Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Nokia profit up, new CEO pledges to boost 5G investments
HELSINKI - Finnish telecommunications company Nokia on Thursday reported improved third-quarter earnings largely in line with expectations, but acknowledged it faced challenges in the race for 5G cell...
Oct 29, 2020
Airbus reports new pandemic losses, but stops bleeding cash
PARIS - Struggling plane maker Airbus says new European virus lockdown measures are making its life "a bit more difficult," as it announced 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) in pandemic-related losses f...
Oct 29, 2020
Jobless claims fall to 751,000, but new infections a threat
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 751,000, the lowest since March, but it's still historically high and indicates the viral pandemic is forcing many ...
Oct 29, 2020
Asian shares lower, US futures up after S&P 500 sinks 3.5%
Asian shares declined Thursday and U.S. futures were higher after the S&P 500 slid 3.5% overnight for its biggest drop since June. The selling in U.S. markets followed broad declines in Europe, wh...
Oct 28, 2020
Asia Today: Virus arrives in once-clear Marshall Islands
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The Marshall Islands has reported its first cases of the coronavirus after two people who flew from Hawaii to a U.S. military base tested positive. The small Pacific nation h...
Oct 28, 2020
S. Korea's top court upholds ex-leader's 17-year jail term
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's top court upheld a 17-year prison sentence on former President Lee Myung-bak for a range of corruption crimes in a final ruling Thursday that will send him ba...
Oct 28, 2020
EI commissioners say workers, companies want non-partisan review of system, stat
OTTAWA - The representatives for employers and workers in the employment insurance system say they are deeply concerned that a promised review of the program will be lost in the heat of a minority Par...
Oct 28, 2020
Civil, respectful but still tough: Canada-U.S. trade under a Biden presidency
OTTAWA - Canada coped with nearly four years of Donald Trump rewriting or shredding the international trade rule book. But Canadian hope of a rosy return to rules-based bonhomie with its top trading p...
Oct 27, 2020
Governor bans indoor dining in Chicago as virus cases surge
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Surging COVID-19 cases in Chicago prompted Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday to ban indoor dining and bar services and limit the number of people gathering in one place. However, Chica...
Oct 27, 2020
Freeland says aid needed, but not infinite, as central bank targets 2022 for recovery
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland laid out how federal spending might be reshaped along a bumpy recovery, saying relief will be targeted and likely greater than what was needed after the las...
Oct 27, 2020
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...
