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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Biden picks Regan for EPA nominee, Haaland for interior head
President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he had chosen North Carolina regulator Michael S. Regan as his nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency and New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as ...
Dec 17, 2020
Quebec court grants Ottawa third extension to deal with revamped assisted-dying law
A Quebec judge has granted the federal government another delay in bringing medical assistance in dying legislation in line with a ruling from the province's Superior Court. This time around, Ottawa a...
Dec 17, 2020
PM says he kept hoping more money, or pressure, would help meet water-advisory goal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he realized only recently that his government would not be able to make good on its long-held promise to lift all drinking-water advisories in First Nations...
Dec 17, 2020
Ontario reports new daily COVID-19 record as new measures take effect in Saskatchewan
Ontario hit a record Thursday for new daily COVID-19 cases as hospitals urged a month-long lockdown, while tougher restrictions took effect in Saskatchewan, Alberta recorded its highest death toll and...
Dec 17, 2020
Family behind OxyContin attests to its role in opioid crisis
Two owners of the company that makes OxyContin acknowledged to Congress on Thursday that the powerful prescription painkiller played a role in the opioid epidemic but they stopped short of apologizing...
Dec 17, 2020
Ottawa offers temporary debt relief for N.L.'s troubled Muskrat Falls project
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Ottawa is giving Newfoundland and Labrador temporary relief from debt and financing payments for the troubled Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project and appointing a top bureaucrat to ...
Dec 17, 2020
Canada gives OK to Boeing 737 Max changes but planes still grounded
MONTREAL - Boeing's 737 Max aircraft is a step closer to returning to Canadian skies, nearly two years after being grounded due to technical issues that resulted in two deadly crashes involving foreig...
Dec 17, 2020
Sales top 3 million for Barack Obama's "A Promised Land'
NEW YORK - Just a month after publication, Barack Obama's "A Promised Land" is well on its way to becoming the bestselling presidential memoir in modern times. Crown announced Wednesday that sales hav...
Dec 17, 2020
After years fighting them, Milley talks peace with Taliban
KABUL - In his three combat tours in Afghanistan, Gen. Mark Milley saw the Taliban as a formidable foe, one unlikely to "fade away in the dust," as he put it in 2013. This week, Milley, now chairman o...
Dec 17, 2020
Liberals striving for 'balance' on federal transparency, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says while he is committed to transparency in the federal government, being too forthcoming can hinder the government's ability to wrestle with tough decisions. ...
Dec 17, 2020
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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 ...