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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France resumes tax on tech giants, seeks deal with US
PARIS - France is resuming collection of a special tax on Big Tech companies like Amazon and Facebook despite the threat of U.S. retaliatory tariffs on French Champagne, cheese, handbags and other goo...
Nov 26, 2020
Provinces push Freeland to delay bump in CPP premiums in economic update
OTTAWA - Provincial finance ministers have quietly prodded Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to pause planned increases in premiums workers and businesses pay into the Canada Pension Plan. The planne...
Nov 26, 2020
Toronto police have person of interest in billionaire deaths
Toronto police said Wednesday that they have identified a person of interest in the killing of Canadian drug company billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife nearly three years ago. Police Constable Jen...
Nov 25, 2020
Economists weigh impacts of added COVID-19 measures
People in Saskatchewan are waiting to see what new measures or restrictions will be coming after Manitoba and Alberta introduced new ways to control the spread of COVID-19 this past week. Manitoba fav...
Nov 25, 2020
As economy struggles, Fed weighs boosting bond purchases
WASHINGTON - At their meeting earlier this month, Federal Reserve officials discussed possible future adjustments to the central bank's monthly bond purchases to boost the economy. The Fed on Wednesda...
Nov 25, 2020
The pandemic is changing Hollywood, maybe forever
NEW YORK - "No New 'Movies' Till Influenza Ends" blared a New York Times headline on Oct. 10, 1918, while the deadly second wave of the Spanish Flu was unfolding. A century later, during another pande...
Nov 25, 2020
Liberals to present bill on single-game sports betting
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will bring in a bill on one-game sports betting, five years after a previous attempt died in the Senate. The legislation on the House of Commons notice paper wo...
Nov 25, 2020
Liberals to present bill on single-game sports betting
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will bring in a bill on one-game sports betting, five years after a previous attempt died in the Senate. The legislation on the House of Commons notice paper wo...
Nov 25, 2020
Penguin to buy Simon & Schuster, create publishing giant
BERLIN - German media giant Bertelsmann said Wednesday that its Penguin Random House division is buying rival Simon & Schuster in a megadeal that would reshape the U.S. publishing industry. Pengui...
Nov 25, 2020
Unchanged from early estimate, US economy grew 33.1% in Q3
WASHINGTON - The second of three estimates on U.S. growth for the July-September quarter was unchanged at a record pace of 33.1%. But a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow growth sharply...
Nov 25, 2020
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
There may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the preside...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
On Wednesday's show, Evan finds out who Saskatchewan's Smartest Radio Listener is, talks with some NHL legends and conti...