Sarah Mills: Tiger Woods should know better after another DUI case
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As vulnerable youth face CERB clawbacks, Trudeau says Liberals looking over options
OTTAWA - Marie Christian recalls the confusion that reigned as the young people she works with tried to navigate government aid at the onset of the pandemic. The program director for Voices: Manitoba'...
Dec 17, 2020
B.C. forecasts $13.6 billion deficit; economy expected to grow 3 per cent next year
VICTORIA - British Columbia is showing signs of rebuilding its economy despite the ongoing and still uncertain impact of COVID-19, Finance Minister Selina Robinson says. Employment is steady after sha...
Dec 17, 2020
Businesses bracing for a unique Boxing Day
Boxing Day will be looking a little bit different this year. Typically it's a time when people flock to businesses, sometimes waiting in long lines, just to enter crowded stores with other like-minded...
Dec 16, 2020 (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Regina's Chamber CEO pleased with latest COVID-19 measures
The CEO of the Regina Chamber of Commerce is praising the province's most recent COVID-19 measures. As of Dec. 25, retailers must reduce their store's capacity to 50 per cent. For big box stores, it's...
Dec 16, 2020 Regina and District Chamber of Commerce CEO John Hopkins. (Regina Chamber/Facebook)
Retail sales fell 1.1% in November, biggest drop in 7 months
NEW YORK - Americans held back on spending during the start of the holiday shopping season, a troubling sign for retailers and the state of the U.S. economy. U.S. retail sales fell a seasonally adjust...
Dec 16, 2020
Budget officer says federal wage-subsidy program may cost more this year than planned
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog estimates the Liberals will spend more this year on a wage-subsidy program than expected, but less in 2021. The Liberals estimated last month the program would co...
Dec 16, 2020
As anxieties grow over CERB notices, Qualtrough says no requirement to repay now
OTTAWA - The letter that John Cosgrove received in late November from the Canada Revenue Agency wasn't entirely clear, but he knew something was amiss. Cosgrove, like nearly nine million Canadians, ha...
Dec 15, 2020
Majority of Canadians support holiday lockdown to fight COVID-19: Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians support the idea of a lockdown on non-essential businesses and services during the holidays to fight a surge in new COVID-19 cases across the count...
Dec 15, 2020
Brits fear 'damage' if Canadian politicians delay ratification of trade deal
OTTAWA - The British government is concerned and disappointed that Canada's Parliament won't be able to formally ratify the countries' new trade agreement ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline. British trade off...
Dec 10, 2020
Budget officer blasts lack of detail in Liberals' $100B stimulus plan
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog is raising red flags over the lack of details in the Liberal government's $100-billion stimulus plan, suggesting Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's phone is lik...
Dec 10, 2020
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Sarah Mills: A social media ban for kids under 16 is worthy of debate
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 1
Today on the show, Evan revisits his conversation with astronaut Jeremy Hansen about the Artemis II launch, cheers on th...