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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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
Biden administration would cap credit card late fees at $8, part of campaign against junk fees
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday to cap all credit card late fees, the latest effort in the White House push to end what it has called junk fees and a move that regu...
Mar 05, 2024
B.C.'s securities watchdog fined rule breakers $430M. Why can't it make them pay?
VANCOUVER - Ronald McHaffie said he had big plans to build a ski resort near Hope, 150 km east of Vancouver, ahead of the 2010 Olympics. He cut an unlikely figure, with a Grizzly Adams beard and no hi...
Mar 05, 2024
Who owes the biggest penalties to B.C.'s securities watchdog?
The British Columbia Securities Commission has levied about $430 million in unpaid fines and disgorgement orders for breaches of the province's Securities Act. Here are some of those who have the larg...
Mar 05, 2024
AI pervades everyday life with almost no oversight. States scramble to catch up
DENVER (AP) - While artificial intelligence made headlines with ChatGPT, behind the scenes, the technology has quietly pervaded everyday life - screening job resumes, rental apartment applications, an...
Mar 04, 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
Evan catches up on the latest happening in Ottawa, checks in on safety in downtown Saskatoon and discusses a three-strik...