Murray Wood: A 'high test' compromise tax
Premier Scott Moe is jacking the price of U.S.liquor with a tax that mirrors U.S. tariffs on Canadian alcohol. Murray Wo...
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Push to relax drug laws gains big victories on state ballots
A nationwide push to relax drug laws took a significant step forward Tuesday as more states legalized marijuana for adults and voters made Oregon the first state to decriminalize the possession of sma...
Nov 03, 2020
AP VoteCast: Voters split on virus, economy, even football
WASHINGTON - As they chose a leader in a time of turmoil, supporters of President Donald Trump and former Vice-President Joe Biden found little common ground on the top crises facing the nation. The d...
Nov 03, 2020
Carlos Gimenez wins House seat over Rep. Mucarsel-Powell
Republican Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez has won a Florida seat in the U.S. House, defeating a single-term Democrat. Gimenez, a former firefighter, prevailed over Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in a ...
Nov 03, 2020
EXPLAINER: Why AP called Virginia for Biden
WHY AP CALLED VIRGINIA FOR BIDEN: The AP declared Democratic nominee Joe Biden the winner of Virginia at 7:31 p.m. EST, after results from early returns and an AP survey of the electorate showed the f...
Nov 03, 2020
House Latest: Okla. congresswoman Horn loses to GOP’s Bice
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the 2020 House races (all times local): 3:15 a.m. An Oklahoma Republican has defeated Democratic congresswoman Kendra Horn and taken back the only Democratic-held seat in th...
Nov 03, 2020
EXPLAINING RACE CALLS: How AP called the race for Biden
WASHINGTON - Democrat Joe Biden captured the presidency on Saturday when The Associated Press declared him the victor in his native Pennsylvania at 11:25 a.m. EST. That got him the state's 20 electora...
Nov 03, 2020
The Latest: Jay Inslee wins 3rd term as Washington governor
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee has been elected to a third term in Washington state, beating Republican challenger Loren Culp. Inslee is the first incumbent elected to a third term in the...
Nov 03, 2020
US futures, Asia markets rise as investors eye US election
U.S. futures rose and Asia markets posted gains as investors worldwide await the results from the U.S. presidential election. Just after 10 p.m. Eastern time, President Donald Trump and Democratic cha...
Nov 03, 2020
GOP’s Tuberville defeats US Sen. Jones, flips Alabama seat
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Former college football coach Tommy Tuberville on Tuesday recaptured a U.S. Senate seat for Republicans by defeating Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama, who had widely been considered the S...
Nov 03, 2020
Georgia Republican who supports QAnon wins US House seat
ATLANTA - Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who expressed racist views and support for QAnon conspiracy theories in a series of online videos, has won a U.S. House seat representing northwest Georgia...
Nov 03, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Interprovincial trade barriers are still Canada's weak spot
Sarah Mills says the U.S. trade war continues to expose the fact that provinces and territories act like independent nat...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, August 27
On Thursday's show, Evan gets the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's opinion on the tariff situation, chats with Regina Mayo...