Murray Wood: Why most of us are Switzerland when it comes to culture war debates
As society becomes more and more divided, Murray Wood says a lot of his friends are just trying to stay neutral, as ther...
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Top Justice Department official orders prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams
NEW YORK (AP) - A top official at the U.S. Department of Justice has ordered federal prosecutors to drop charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat who has cultivated a warm relationship wi...
Feb 10, 2025
Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97.4 billion. OpenAI CEO says 'no thank you'
A group of investors led by Elon Musk is offering about $97.4 billion to buy OpenAI, escalating a legal dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found. Musk and his own AI sta...
Feb 10, 2025
Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97 billion. OpenAI CEO says 'no thank you'
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A group of investors led by Elon Musk says it is offering more than $97 billion to buy OpenAI, escalating a legal dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped f...
Feb 10, 2025
Manitoba premier cites need for affordable electricity rates as rate hike floated
WINNIPEG - Manitoba hydroelectricity rates must remain affordable, partly in order to help people switch from other fuels and protect the environment, Premier Wab Kinew said Monday. Kinew was asked fo...
Feb 10, 2025
Hawaii court rules against insurance companies in Maui wildfire, allowing $4B settlement to proceed
HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii's Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurance companies can't bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Maui's catastrophic 2023 wildfire, allowing a $4 billion settl...
Feb 10, 2025
Unspent aid worth billions lacks oversight as Trump dismantles USAID, watchdog warns
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Agency for International Development has lost almost all ability to track $8.2 billion in unspent humanitarian aid following the Trump administration's foreign funding freez...
Feb 10, 2025
Hawaii court rules against insurance companies in Maui wildfire, allowing $4B settlement to proceed
HONOLULU (AP) - Hawaii's Supreme Court has ruled that insurance companies can't bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Maui's catastrophic 2023 wildfire, the deadliest in the U.S. in m...
Feb 10, 2025
Claims process for First Nations child welfare class action opens in March, AFN says
OTTAWA - First Nations children and their families who lived under Canada's First Nations child welfare system between 1991 and 2022 will be able to apply for compensation under a class-action settlem...
Feb 10, 2025
Singh promises 100% tariffs on Tesla, revival of electric vehicle incentive program
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada should charge 100 per cent tariffs on Tesla vehicles for as long as the trade war with the United States continues. In a news release issued Monday, Singh...
Feb 10, 2025
'A two-year stay of execution': Montana legislature defeats bill to resume executions
The clock has been reset for a Canadian who has been on death row in Montana for 42 years after state legislators defeated an attempt to resume executions. Ronald Smith, 67, is originally from Red Dee...
Feb 10, 2025
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Sarah Mills: We must see the good in the world, even when it's hard to find
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Sept. 11
Evan chats with political columnist Biran Lilley and lawyer Warren Kinsella after the shocking death of Charlie Kirk. He...