Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Alberta coal mine moves ahead without permits federal officials say are needed
Environmental groups are asking Ottawa to enforce its rules on an Alberta coal site that has started building an underground test mine without fisheries permits that officials have said are required. ...
Mar 07, 2024
Biden to call in State of the Union for business tax hikes, middle class tax cuts and lower deficits
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is going into Thursday's State of the Union address with an expanded plan to raise corporate taxes and use the proceeds to trim budget deficits and cut taxes for ...
Mar 07, 2024
Court rejects bid to block Chicago ballot measure that would tax real estate for homeless services
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago voters will get the chance this month to decide on a ballot measure that would levy a one-time tax hike on luxury properties to pay for services for homeless people, a panel of ...
Mar 06, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom's campaign donor says his Panera Bread restaurants will follow minimum wage law
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A wealthy campaign donor of California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Panera Bread restaurants he owns will start paying workers at least $20 an hour on April 1 after controversy...
Mar 06, 2024
Half of US states join GOP lawsuits challenging new EPA rule on deadly soot pollution
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new Biden administration rule that sets tougher standards for deadly soot pollution faced a barrage of legal challenges Wednesday, as 25 Republican-led states and a host of busines...
Mar 06, 2024
Manitoba government plans to end restriction on labour agreements for big projects
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to lift a ban on project labour agreements - deals that require non-unionized workers on large projects to be governed by the same rules and benefits as ...
Mar 06, 2024
It's not just Elon Musk: ChatGPT-maker OpenAI confronting a mountain of legal challenges
After a year of basking in global fame, the San Francisco company OpenAI is now confronting a multitude of challenges that could threaten its position at the vanguard of artificial intelligence resear...
Mar 06, 2024
Nikki Haley says she's suspending her presidential campaign. What does that mean?
WASHINGTON (AP) - When Nikki Haley said she would withdraw from the 2024 presidential race following her underwhelming showing on Super Tuesday, she did so using a phrase that would seem at odds with ...
Mar 06, 2024
PacifiCorp ordered to pay Oregon wildfire victims another $42M. Final bill could reach billions
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) - A jury in Oregon has ordered PacifiCorp to pay more than $42 million to 10 victims of devastating wildfires on Labor Day 2020 - the latest verdict in litigation that is expecte...
Mar 05, 2024
Labour bills expected to be on the agenda as Manitoba legislature resumes
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's NDP government is expected to put forward changes sought by labour groups, likely including a ban on replacement workers, as part of its agenda for the spring sitting that is to ...
Mar 05, 2024
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
8:30 - There are no shortages of stories coming from Parliament Hill this week. Following the Liberal majority, the gas ...