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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Debate about televised political debates heats up after presidential 'dumpster fire'
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Hot mess, dumpster fire, train wreck: the reviews of the presidential debate are in, and they're not good. And those are just the family-friendly ones. So universally condemn...
Sep 30, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 7:14 p.m. B.C. has confirmed 125 new cases of COVID-19 in the past day and no one else has died from the illness, leaving th...
Sep 30, 2020
New benefits for workers hurt by pandemic hits speed bump in Senate
OTTAWA - After being rushed through the House of Commons in a single day, a bill authorizing new benefits for workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic has hit a speed bump in the Senate. Sen. Marc Go...
Sep 30, 2020
Conservatives want an anti-corruption committee to probe WE Charity controversy
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives want MPs to create an anti-corruption committee to investigate the WE Charity issue.Tory ethics critic Michael Barrett says the new forum would press for answers to ...
Sep 30, 2020
Study: 1st Berlin fest chief had significant Nazi-era role
BERLIN - A study has concluded that the founding director of the Berlin International Film Festival made a "not insignificant" contribution to the German film system under Nazi rule and later covered ...
Sep 30, 2020
Blanchet, O'Toole return to Parliament, urge Canadians to guard against COVID-19
OTTAWA - A sombre Yves-Francois Blanchet reflected Wednesday on his own experience with COVID-19, saying he was lucky to have caught a mild case of the illness but that many Canadians are not so fortu...
Sep 30, 2020
US says it will block palm oil from large Malaysian producer
The United States will block shipments of palm oil from a major Malaysian producer that feeds into the supply chains of iconic U.S. food and cosmetic brands. It found indicators of forced labour, incl...
Sep 30, 2020
Trump to far-right extremists: 'Stand back and stand by'
President Donald Trump on Tuesday didn't condemn white supremacist groups and their role in violence in some American cities this summer, branding it solely a "left-wing" problem and telling one far-r...
Sep 30, 2020
Lack of funding hampering aid to domestic violence survivors, report says
OTTAWA - A study on shelters helping survivors of domestic violence become independent says a lack of funding is getting in the way of providing programs and retaining quality staff. The study's autho...
Sep 30, 2020
14 days of solitude: The lonely success of the 'Atlantic bubble'
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Laurie Leek has spent four of the past eight weeks alone in her home in St. John's. She was alone for her birthday. She was alone in the weeks immediately following her mother...
Sep 30, 2020
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On Thursday's show, Evan discussed the new downtown arena developments, gets the latest on the Iran/U.S. conflict and Sh...
