the province's hospital system by the end of June if t...
Apr 14, 2020
Seize on COVID-19 to further North American border reform, Canada, U.S. urged
WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States should seize the opportunity presented by the global COVID-19 crisis to develop and modernize the way they operate their shared frontier,&...
Apr 14, 2020
Trudeau: Feds ready to send provinces cash to top up worker salaries
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is willing to send money to provinces that want to provide salary top-ups to workers deemed essential. The extra cash would be design...
Apr 14, 2020
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Sarah Mills: A social media ban for kids under 16 is worthy of debate
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 1
Today on the show, Evan revisits his conversation with astronaut Jeremy Hansen about the Artemis II launch, cheers on th...