Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
For Murray Wood, Easter brings to mind grandma's practical advice about repurposing, and some of life's little lessons.
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Evers signs bill authorizing new UW building, dorms that were part of deal with GOP
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed a bill Wednesday that authorizes spending hundreds of millions of dollars on Universities of Wisconsin construction and renovation projects. The ...
Mar 06, 2024
As disasters mount, First Nations' safety has never been more pressing: Woodhouse
GATINEAU, Que. - First Nations leaders gathered Wednesday to discuss how they can better prepare for the wildfires, pandemics, floods and effects of climate change that disproportionately affect their...
Mar 06, 2024
Haley's exit from the GOP race pushes off - again - the day Americans could elect a woman president
WASHINGTON (AP) - A woman ascends toward the heights of American politics, with the nation's top elected office - the presidency - looming far out of reach. A man at the bottom predicts, unhelpfully: ...
Mar 06, 2024
Nikki Haley says she's suspending her presidential campaign. What does that mean?
WASHINGTON (AP) - When Nikki Haley said she would withdraw from the 2024 presidential race following her underwhelming showing on Super Tuesday, she did so using a phrase that would seem at odds with ...
Mar 06, 2024
NDP pushing Liberals to include national school food program in upcoming budget
OTTAWA - The federal New Democrats want the government to fund a national school food program in the upcoming budget - and for Liberals to fulfil their election promise to put one in place. Talks betw...
Mar 06, 2024
McConnell endorses Trump for president. He once blamed Trump for 'disgraceful' Jan. 6, 2021, attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president on Wednesday, a remarkable turnaround from the onetime critic who blamed the then-president for "disgrace...
Mar 06, 2024
Federal government plans to consult widely before any changes to Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - The federal government is open to possible changes to the Emergencies Act but says it first wants to consult widely on the law it invoked to quell "Freedom Convoy" protests two years ago. In ...
Mar 06, 2024
Biden wins Democratic caucuses in Hawaii as he moves closer to seizing the nomination again
HONOLULU (AP) - President Joe Biden won the Democratic caucuses in Hawaii on Wednesday, propelling him closer to winning his party's nomination again after romping through the Super Tuesday contests e...
Mar 06, 2024
Her migraines turned out to be a tumour, but she waited a year for an MRI to find out
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A woman in Newfoundland says she waited a year for an MRI scan that ultimately revealed her blinding migraines were caused by a tumour pressing into her brain. Alanna McDonald said ...
Mar 06, 2024
Many N.S. immigrant women suffered due to jobs they held during COVID-19: report
HALIFAX - Immigrant and migrant women in Nova Scotia, who were an important part of the essential worker labour force during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, suffered physically and mentally from ...
Mar 06, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...