Murray Wood: Alberta is soon going to be living on 'Saskatchewan time'
Murray Wood says the debate about whether Saskatchewan should change it's clocks like other provinces is being replaced ...
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India tops 200,000 dead as virus surge breaks health system
NEW DELHI - India crossed a grim milestone Wednesday of 200,000 people lost to the coronavirus as a devastating surge of new infections tears through dense cities and rural areas alike and overwhelms ...
Apr 27, 2021
Facing $11B tax bill, Samsung heirs donate massive art trove
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Samsung's founding family will donate tens of thousands of rare artworks, including Picassos and Dalis, to help them pay a massive inheritance tax bill following last year'...
Apr 27, 2021
Native American lawmakers seek federal help on Montana bison
BILLINGS, Mont. - Native American lawmakers in Montana on Tuesday called on the Biden administration to help craft a plan to reintroduce wild bison to the landscape in and around Glacier National Park...
Apr 27, 2021
Helium production promoted as latest example of Saskatchewan's resource leadership
A private southwest Saskatchewan facility that will produce and sell purified helium is being promoted by the provincial government as evidence of Saskatchewan's leadership as a supplier of necessary ...
Apr 27, 2021 The provincial government said Saskatchewan, as Canada's leading helium producer, supplies about three per cent of the total worldwide supply of the resource. (North American Helium/Facebook)
Biden signs $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers. Biden ...
Apr 27, 2021
Feds table back-to-work bill for Montreal port, call fight 'life and death' matter
OTTAWA - Federal Labour Minister Filomena Tassi described a strike at the Port of Montreal as a "matter of life and death" as the Liberal government tabled Tuesday controversial back-to-work legislati...
Apr 27, 2021
Excess profits tax would reap $8 billion for government, budget watchdog says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says a hypothetical tax on big corporations' excess profits would generate $7.9 billion for the federal government. The estimate Tuesday by budget officer Yve...
Apr 27, 2021
US home prices rose 11.9% in February, fastest since 2014
WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices rose in February at the fastest pace in nearly seven years as strong demand for housing collided with a tight supply of homes on the market. The February S&P CoreLogi...
Apr 27, 2021
Jamie Nye: Is it time to stop booing Bettman?
I'm ready to bet Gary Bettman is soon walking off into the sunset as commissioner of the NHL. Let's look at the body of work over the last few seasons as he's increased the expansion fee to buy into t...
Apr 27, 2021
AP Exclusive: US will share AstraZeneca vaccines with world
WASHINGTON - The U.S. will begin sharing its entire pipeline of vaccines from AstraZeneca once the COVID-19 vaccine clear federal safety reviews, the White House told The Associated Press on Monday, w...
Apr 26, 2021
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Sarah Mills: Driver education shouldn't just be for high-school students
A soon-to-be learner driver in Sarah Mills' house is making her pause and think about some of the bad habits drivers dis...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 21
8:30 - We're broadcasting on location from the Food, Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit in Regina, where Saskatchewan's r...