Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
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Ontario and Manitoba ink deal to boost interprovincial trade
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew signed an agreement Wednesday to boost the movement of goods and labour between the two provinces, including direct-to-consumer alcoh...
May 14, 2025
New housing minister says he'll 'leverage' his past as Vancouver mayor in new role
OTTAWA - Canada's new housing minister says he didn't have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver - the country's most expensive housing market. Gre...
May 14, 2025
CRTC kicks off CanCon hearing as big streamers cancel appearances
OTTAWA - The CRTC launched a hearing about drafting a new definition for Canadian content Wednesday, but three big American streaming companies dropped off the schedule at the last minute. Netflix, Pa...
May 14, 2025
California governor outlines $12 billion deficit and freeze on immigrant health program access
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California is facing a $12 billion deficit that Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to help close by freezing enrollment in a state-funded health care program for immigrants living in Ca...
May 14, 2025
B.C. opioid rules were to reduce overdoses. But they cut cancer patients' pain meds
Rule changes designed to reduce opioid overdose deaths in British Columbia in 2016 inadvertently harmed cancer and palliative-care patients by reducing their access to pain killers, a new study has fo...
May 14, 2025 Prescription pills containing oxycodone and acetaminophen are shown in Toronto, Dec. 23, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
Tory MP, unions concerned about lack of labour minister amid Trump's tariffs
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Jamil Jivani sent a letter to the federal government Wednesday raising concerns about the lack of a labour minister in Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet at a time of econom...
May 14, 2025
Ontario electricity produced with rising percentage of greenhouse-gas-emitting power
TORONTO - Ontario's electricity is now being produced with the highest percentage of greenhouse-gas-emitting power since coal plants were operating in the province. The Independent Electricity System ...
May 14, 2025
Trump meets with Syria's insurgent-turned-leader in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump met with interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first encounter between the two nations' leaders in 25 years...
May 14, 2025
Here are the newcomers, familiar faces in Prime Minister Mark Carney's inner circle
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his new cabinet. Here is the list of all 28 Liberal cabinet members, as well as 10 secretaries of state. Returning members of cabinet: Anita Anand, mi...
May 13, 2025
Erskine-Smith says he feels 'disrespected' after being dropped from cabinet
OTTAWA - Former housing minister Nate Erskine-Smith says it's "impossible not to feel disrespected" after being dropped from cabinet. In a series of social media posts Tuesday, the member of Parliamen...
May 13, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
On Thursday's show, Evan discussed the new downtown arena developments, gets the latest on the Iran/U.S. conflict and Sh...
