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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Caucus dissent over COVID OK, breaking health rules means expulsion: Alberta premier
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is drawing a line in the sand for 18 of his backbenchers who are openly criticizing public-health restrictions meant to face down COVID-19. Kenney says dissent ...
Apr 08, 2021
Property owners happy, digital users not so much as Manitoba tables budget
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's 2021-22 budget released Wednesday contains some property tax and provincial sales tax breaks, but transfers some of the sales tax to other areas. Here are some of the winners and...
Apr 07, 2021
Pandemic spending, tax reductions: Some highlights of Manitoba's 2021-22 budget
WINNIPEG - Finance Minister Scott Fielding tabled Manitoba's 2021-22 budget Wednesday. Here are some key points from the fiscal plan:- Projected deficit of $1.6 billion, down from $2 billion last year...
Apr 07, 2021
In Canada, U.S., vaccine 'passports' could be new point of cross-border contention
WASHINGTON - As if the COVID-19 pandemic hadn't produced enough ways to complicate life at the border between Canada and the United States, here comes another: whether or not to require proof of vacci...
Apr 07, 2021
Parliamentary budget officer says basic income program could halve poverty rate
OTTAWA - The pressure on the federal Liberal government to introduce a universal basic income ratcheted up a notch Wednesday with a report from the parliamentary budget officer that suggests it could ...
Apr 07, 2021
Ahead of budget, agency funds skills-training program to buffer against future shocks
OTTAWA - When COVID-19 forced the closure of department stores, Mary Junne Boyco and her co-workers lost their jobs, ending more than a decade of working in the service sector. The 35-year-old lost sl...
Apr 07, 2021
Manitoba budget cuts tax on property, enacts tax on digital services
WINNIPEG - Manitobans will soon pay less in property tax but fork out more to stream movies or buy certain goods online. The Progressive Conservative government's 2021-22 budget released Wednesday inc...
Apr 07, 2021
IMF upgrades forecast for 2021 global growth to a record 6%
WASHINGTON - The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and vast sums of government aid will accelerate global economic growth to a record high this year in a powerful rebound from the pandemic recession, the I...
Apr 06, 2021
US job openings in February reached highest rate on record
WASHINGTON - The pace of job openings reached the highest level on record in February, a harbinger of healthy hiring and a hopeful sign for those looking for work. The job openings rate - which is the...
Apr 06, 2021
Saskatchewan projects $2.6B deficit, return to balance in 2026-27
Saskatchewan plans to run deficits for two years longer than planned to pay for the ongoing costs of and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The budget tabled Tuesday by Finance Minister Donna Harpau...
Apr 06, 2021
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...