Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Pervis Staples, member of famed Staple Singers, dead at 85
CHICAGO (AP) - Pervis Staples, whose tenor voice complimented his father's and sisters' in the legendary gospel group The Staple Singers, has died, a spokesman announced Wednesday. He was 85. Pervis S...
May 12, 2021
Police: Woman posed as student to promote Instagram page
MIAMI (AP) - A 28-year-old woman who wanted to promote her Instagram page attempted to blend in with students at a Miami-area high school, police said. Monday's stunt at American Senior High School la...
May 12, 2021
CNN's Sanjay Gupta worries about a muddled pandemic message
NEW YORK (AP) - At this stage in the pandemic, CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta is concerned that Americans are not getting clear enough messages about what they should or shouldn't be doing to keep themselves ...
May 12, 2021
Former investment executive gets 3 months in college scam
BOSTON (AP) - A former private equity executive who cofounded an investment fund with U2s Bono was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison for his role in the college admissions bribery scheme. ...
May 12, 2021
Former investment executive gets 3 months in college scam
BOSTON (AP) - A former private equity executive who cofounded an investment fund with U2s Bono was sentenced Wednesday to three months in prison for his role in the college admissions bribery scheme. ...
May 12, 2021
Ellen DeGeneres to end long-running TV talk show next year
NEW YORK (AP) - Ellen DeGeneres is calling time on her long-running talk show. The daytime host, who has seen a ratings hit after allegations of running a toxic workplace, has decided that the upcomin...
May 12, 2021
House GOP ousts Trump critic Liz Cheney from top post
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republicans ousted Rep. Liz Cheney from her post as the chamber's No. 3 GOP leader on Wednesday, punishing her after she repeatedly rebuked former President Donald Trump for hi...
May 12, 2021
Indigenous New Zealand lawmaker censured for haka protest
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - An Indigenous New Zealand lawmaker was thrown out of Parliament's debating chamber Wednesday for performing a Maori haka in protest at what he said were racist arguments...
May 12, 2021
Met Opera strikes deal with chorus ahead of restart
NEW YORK (AP) - The Metropolitan Opera reached a tentative agreement Tuesday on a four-year contract with the American Guild of Musical Artists, one of three major labor deals needed for the New York ...
May 11, 2021
Dua Lipa wins big at Brits, urges health worker pay raise
LONDON (AP) - British singer Dua Lipa called for a "fair" pay raise for U.K. health workers as she was named a double winner at the Brit Awards in London on Tuesday night. An audience of 4,000 witness...
May 11, 2021
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Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...