Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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$6,500 school vouchers coming to Georgia as bill gets final passage and heads to governor
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia senators gave final approval Wednesday to a plan to create a $6,500 voucher funding for private school tuition and home schooling, sending the measure to Gov. Brian Kemp for his...
Mar 20, 2024
'Stay the hell away from our kids': Holland warns big tobacco about nicotine pouches
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland promised a major crackdown on nicotine pouches Wednesday, and issued a stern warning to tobacco companies he says are marketing the pouches to children. Holland a...
Mar 20, 2024
Texas immigration ruling puts spotlight on nation's most conservative federal appeals court
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A federal appeals court based in New Orleans has become a prime destination for conservatives pursuing legal strategies to bolster gun rights, stop abortion or - as was the case Wed...
Mar 20, 2024
A Nebraska bill to subject librarians to charges for giving 'obscene material' to children fails
A bill that would have held school librarians and teachers criminally responsible for providing "obscene material" to Nebraska students in grades K-12 failed to break a filibuster Wednesday in the Leg...
Mar 20, 2024
Scientists fired from Winnipeg lab over security fears rightly under probe: minister
OTTAWA - It's "extremely appropriate" that two scientists who lost their jobs due to dealings with China remain under investigation, Health Minister Mark Holland said Wednesday. The National Microbiol...
Mar 20, 2024
United Steelworkers union endorses Biden, giving him more labor support in presidential race
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The United Steelworkers Union has endorsed President Joe Biden, giving him support from another large labor union. The announcement Wednesday by the Pittsburgh-based union came less ...
Mar 20, 2024
Some Georgia workers would find it harder to become union members under a new bill
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia lawmakers have made it harder for workers at companies getting state economic incentives to unionize, in what could be a violation of federal law. The state House voted 96 to 78...
Mar 20, 2024
Funding for health, marshals, firefighting: Highlights of the Saskatchewan budget
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government tabled its latest budget on Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights: - A deficit of $273 million, with total spending pegged at just over $20 billion. - An extr...
Mar 20, 2024
What you need to know about Saskatchewan's provincial budget
The Government of Saskatchewan tabled its provincial budget Wednesday afternoon, outlining its revenue, spending and priorities for the year ahead. Here's what you need to know: Classrooms Thanks to a...
Mar 20, 2024 The government says this year's budget is focused on three areas: Classrooms, health care and communities. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
B.C. to add 500 public electric vehicle charging stations to fill gaps in network
VANCOUVER - Drivers of electric vehicles in British Columbia can expect another 500 public charging stations to come online, adding to more than 5,000 available across the province. A statement from t...
Mar 20, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
On today's show, Evan asks whether you really relax when you have time off, the economic impact of the industrial carbon...
