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GST break brought a lot of work but little - if any - gains for businesses
TORONTO - About two months after the federal government temporarily knocked the GST off a holiday-centric array of goods, Dave Doyon says he considers the move "a gift" even though a hoped-for flurry ...
Feb 14, 2025
Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Jim Guy Tucker, who became Arkansas' governor when Bill Clinton was elected president but was later forced from office after being convicted during the Whitewater investigatio...
Feb 13, 2025
Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as Trump's health chief after a close Senate vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in Thursday as President Donald Trump's health secretary after a close Senate vote, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion ...
Feb 13, 2025
Prosecutor who quit after refusing to drop Adams case says she's confident he committed the crimes
NEW YORK (AP) - Manhattan's top federal prosecutor, Danielle Sassoon, and five high-ranking Justice Department officials resigned Thursday after she refused an order to drop corruption charges against...
Feb 13, 2025
Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of Whitewater, dies at 81
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Jim Guy Tucker, who became Arkansas' governor when Bill Clinton was elected president but was later forced from office after being convicted during the Whitewater investigatio...
Feb 13, 2025
Manitoba Premier Kinew stresses long-term goal as U.S. tariffs battle continues
WASHINGTON - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says a trip by Canada's premiers to Washington, D.C., has been a success even though there's no sign of a change in American plans to impose steep tariffs on Ca...
Feb 13, 2025
B.C. cancels $1,000 grocery rebate and pauses some hiring over Trump's tariff threats
The British Columbia government is cancelling a promised $1,000 grocery rebate and will freeze hiring of some public service positions to "find dollars" in its budget as it prepares for "four years of...
Feb 13, 2025
Trudeau congratulates Syrian interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa despite terrorist listing
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lauded Syria's interim president Thursday despite the fact Ahmed al-Sharaa leads a group Canada still designates as a terrorist organization. Canada has listed H...
Feb 13, 2025
Conservative strategists say Trump comparisons no reason for Poilievre to change gear
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's pledge to boost Arctic security through a "massive" cut to Canada's foreign aid budget has led to renewed attacks from his political opponents, who are ...
Feb 13, 2025
Canada still top of mind for Trump, 'not a good place to be'
OTTAWA - As President Donald Trump signed an executive order for reciprocal tariffs on Thursday that escalates his trade threats, his administration took aim at Canada's digital services tax as a majo...
Feb 13, 2025
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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...
