Murray Wood: Big companies seem to be allergic to answering questions
Murray Wood says it's surprising that during a SaskTel outage last week, it was very difficult to get the Saskatchewan t...
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World waits nervously, impatiently for US election result
From Ford Model T cars that popped off the assembly line in just 90 minutes to 60-second service for burgers, the United States has long had a major hand in making the world a frenetic and impatient p...
Nov 04, 2020
Jittery public awaits news as presidency remains in flux
PHILADELPHIA - They clung to their cocktails and proclaimed themselves sick with dread. They relentlessly checked the news and went outdoors for fresh air. They bemoaned a wipeout wave that never came...
Nov 04, 2020
Republicans retain power in states despite Democratic push
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - After a costly and intense political battle for control of state capitols, the composition of state legislatures and governors' offices will look a lot like it did before Tuesday...
Nov 04, 2020
San Francisco voters approve taxes on CEOs, big businesses
SAN FRANCISCO - In an effort to address economic disparity laid bare by the coronavirus pandemic, San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved several tax measures targeting property owners and big bu...
Nov 04, 2020
Trump and allies spread falsehoods to cast doubt on election
While much of America was sleeping Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump's leads in crucial battleground states began slipping - and that's when online falsehoods about the election started surgin...
Nov 04, 2020
Retail therapy, last pints: England readies for new lockdown
LONDON - Last-minute shoppers in England came out in force Wednesday and thirsty drinkers enjoyed their final freshly poured pints in a pub for the next month before Britain joins swaths of Europe in ...
Nov 04, 2020
Did social media actually counter election misinformation?
Ahead of the election, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube promised to clamp down on election misinformation, including unsubstantiated charges of fraud and premature declarations of victory by candidates. ...
Nov 04, 2020
Ivory Coast's Soro calls on military to disobey president
ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire - Prominent dissident Guillaume Soro, a former prime minister who was blocked from running in Ivory Coast's presidential election, called Wednesday on the country's military to ...
Nov 04, 2020
EXPLAINER: Why AP called Wisconsin for Biden
WHY AP CALLED WISCONSIN FOR BIDEN: Democrat Joe Biden has flipped the state of Wisconsin, a crucial presidential battleground that President Donald Trump carried by less than a percentage point in 201...
Nov 04, 2020
Claim that Sharpie pens ruin Arizona ballots misses the mark
As states across the U.S. release vote totals for the presidential election, some social media users are falsely claiming that ballots are being invalidated in Arizona. The supposed culprit: Sharpie m...
Nov 04, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 26
Evan talks with historian Bill Waiser about Saskatchewan's 120 birthday, university associate professor Ian Lee about Ca...