Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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Massachusetts council approves pardoning people with misdemeanor cannabis convictions
BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts council on Wednesday approved Gov. Maura Healey's plan to pardon tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanor marijuana charges going back decades. The pardons ap...
Apr 03, 2024
Judge rejects Donald Trump's request to delay hush-money trial until Supreme Court rules on immunity
NEW YORK (AP) - A judge on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial until the Supreme Court rules on presidential immunity claims he raised in another of h...
Apr 03, 2024
US Sen. Rick Scott spends multiple millions on ads focused on Florida's Hispanic voters
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is spending millions to reach out to Florida's Hispanic voters, a key voting group for his November reelection campaign that has grown to lean more he...
Apr 03, 2024
BC Hydro wants more clean power to help meet demand, clean energy targets
VICTORIA - BC Hydro is looking for more clean power to add to its grids as electricity demands are expected to increase by 15 per cent in the next six years. The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carb...
Apr 03, 2024
Trump and the Republican Party say they raised more than $65.6 million in March
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump and the Republican Party said Wednesday that they raised more than $65.6 million in March as the former president became the presumptive nominee and installed new party le...
Apr 03, 2024
Amid opposition, Northvolt forging ahead to open Quebec battery factory by 2026
MONTREAL - Swedish manufacturer Northvolt says it's forging ahead with plans to open an electrial vehicle battery megaplant near Montreal by 2026, despite a tight timeline and opposition from environm...
Apr 03, 2024
What we know: Trump uses death of Michigan woman to stoke fears over immigration
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - During campaign events in Michigan and Wisconsin on Tuesday, Donald Trump used the recent death of a Grand Rapids woman killed by a man who immigration officials say entered...
Apr 03, 2024
Trump's events aren't drawing big protests this year. Instead, Biden is facing public ire
NEW YORK (AP) - When Donald Trump first ran for the White House eight years ago, protesters filled the streets. His inflammatory rhetoric and often dehumanizing descriptions of immigrants spurred thou...
Apr 03, 2024
Manitoba property managers group says rebate changes could lead to higher costs
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government faced concerns Wednesday that its new budget, delivered a day earlier, could be a financial hit to landlords and delay the construction of several schools. The Profe...
Apr 03, 2024
'A loaded gun:' Neighbours say dogs that killed 11-year-old boy were a known danger
Edmonton's mayor is pledging to find out why two dogs were allowed to remain in a home where previous attacks by the pets ended this week with one that killed an 11-year-old boy. "I think we all expec...
Apr 03, 2024
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Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 10
8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...