Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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Head of World Trade Organization to step down early
GENEVA - The head of the World Trade Organization said Thursday that he will leave his post a year early, a "personal decision" that sets the stage for a succession contest at the trade body amid ling...
May 14, 2020
The promotion will be virtual for new "Hunger Games" novel
NEW YORK - When Suzanne Collins' "Mockingjay" was published a decade ago, Books of Wonder owner Peter Glassman put on a show: a late-night celebration for hundreds at his Manhattan store, with juggler...
May 14, 2020
Matt Damon describes 'fairy tale' lockdown life in Ireland
LONDON - Matt Damon has described living in Ireland during the country's coronavirus lockdown as like being in a "fairy tale" during a surprise radio interview. The Hollywood star and his family were ...
May 14, 2020
Follett novel, others to be excerpted in free e-compilation
NEW YORK - Fiction by Ken Follett, Matt Haig and Sue Miller will be among the dozens of upcoming releases excerpted in two free e-book compilations. "Buzz Books 2020: Fall/Winter" and "Buzz Books 2020...
May 14, 2020
Common's #WeMatterToo push urges jail releases amid virus
NEW YORK - Rapper and activist Common went into quarantine concerned about incarcerated people he has met during visits to jails, prisons and juvenile detention centres around the U.S. and who aren't ...
May 14, 2020
DOJ: Reality star spent emergency loan on Rolex, Rolls Royce
ATLANTA - A reality TV star in Atlanta used an emergency loan from the federal government to lease a Rolls Royce, make child support payments and purchase $85,000 worth of jewelry, authorities said We...
May 14, 2020
Appeals court reinstates lawsuit over Trump's hotel profits
RICHMOND, Va. - A lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel was revived Thursday by a divided federal appeals court. The law...
May 14, 2020
Virus tests hospitals in pockets of US as some states reopen
SILVER SPRING, Md. - From a hospital on the edge of the Navajo Nation to the suburbs of the nation's capital, front-line medical workers in coronavirus hot spots are struggling to keep up with a crush...
May 14, 2020
Wisconsin high court tosses out governor's stay-home order
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Gov. Tony Evers' coronavirus stay-at-home order Wednesday, ruling that his administration overstepped its authority when it extended the mandate...
May 13, 2020
Virus restrictions fuel anti-government 'boogaloo' movement
SILVER SPRING, Md. - They carry high-powered rifles and wear tactical gear, but their Hawaiian shirts and leis are what stand out in the crowds that have formed at state capital buildings to protest C...
May 13, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
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8:30 - An MOU has been signed between the City of Saskatoon and the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation on the downtown entertainmen...
