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...
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Filthy lucre: Paper money shunned for fear of virus spread
NEW YORK - In a world suffering a pandemic, cash is no longer king. A growing number of businesses and individuals worldwide have stopped using banknotes in fear that physical currency, handled by ten...
Mar 20, 2020
Sobeys installs Plexiglas shields, other measures, to fight spread of COVID-19
Retailers that deem themselves an essential service during the novel coronavirus outbreak are taking new measures in stores, like installing Plexiglas shields at cash registers and limiting the number...
Mar 20, 2020
Air Canada lays off more than 5,000 flight attendants amid COVID-19 pandemic
MONTREAL - Air Canada is laying off more than 5,100 flight attendants as the country's largest airline cuts routes and parks planes due to COVID-19, a union official says. The Canadian Union of P...
Mar 19, 2020
Quebec offers $2.5-billion aid package to businesses hurt by COVID-19
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has announced a $2.5-billion financial aid package for companies struggling with liquidity due the COVID-19 crisis. Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon said&n...
Mar 19, 2020
Rebellion Brewing one of many Regina businesses feeling economic crunch of COVID-19
Rebellion Brewing is one of the Regina businesses feeling the crunch of having to temporarily close due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mark Heise, president and CEO of Rebellion Brewing, said the company h...
Mar 19, 2020 The Rebellion Brewing company in Regina. (980 CJME file photo)
Virus-shocked Hollywood gets break with streaming services
LOS ANGELES - Sports are on hold, theatres are closed and so are amusement parks, a disaster-movie scenario that has Hollywood reeling. But Americans held captive at home by the coronavirus can turn t...
Mar 19, 2020
Automakers shut North American plants over coronavirus fears
DETROIT - Concerns about the spreading coronavirus are forcing most of North America's auto plants to close, at least temporarily. Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Toyota said they would...
Mar 18, 2020
Ottawa's pandemic plan lands as provinces ramp up responses to COVID-19
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau launched an $82 billion pandemic battle plan Wednesday to help Canadians ride out the economic consequences of COVID-19 as the country's top public health official warned...
Mar 18, 2020
Stranded Canadians struggle to return home—and get refunds for cancelled flights
Canadians abroad are raising concerns about compensation as they try to find a way back home, with some stranded as borders close and airlines cut flights due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Many o...
Mar 18, 2020
Five things to know about Ottawa's COVID-19 financial aid package
OTTAWA - Five things to know about Ottawa's $82-billion financial-aid package announced Wednesday to help weather the COVID-19 pandemic: New emergency benefits Ottawa is waiving the one-week waiting p...
Mar 18, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...