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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Blanchet demands apology from Trudeau for War Measures Act, invoked 50 years ago
OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is urging the federal government to apologize for having invoked controversial legislation during the October Crisis in Quebec 50 years ago.In Octobe...
Oct 28, 2020
Ontario ponders end to six-month abstinence requirement for liver transplants
TORONTO - A contentious requirement that would-be liver transplant recipients stay away from alcohol for six months could be scrapped, according to a new recommendation before the agency that runs Ont...
Oct 28, 2020
Culture becomes latest front in military's fight against sexual misconduct
OTTAWA - Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are being told that it's possible to be the "ultimate soldier" while still caring for other people as the military launches the next phase of its fight ag...
Oct 28, 2020
Key Senate, House races as Republicans, Democrats wrestle for Capitol Hill control
WASHINGTON, Wash. - The presidential race is just one part of the shifting political landscape in the United States, which could look very different after Nov. 3. Most of the suspense is in the ...
Oct 28, 2020
The Battle of Capitol Hill: White House race gets headlines, but Senate has suspense
WASHINGTON, Wash. - The race to win the White House may be getting all the headlines, but there's real suspense in the battle for control of Capitol Hill. Overshadowed by the main event of elect...
Oct 28, 2020
QAnon's 'Save the Children' morphs into popular slogan
MORRIS, Ill. - At a busy intersection in this small Illinois town, Lynn Vermillion smiles at passing drivers who honk their support for the colorful posters she and friends wave: "Save Our Children. S...
Oct 28, 2020
EI commissioners say workers, companies want non-partisan review of system, stat
OTTAWA - The representatives for employers and workers in the employment insurance system say they are deeply concerned that a promised review of the program will be lost in the heat of a minority Par...
Oct 28, 2020
Planned class-action suit against Facebook alleges misuse of personal information
OTTAWA - Two Facebook users are seeking damages on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Canadians whose personal data may have been improperly used for political purposes.The proposed class-action lawsu...
Oct 28, 2020
Canadians come together online to ring in U.S. election with cross-border stakes
In 2008, avid politico Daniel Roukema was moved to tears while watching the U.S. election at an Ottawa pub, the elated crowd around him breaking into cheers, when the newscaster announced that Barack ...
Oct 28, 2020
Utility: Winds too weak to cut power before California fire
LOS ANGELES - Facing extreme wildfire conditions this week that included hurricane-level winds, the main utility in Northern California cut power to nearly 1 million people while its counterpart in So...
Oct 27, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 26
8:30 - As we eagerly await the Premier's visit to China in hopes of striking a deal to remove canola tariffs, we're stil...