Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Homebuilders group pushing for 30-year mortgages to boost construction in Canada
OTTAWA - The group that represents residential builders in Canada wants Ottawa to offer a 30-year amortization period for insured mortgages on new homes. The Canadian Home Builders' Association says e...
Feb 08, 2024
Tobacco firm 'disappointed' in B.C. restriction on flavoured nicotine pouch sales
MONTREAL - A major Canadian tobacco company says it is "extremely disappointed" by British Columbia's decision to move the sale of flavoured nicotine pouches behind pharmacy counters. Premier David Eb...
Feb 08, 2024
AI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal
NEW YORK (AP) - The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday outlawed robocalls that contain voices generated by artificial intelligence, a decision that sends a clear message that exploiting the...
Feb 08, 2024
Protectionist policy promises in U.S. election will be a challenge: Alberta premier
WASHINGTON - Premier Danielle Smith says no matter the outcome of the United States election, there will be challenges for Canada and Alberta. She said both President Joe Biden and former president Do...
Feb 08, 2024
Multiple threats to election systems prompt US cybersecurity agency to boost cooperation with states
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's cybersecurity agency on Thursday launched a program aimed at boosting election security in the states, shoring up support for local offices and hoping to provide reassur...
Feb 08, 2024
BCE slashes 9% of workforce, puts blame at the feet of regulators and policymakers
TORONTO - The parent company of Bell Canada announced it is slashing nine per cent of its workforce and could further scale back network spending as it remains at loggerheads with the CRTC over what i...
Feb 08, 2024
Bell ends some CTV newscasts, sells radio stations in media shakeup amid layoffs
Bell Media is ending multiple television newscasts and making other programming cuts after its parent company announced widespread layoffs and the sale of 45 of its 103 regional radio stations. In an ...
Feb 08, 2024
More Republicans back spending on child care, saying it's an economic issue
Like a lot of mothers, North Dakota state Rep. Emily O'Brien struggled to find infant care when her daughter Lennon was born in 2019. So O'Brien, a Republican who represents the Grand Forks region, br...
Feb 07, 2024
Alabama lawmakers push sweeping gambling bill that would allow lottery and casinos
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A group of Alabama lawmakers unveiled a sweeping gambling bill Wednesday that could authorize a state lottery and 10 casinos across the conservative Deep South state as some Re...
Feb 07, 2024
B.C. moves flavoured nicotine pouches behind pharmacy counters to protect kids
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s government has ordered that flavoured nicotine pouches only be sold from behind pharmacy counters in the province in an effort to prevent youth from becoming addicted. The order sig...
Feb 07, 2024
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...