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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Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup
YANGON, Myanmar - As Myanmar's military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country's capital, soldiers and police elsewhere killed scores of people while supp...
Mar 26, 2021
'A big win for farmers': Ottawa secures support for AgriStability with modified plans
OTTAWA - The federal government has a new agreement with the provinces that gives upgrades to a program that protects farmers against large declines in income. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claud...
Mar 25, 2021
Highlights from Quebec's budget for 2021-22 fiscal year
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled the 2021-22 provincial budget Thursday. Here are some highlights.- Operating deficit of $9.2 billion, which jumps to $12.3 billion after a deposit of $3.1 bi...
Mar 25, 2021
Powell likens Fed's pandemic response to British at Dunkirk
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell compared the actions taken by the central bank early in the pandemic as the economy barrelled toward a recession to British efforts in World War II ...
Mar 25, 2021
A quick look at some of the reaction to the Supreme Court carbon price decision
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday the federal carbon price is entirely constitutional. Here's a quick look at some of the reaction to the decision: "The Supreme Court recognized that...
Mar 25, 2021
Chrissy Teigen deletes Twitter account, citing negativity
LOS ANGELES - Chrissy Teigen has deleted her popular Twitter account, saying the site no longer plays a positive role in her life. "For over 10 years you guys have been my world," Teigen wrote to her ...
Mar 25, 2021
Government revises 4th quarter GDP up slightly to 4.3%
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4.3% in the final three months of 2020, slightly faster than previously estimated, as recovery expectations for 2021 rise along with vaccination...
Mar 25, 2021
UK court rejects Depp bid to appeal 'wife beater' ruling
LONDON - A British court on Thursday refused Johnny Depp permission to appeal a judge's ruling that he assaulted ex-wife Amber Heard, saying his attempt to overturn the decision had "no real prospect ...
Mar 25, 2021
Quebec tables $12.3-billion deficit budget, says balance will take another 6 years
Quebec needs to make up the economic ground lost during the pandemic before it can balance its books, which will take another six years, Finance Minister Eric Girard said Thursday. Girard tabled his t...
Mar 25, 2021
Industry minister foresees biomanufacturing revival, including vaccines — eventually
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne sees a future for Canada as a leader in biomanufacturing, including vaccines - but not soon. In a speech Wednesday at the Chamber of Commerce of M...
Mar 24, 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
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...