Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Regina business owners call on landlord for help
As the Canadian economy continues bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, some local business owners are still coming to terms with the impact the virus has had in Regina. Nadine and Willie Newton...
Mar 22, 2020
NY airports, hospitals feel pressure as virus alarms grow
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state is scouring the globe for medical supplies and scouting temporary hospital locations as the coronavirus crisis grows. Flights to New York City-area airports w...
Mar 21, 2020
Netflix establishes $100 million virus relief fund
LOS ANGELES - Netflix said Friday it is establishing a $100 million relief fund for workers in the worldwide creative community affected by the coronavirus-caused halt of most film and television prod...
Mar 20, 2020
Fed to boost lending to $1 trillion a day to ease credit
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve moved with unprecedented force and speed Friday to pump huge amounts of cash into the financial system to ease disruptions that have escalated since the viral outbreak...
Mar 20, 2020
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
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...