Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Man accused in Rideau Hall crash had rifle, shotguns, high-capacity magazine: RCMP
OTTAWA - The man charged with ramming a truck through a gate at Rideau Hall last week was armed with two shotguns, a rifle and a revolver, and threatened Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, police say. New...
Jul 06, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
B.C. company fined $182K after 2017 workplace injury
A Vancouver-based company has been fined $182,000 in connection with a workplace injury that occurred in Hudson Bay in October 2017. Weyerhaeuser Company Limited was fined June 23 after pleading guilt...
Jul 06, 2020 (Town of Hudson Bay/Facebook)
Bank of Canada survey says business hiring plans remain muted due to pandemic
OTTAWA - Companies that have laid off workers are telling the Bank of Canada they plan to refill some positions over the next year, but many hiring plans remain muted over COVID-19-related uncertainty...
Jul 06, 2020
VLT commissions in Saskatchewan get temporary bump
Saskatchewan bars and restaurants with video lottery terminals will be cashing in starting Monday. The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) announced it's temporarily increasing VLT commiss...
Jul 06, 2020 (Bayside VLT and Lounge/Facebook)
SaskPower announces $8M increase in net income
SaskPower ended the 2019-20 fiscal year in the black, but COVID-19 could mean the current fiscal year won't end the same way. The Crown corporation tabled its annual report Monday, reporting a net inc...
Jul 06, 2020
Cosby citing systemic racism as he fights assault conviction
PHILADELPHIA - In a nearly empty Philadelphia courtroom in June 2015, a lawyer for Bill Cosby implored a federal judge to keep the comedian's testimony in an old sexual battery lawsuit under wraps. It...
Jul 05, 2020
First glimpse of Canada's true COVID-19 infection rate expected mid-July
OTTAWA - The national immunity task force has started testing thousands of blood samples for COVID-19 antibodies and should be able to produce a more detailed picture of how many Canadians have been i...
Jul 05, 2020
Columbus statue toppled by Baltimore protesters
Baltimore protesters pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the city's Inner Harbor on Saturday night. Demonstrators used ropes to topple the monument near the Little Italy nei...
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CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos plan to talk to Inuit communities about team name
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos "will ramp up" their engagement with Inuit communities to evaluate their views on the CFL team's name. The Eskimos made the announcement Friday. "We recognize that ther...
Jul 04, 2020
Powerful storm system moves through S. Sask, more coming
Environment Canada issued tornado warnings along with severe thunderstorm warnings and watches as a powerful storm system moved through southern Saskatchewan Friday evening. "With the amount of energy...
Jul 04, 2020
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Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 30
8:30 - Canada's electricity system is on the verge of some major changes, with new federal investments aimed at strength...