Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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California to drop social distancing requirements in June
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California no longer will require social distancing and will allow full capacity for businesses when the state reopens on June 15, the state's top health official said Friday...
May 21, 2021
Environmentalists press Bank of Canada to be more active on climate change
OTTAWA - Environmentalists are pressing Canada's central bank to become more forceful in driving financing towards green investments, including actively buying a proposed federal tool to fund the tran...
May 21, 2021
Tribune investors vote on Alden deal; outcome questioned
Shareholders of Tribune Publishing, one of the country's largest newspaper chains, voted Friday on a takeover bid by hedge fund Alden Global Capital. In a statement, Alden appeared to say the deal was...
May 21, 2021
Kansas City Southern exits CP deal to take CNI's $34 billion
NEW YORK (AP) - Kansas City Southern has abandoned its agreement to be acquired by Canadian Pacific, choosing instead a competing bid from Canadian National Railway with a bigger price tag, but also g...
May 21, 2021
April US home sales fell as low inventory pushed up prices
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell for the third straight month in April as the number of properties for sale hit a record low, driving prices to new highs. Existing home sales fell 2.7% las...
May 21, 2021
Whimsical new NYC waterfront park floats over Hudson River
NEW YORK (AP) - A whimsical new park that appears to float on pilings above the Hudson River opened to the public just off the Manhattan shoreline Friday, four years after a fight between media mogul ...
May 21, 2021
Indian court acquits prominent journalist of rape charge
NEW DELHI (AP) - An Indian trial court on Friday acquitted the founder and editor of an investigative magazine of the charge of sexually assaulting a female journalist in the elevator of a five-star h...
May 21, 2021
Legends come out for hip-hop museum groundbreaking
NEW YORK (AP) - Musical luminaries including Nas, LL Cool J, and Fat Joe came out Thursday to the birthplace of hip-hop for a ground-breaking ceremony to launch the capital campaign for the new Univer...
May 20, 2021
William, Harry condemn BBC over 'deceitful' Diana interview
LONDON (AP) - Prince William and his brother Prince Harry on Thursday issued strongly worded statements criticizing the BBC and British media for unethical practices after an investigation concluded t...
May 20, 2021
Mortgage stress tests set to tighten in wake of Bank of Canada warnings
OTTAWA - Canadians looking to buy homes will face stiffer mortgage tests in a few days as the federal government and a national regulator tighten rules in the wake of new warnings from the central ban...
May 20, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
The may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the president...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...