Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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Russia scores points with vaccine diplomacy, but snags arise
MOSCOW - Russia's boast in August that it was the first country to authorize a coronavirus vaccine led to skepticism at the time because of its insufficient testing. Six months later, as demand for th...
Mar 07, 2021
Drones vs hungry moths: Dutch use hi-tech to protect crops
MONSTER, Netherlands - Dutch cress grower Rob Baan has enlisted high-tech helpers to tackle a pest in his greenhouses: palm-sized drones seek and destroy moths that produce caterpillars that can chew ...
Mar 07, 2021
Biden, Dems prevail as Senate OKs $1.9T virus relief bill
WASHINGTON - An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the...
Mar 06, 2021
Manchin, key Senate swing vote, boosts West Virginia's hopes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia has long proclaimed itself "Almost Heaven," a nod to a song and soaring mountaintop vistas. Now some joke the state name-checked in "Take Me Home, Country Roads" coul...
Mar 06, 2021
Indian farmers mark 100th day of protests with road blockade
NEW DELHI - Thousands of Indian farmers blocked a massive expressway on the edges of New Delhi on Saturday to mark the 100th day of protests against agricultural laws that they say will devastate thei...
Mar 06, 2021
California to let Major League Baseball, Disneyland reopen
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California on Friday lifted some coronavirus restrictions on outdoor sports and entertainment venues, clearing the way for fans to attend games on Major League Baseball's opening ...
Mar 05, 2021
California to let Major League Baseball, Disneyland reopen
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California on Friday lifted some coronavirus restrictions on outdoor sports and entertainment venues, clearing the way for fans to attend games on Major League Baseball's opening ...
Mar 05, 2021
Proposed federal carbon offset credit regulations raise farmer advocate's concern
CALGARY - Projects that qualify to sell federal greenhouse gas emission credits to offset industrial carbon taxes will have to have been started in the past four years and go "beyond business-as-usual...
Mar 05, 2021
US trade deficit up 1.9% in January on record goods imports
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The level of imported goods to the U.S. in January reached unprecedented levels and pushed the trade deficit 1.9% higher as the coronavirus pandemic continues to distort global co...
Mar 05, 2021
China sets growth target 'over 6%,' tightening HK control
BEIJING - China's No. 2 leader set a healthy economic growth target Friday and vowed to make the nation self-reliant in technology amid tension with the U.S. and Europe over trade and human rights. An...
Mar 04, 2021
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Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 30
Evan celebrates Canada Day with a test of your citizenship knowledge, hears about the latest happenings in the Canadian ...