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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Amazon seeks to hire 100,000 to keep up with surge in orders
NEW YORK - Amazon said Monday that it needs to hire 100,000 people across the U.S. to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads and keeps more people at home, shopping online. The onli...
Mar 16, 2020
Government issues historic restrictions amid virus outbreak
The United States implemented dramatic new restrictions on Americans going out in public and 7 million people in the San Francisco area were put on a near-total lockdown to control the coronavirus eme...
Mar 16, 2020
One-Two Punch: Patterson and Alexander team up on Ali book
NEW YORK - Authors James Patterson and Kwame Alexander are teaming up on a book for young people about Muhammad Ali. "Becoming Muhammad Ali" is being called a "biographical novel" by the rival imprint...
Mar 16, 2020
Feds to unveil new measures to halt virus, aid Canadians later today
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will address the nation Monday as governments and businesses take drastic measures to stem the spread of COVID-19. Canada is facing an unprecedented slowdown of ...
Mar 16, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Asian stock markets, US futures sink after Fed's rate cut
BEIJING - Asian stock markets and U.S. futures fell Monday after the Federal Reserve slashed its key interest rate to shore up economic growth in the face of mounting global anti-virus controls that a...
Mar 15, 2020
Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees 2019 profits drop 20% to $88.2B
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Oil giant Saudi Aramco said Sunday its profits dropped 20% in 2019 to $88.2 billion, a sharp decline coming as the kingdom stands ready to flood an already-weakened globa...
Mar 15, 2020
Daily life near a standstill as nations try to halt pandemic
ROME - Meeting with friends, dining out, worshiping and other daily routines have nearly halted as nations take drastic steps to try to stop the coronavirus pandemic. Religious leaders gave sermons to...
Mar 15, 2020
Fed takes extra steps to sooth virus-rattled bond market
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank have taken large steps this week to try to calm financial markets and restore some degree of confidence. So far, it hasn't quite worked. ...
Mar 13, 2020
Internal government docs raise new questions about approval of 737 Max
OTTAWA - Internal government documents about the Boeing 737 Max are raising new questions about Canada's aircraft approval process. The documents, made public at a parliamentary hearing Thursday, reve...
Mar 13, 2020
Bank of Canada cuts rate target to 0.75 per cent in response to COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada's central bank cut another half-point off its key interest rate in an emergency move that comes ahead of what the federal Liberals say will be a "significant" stimulus plan to cus...
Mar 13, 2020
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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...