Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Large business, non-profits, charities eligible for wage subsidy, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Businesses of any size that have seen sharp and sudden drops in revenues due to COVID-19 will be eligible for a new federal wage subsidy program, the federal government said Monday, just...
Mar 30, 2020
Time to 'revenge shop': China's virus hot spot reopens
WUHAN, China - The city at the centre of China's virus outbreak was reopening for business Monday after authorities lifted more of the controls that locked downs tens of millions of people for two mon...
Mar 30, 2020
Large business, non-profits, charities all eligible for wage subsidy, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - A promised federal wage subsidy to cover three-quarters of salaries will go to any company - large, medium or small - charity or non-profit that can show it has seen revenues drop sharply due...
Mar 30, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
Asian stocks rise after Wall Street health-care-led rally
TOKYO - Asian shares surged Tuesday after a rally in U.S. stocks, mostly spurred by health care companies' announcements of developments that could aid in the coronavirus outbreak. Japan's benchmark N...
Mar 29, 2020
Despite COVID-19, Girl Guide cookies still available thanks to business community
For those with a sweet tooth, the COVID-19 pandemic won't be getting in the way of a box of Girl Guide cookies. The girls are being advised to practise social distancing, which means no door-to-door s...
Mar 29, 2020
On Wall Street, some optimism penetrates the uncertainty
Stocks rallied this week as Washington acted to provide $2.2 trillion of relief to an economy shocked by the coronavirus outbreak, leaving some on Wall Street cautiously optimistic that the panicky se...
Mar 28, 2020
COVID-19 closures: It's as if Ottawa has fallen off the electricity grid
TORONTO - It's as if the COVID-19 epidemic had tripped a circuit breaker, shutting off all power to a city the size of Ottawa. Virus-induced restrictions that have shut down large swaths of normal com...
Mar 27, 2020
Trump seeks to force General Motors to produce ventilators
DETROIT - President Donald Trump issued an order Friday that seeks to force General Motors to produce ventilators for coronavirus patients under the Defence Production Act. Trump said negotiations wit...
Mar 27, 2020
Federal deficit to top $112 billion in coming year due to COVID-19, PBO says
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog is projecting that the federal deficit for the coming fiscal year could be $112.7 billion, a jump of $89.5 billion from previous forecasts as government spending ...
Mar 27, 2020
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate target while Libs up wage subsidy
OTTAWA - Canada's central bank made yet another unscheduled rate cut Friday to bring its key interest target down to a crisis-level low, and the federal government upped its financial l...
Mar 27, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
On Tuesday's show, Evan talks about the Prime Minister's transition from minority to majority government, explores a pro...