Michael Kramer

About: Michael is the afternoon news anchor on the New Classical 96.3FM and hosts the program Zero to 1800.

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AMERICAN LYDIA DAVIS WINS MAN – BOOKER INTERNATIONAL

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Michael Kramer

American short story writer Lydia Davis has won the Man Booker International Prize for fiction. Davis beat out a shortlist of 10 contenders for the $90,000 prize -including Montreal’s Josip Novakovich. Booker International panel chairman Christopher Ricks said 65-year-old Davis’s stories … read more

ANOTHER ARREST IN TIM BOSMA CASE

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Michael Kramer

Hamilton police say a second man has been arrested and will face a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Tim Bosma. The 32-year-old father was killed after going on a test drive with two men on May 6 … read more

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P.M. SAYS HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT WRIGHT’S CHEQUE TO DUFFY

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Michael Kramer

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he did not know about - nor was he asked to sign off on - the arrangement that saw his chief of staff, Nigel Wright cut a personal cheque for 90-thousand dollars to Senator, Mike Duffy. The … read more

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BILLY BISHOP AIRPORT EXPLANSION PLANS ON HOLD

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Michael Kramer

The Toronto Port Authority is putting off plans to fill in an area of Lake Ontario near Billy Bishop Airport because it’s unclear if the material would be able to support a proposed runway extension. Porter Airlines is trying to extend … read more

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GARTH DRABINSKY MAY LOSE HIS LAWYER’S LICENSE

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Michael Kramer

The law society is taking steps against disgraced theatre impresario Garth Drabinsky as part of the continuing fallout from his fraud convictions four years ago. Drabinsky and business partner Myron Gottlieb served several years in prison for a book-cooking scheme that … read more

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HARPER BOOSTS KEYSTONE XL IN NEW YORK

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Michael Kramer

Prime Minister Harper has told an audience of business leaders and academics that Canada and the U-S cannot afford to turn up their noses at the jobs the Keystone XL pipeline would create. Harper was in New York today, where … read more

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TORONTO ARTS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS IMMEDIATE ARTS FUNDING

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Michael Kramer

The Toronto Arts Council has released it’s report in co-operation with the city. “Creating Value with Increased Investment in the Arts” targets immediate arts funding principles and priorities and longer term programs and goals. Council voted unanimously in April to allocate a … read more

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SENATOR MIKE DUFFY BENEFITS BIG TIME FROM PM’S CHIEF OF STAFF

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Michael Kramer

The federal NDP is calling for an independent investigation to look into what the party says is unethical behaviour and coverups inside the Prime Minister’s office. The call comes after reports that the Prime Minister’s chief of staff personally footed … read more

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MAN CHARGED IN BOSMA KILLING – AT LEAST TWO SUSPECTS SOUGHT

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Michael Kramer

Police say they are looking for at least two more suspects in the death of Tim Bosma – the Hamilton man who vanished more than a week ago after giving two men a test drive of his black pickup truck. … read more

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C-R MAMMOGRAMS DEEMED LESS EFFECTIVE AT DETECTING BREAST TUMOURS

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Michael Kramer

A new study has found one kind of mammogram is less effective at detecting breast cancer than others. The Cancer Care Ontario study found digital direct radiography and screen film mammograms are better than digital computed radiography mammograms or C-R, … read more

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