Murray Wood: Requiem for a newsman
Murray Wood says there's a reason there'll never be another Lloyd Robertson in Canada, and it isn't just because of the ...
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UK is first to authorize easy-to-handle AstraZeneca vaccine
LONDON - Britain became the first country to authorize AstraZeneca's inexpensive, easy-to-handle COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, gaining another weapon against the virus amid a resurgence so severe that t...
Dec 30, 2020
Vancouver party host out on bail after spending Christmas in jail
VANCOUVER - A man who spent Christmas in jail after police say he hosted parties in violation of public health orders is now bound by bail conditions that require him to answer the door at his home in...
Dec 30, 2020
Liberals to soon require air travellers to test negative for COVID-19 before arrival
OTTAWA - The federal government says it plans to require air travellers to test negative for COVID-19 before landing in Canada in response to concerns that people vacationing abroad could bring the no...
Dec 30, 2020
A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on musical legacy
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It's 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis, Tennessee. Two Stax Records musicians, guitarist Steve Cropper and singer Eddie Floyd, sit in a room inside the Lorr...
Dec 30, 2020
State media: Attack on bus in southern Syria kills 28
DAMASCUS, Syria - An attack on a passenger bus in southern Syria on Wednesday killed 28 civilians and injured others, according to the Syrian state news agency. The state news agency SANA didn't say h...
Dec 30, 2020
Quebec Liberal vacationing down south called home by party leader as criticism mounts
Quebec Liberal member Pierre Arcand is being asked to return home amid mounting criticism over his decision to vacation in the Caribbean. A spokesperson for Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade confirmed ...
Dec 30, 2020
A low-key Memphis guitar legend builds on a musical legacy
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - It's 1966 and a thunderstorm illuminates the night sky in Memphis, Tennessee. Two Stax Records musicians, guitarist Steve Cropper and singer Eddie Floyd, sit in a room inside the Lorr...
Dec 30, 2020
Study of virus screening at concert reports zero infections
BARCELONA, Spain - The organizers of an indoor music festival in Barcelona to test the effectiveness of same-day coronavirus screening said Wednesday that preliminary results indicate there was zero t...
Dec 30, 2020
Being Judy Garland won Zellweger an Oscar. Is a Grammy next?
NEW YORK - Rene Zellweger is known for acting but you could easily write a thesis about her love for music. The entertainer won her second Academy Award for portraying Judy Garland in last year's "Jud...
Dec 30, 2020
Planned increase in CPP premiums on Jan. 1 to hit some workers more due to pandemic
OTTAWA - Come Jan. 1, Canada Pension Plan contributions are going up again, although higher than originally planned. The reason is largely because of the pandemic's effect on the labour market, which ...
Dec 30, 2020
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On Thursday's show, Evan welcomed Premier Scott Moe to talk about funding for event centres in the province, talks about...
