Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
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Manitoba plans regular hike to minimum wage, labour group wants more
WINNIPEG - Manitoba minimum-wage earners will make an extra 50 cents an hour as of Oct. 1, Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday. The increase, which will bring the hourly rate to $15.80, follows a formula...
Mar 13, 2024
End of Quebec electric vehicle rebate will slow shift to cleaner cars: auto dealers
MONTREAL - Automobile dealers and manufacturers say Quebec's decision to end a rebate for electric vehicle purchases will stop people in the province from buying cleaner cars. Ian Sam Yue Chi, the pre...
Mar 13, 2024
Republican senators reveal their version of Kentucky's next two-year budget
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky Senate Republicans revealed their version of the state's next two-year budget Wednesday, proposing more funding for the main K-12 school funding formula and doubling the...
Mar 13, 2024
Shakeup continues at Disney district a year after takeover by DeSantis appointees
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The shakeup of Walt Disney World's governing district more than a year after it was taken over by Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees continued Wednesday with the departure of its board...
Mar 13, 2024
'Phoenix from the ashes:' YQR Distillery opens its liquor store
After years of supply chain shortages and inflationary pressure, Adam Sperling is thrilled to finally be opening the liquor store and drive-thru at the YQR Distillery. "You could say this has been the...
Mar 13, 2024 YQR Distillery's Adam Sperling called the liquor store, which opened in the REAL District last year, the best in Saskatchewan. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
Politicians want more competition but supply management still a 'sacred cow'
OTTAWA - There aren't many issues that garner support across party lines in Ottawa these days. But when it comes to the supply management system for egg, poultry and dairy products - the mechanism tha...
Mar 13, 2024
Deficit of $11 billion and other highlights from Quebec's 2024-25 budget
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard on Tuesday tabled his sixth budget, with big spending increases for health and education. Here are some highlights. - Deficit of $11 billion, which includes a $1.5-...
Mar 12, 2024
New York's budget season starts with friction over taxes and education funding
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Democrats who control the state Senate and Assembly have released their budget proposals for the year, setting up potential battles with Gov. Kathy Hochul's office over ed...
Mar 12, 2024
US lawmakers say TikTok won't be banned if it finds a new owner. But that's easier said than done
U.S. lawmakers are threatening to ban TikTok but also say they are giving its Chinese parent company a chance to keep it running. The premise of a bipartisan bill headed for a vote in the U.S. House o...
Mar 12, 2024
Quebec tables budget with $11-billion deficit, no precise timeline to balance books
QUEBEC - A stagnant economy, a historic forest fire season and billions of dollars in public sector wage increases are what Quebec's finance minister says have led to one of the biggest budget deficit...
Mar 12, 2024
OPINION
Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
On Friday, Evan discusses guide dogs, artificial intelligence campaigns trying to amplify division amongst political mov...