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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BoC's Macklem: early lessons to be learned from navigating pandemic's economic impact
OTTAWA - Whenever Tiff Macklem needs a break, he jumps on the exercise bicycle he bought during the pandemic and does a hard workout to clear his mind. The bike has helped the Bank of Canada governor ...
Jul 17, 2021
MPs on finance committee to discuss timing for changes to small business tax rules
OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee will hold a rare summer meeting next week about when Ottawa plans to change tax rules on the sale of small businesses between family members. Conservative MP Larry M...
Jul 16, 2021
With Delta variant on the march, Canada eyes mid-August to welcome back U.S. visitors
WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials issued more ominous warnings about COVID-19's dangerous Delta cousin Friday just as Canada finally started floating the prospect of letting fully vaccinated American...
Jul 16, 2021
Aiming to allow vaccinated Americans into Canada by mid-August: PM to premiers
WASHINGTON - Canada is getting ready to welcome the world again, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau quietly indicated late Thursday as his office disclosed a target of mid-August for when the border might ...
Jul 15, 2021
Judge orders NFL's Richard Sherman released without bail
SEATTLE (AP) - A judge ordered former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman released from jail without bail Thursday following his arrest on suspicion of trying to break in to ...
Jul 15, 2021
Trudeau announces $440 million for Quebec aerospace industry
MONTREAL - The federal government is investing up to $440 million in Quebec's aerospace industry to subsidize major companies operating in a key sector of the province's economy, Prime Minister Justin...
Jul 15, 2021
Michigan, Enbridge say Line 5 mediation efforts likely to wrap up by end of August
WASHINGTON - The two sides in the ongoing dispute over the Line 5 pipeline say they expect their mediation efforts to conclude before the end of August - just as opposition to a second cross-border en...
Jul 15, 2021
Bank of Canada will act to cool inflation if prices run too hot, Macklem says
OTTAWA - The governor of the Bank of Canada says the central bank will rein in inflation if temporary price pressures stubbornly stick around and appear more permanent. Tiff Macklem says the central b...
Jul 15, 2021
State legislators formally ask Ottawa, White House to reopen Canada-U.S. border
WASHINGTON - A well-known American advocate of stronger Canada-U.S. ties helped state lawmakers from across the Midwest formally vent their bilateral frustrations Wednesday with an official request th...
Jul 14, 2021
Bank of Canada cuts growth forecast for 2021, reduces bond-buying target
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says the domestic economy will grow at a slightly slower pace this year than it previously thought and expects the risks from COVID-19 to wane - but not enough to change it...
Jul 14, 2021
OPINION
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...