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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Canada urged to avoid 'vaccine nationalism' in race for COVID-19 cure
OTTAWA - A top American health expert is praising Canada for not succumbing to "vaccine nationalism" because of its efforts to push for fair global distribution of a cure for the COVID-19 pandemi...
Jul 29, 2020
Conservative leadership debate forced to pivot after Lewis, MacKay back out
OTTAWA - A new media organization's plan to host all four Conservative leadership candidates for a debate Wednesday was thrown into disarray when two of the contenders dropped out. Leslyn Lewis a...
Jul 29, 2020
Tory leadership race causes awkward schism in key veterans constituency
OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is creating tension among members of a key constituency for the party - veterans. Two of the four candidates have direct connections to the Armed Forces: Erin...
Jul 29, 2020
US agents to pull back in Portland but will stay on standby
PORTLAND, Ore. - Some federal officers guarding a U.S. courthouse that's been targeted during violent protests in Portland will leave in the next 24 hours, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday. But t...
Jul 29, 2020
The Latest: Zuckerberg questioned on viral misinformation
WASHINGTON - The Latest on testimony before a congressional committee by the CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google (all times local): 6:30 p.m. Democratic chairman of a House antitrust panel says...
Jul 29, 2020
US is expected to report a record-breaking economic plunge
WASHINGTON - Having endured what was surely a record-shattering slump last quarter, the U.S. economy faces a dim outlook as a resurgent coronavirus intensifies doubts about any sustained recovery the ...
Jul 29, 2020
Quebec shipyard late on delivering icebreakers after pushing feds on purchase
OTTAWA - A Quebec shipyard that pushed the federal government to buy second-hand icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard two years ago is now late in delivering the much-needed vessels as it works to...
Jul 29, 2020
South Korea-Japan trade fight moves to global dispute panel
GENEVA - World Trade Organization members on Wednesday created a dispute panel to rule on a complaint by South Korea against Japan over restrictions on exports to Korea of products used in semiconduct...
Jul 29, 2020
WE-sponsored travel for donors not the norm for other charities: experts
OTTAWA - In the wake of revelations that Finance Minister Bill Morneau and his family had overseas trips sponsored by the WE organization, experts in the charitable sector say covering a don...
Jul 29, 2020
Inquest to probe police killing of Indigenous man, New Brunswick says
FREDERICTON - A coroner's inquest will look into the police killing of an Indigenous man in New Brunswick in June. The provincial government says the Rodney Levi inquest will start after investigation...
Jul 29, 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...