Sarah Mills: The president is playing a game of Risk with real lives
Sarah Mills says when you make a threat like "a whole civilization will die tonight" about Iran, the only choi...
Tag Archives: business
India's total number of coronavirus cases crosses 9 million
NEW DELHI - India's total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began has crossed 9 million. Nevertheless the country's new daily cases have seen a steady decline for weeks now and the total ...
Nov 19, 2020
EU auditors: Antitrust probes too slow to curb tech giants
LONDON - The EU's efforts to rein in the power of big tech companies such as Google and Facebook through antitrust investigations have taken too long, dulling their effectiveness, a report said Thursd...
Nov 19, 2020
Brexit trade negotiations suspended because of COVID-19 case
BRUSSELS - As if the Brexit trade negotiations were not tortuous enough, the coronavirus added a twist at a crucial stage on Thursday when top-level talks had to be suspended because an EU negotiator ...
Nov 19, 2020
US jobless claims rise to 742,000; millions to lose aid
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks and a sign that the resurgent viral outbreak is likely slowing the economy and...
Nov 19, 2020
Canada-Britain trade negotiation in final stages as Dec. 31 tariff deadline looms
OTTAWA - Canada and Britain say they are in the final stages of negotiating a new trade deal before a Dec. 31 deadline. That would prevent Canadian products from seafood to steaks and autos from being...
Nov 19, 2020
Ottawa delays small nuclear reactor plan as critics decry push for new reactors
TORONTO - Canadians will have to wait a little while longer to see the federal government's plan for the development of small nuclear reactors, seen by proponents as critical to the country's fight ag...
Nov 18, 2020
NDP raises more questions about Morneau, WE in letter to ethics watchdog
OTTAWA - NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus is asking the federal ethics commissioner to consider new questions about the relationship between former finance minister Bill Morneau and WE Charity. In a le...
Nov 18, 2020
Ottawa to keep Boeing Max aircraft grounded for now, despite US decision
The Boeing 737 Max aircraft will not be returning to Canadian skies just yet, despite being cleared for takeoff by U.S. regulators.Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau said Wednesday that Canada wi...
Nov 18, 2020
FAA clears Boeing 737 Max to fly again
After nearly two years and a pair of deadly crashes, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has cleared Boeing's 737 Max for flight. The air safety agency announced the move early Wednesday, saying it w...
Nov 18, 2020
UK insurance firm RSA agrees to takeover offer from Intact and Tryg
TORONTO - One of the U.K.'s oldest insurance companies is getting two new owners and one of them is Canadian. RSA Insurance announced Wednesday that it is being taken over by Toronto-based insure...
Nov 18, 2020
OPINION
Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 8
On today's show, Evan gets the latest on global tensions with Iran and the U.S., discusses Riversdale safety concerns an...