Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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Liberals review rollout of social finance fund to combat pandemic fallout
OTTAWA - The federal government is taking a second look at how quickly it will dole out hundreds of millions in help to social services looking to tap into new sources of capital, particularly as...
Jul 20, 2020
Persephone Theatre cancels 2020-2021 season
Plays won’t be staged at Saskatoon’s Persephone theatre anytime soon. The theatre is cancelling its season of productions for 2020, and 2021. It said the decision to cancel performances fo...
Jul 18, 2020
NYC cleared to reopen zoos, play ball; museums stay shut
New York City was cleared Friday to take the next step in its reopening next week, allowing movie and TV crews to film, zoos to welcome reduced crowds, professional sports teams to play to empty seats...
Jul 17, 2020
NYC cleared to reopen zoos, play ball; museums stay shut
New York City was cleared Friday to take the next step in its reopening next week, allowing movie and TV crews to film, zoos to welcome reduced crowds, professional sports teams to play to empty seats...
Jul 17, 2020
Personal assistant charged in dismembered tech CEO's killing
NEW YORK - A personal assistant arrested Friday in the death and dismemberment of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur was believed to have owed his boss a "significant amount of money," New York City poli...
Jul 17, 2020
Liberals revise COVID-19 wage subsidy, ease eligibility in bid to boost takeup
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the Liberals are easing eligibility rules for the government's emergency wage subsidy and changing the amounts businesses can receive. The government had be...
Jul 17, 2020
Netflix promotes content chief to co-CEO; adds 10M new subs
NEW YORK - Netflix added a flood of new subscribers amid the coronavirus pandemic and also offered clues to a possible successor for founding CEO Reed Hastings, who on Thursday named the company's chi...
Jul 16, 2020
CDC extends US ban on cruise ships through September
WASHINGTON - Federal health officials are extending the U.S. ban on cruise ships through the end September as coronavirus infections rise in most U.S. states, including Florida. The Centers for Diseas...
Jul 16, 2020
US retail sales jump 7.5% in June, but economy still ails
BALTIMORE - U.S. retail sales climbed a solid 7.5% in June, a sign that the economy was healing right before infections from the coronavirus spiked again and dragged down hopes for a steady recovery. ...
Jul 16, 2020
European Central Bank urges leaders to act on economy
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank hit pause Thursday after deploying massive stimulus measures in recent weeks and urged government leaders to do their part by agreeing on an EU-wide fund to suppo...
Jul 16, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 26
8:30 - Another school year has wrapped up, and report cards are out! Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan's Minister of Educati...