Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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U.S. issues challenge to Canada's dairy quotas in first test of new trade agreement
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States opened a new chapter Wednesday in the book of trade tensions with Canada, formally complaining that U.S. dairy producers are being unfairly shut out of markets nor...
Dec 09, 2020
Sask Chamber joins nation-wide student job placement effort
The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is joining a Canada-wide initiative to help students find work. Chambers of Commerce and boards of trades across the country are partnering with the employment fir...
Dec 09, 2020 Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Steve McLellan speaks to reporters about the Beyond 2020 report on Sept. 4, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Canada and Britain sign agreement for post-Brexit trade, tables legislation
OTTAWA - Canada and Britain say they've signed a deal to keep trade flowing smoothly after the U.K. leaves the European Union at the end of the year.The Liberal government followed up with a bill to i...
Dec 09, 2020
Province looks to spur new innovation and investment in potash industry
The Government of Saskatchewan is hoping changes to potash regulations will help create new investment and innovation in the sector. The province announced amendments to The Potash Production Tax Regu...
Dec 09, 2020
Federal tourism efforts to focus on going local to help hard-hit sector, Joly says
OTTAWA - Economic Development Minister Mlanie Joly says federal marketing strategies might need to shift away from attracting foreign visitors to Canada for the foreseeable future, as COVID-19 keeps s...
Dec 09, 2020
Bank of Canada warns of bumpy economic start to 2021 despite vaccine rollout
OTTAWA - Positive news about vaccine delivery won't be enough to give the economy a shot in the arm to start 2021, the Bank of Canada said Wednesday as it kept its key interest rate on hold and warned...
Dec 09, 2020
Trump signs order to put Americans at head of vaccine line, vows to work with world
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States will "work with the world" to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday, even as he signed an order aimed at putting Americans at the head...
Dec 08, 2020
Environmental groups keep fighting KXL despite Biden's promise to block pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Critics of Canada's most controversial cross-border pipeline projects aren't taking their demise for granted under president-elect Joe Biden. A new report from the U.S.-based Rainfo...
Dec 07, 2020
Pandemic financial pressures deplete finances, spirits as festive season approaches
TORONTO - Pandemic restrictions and financial strain mean Christmas will look different than past years for Tia Cyr and her family, so she enlisted Santa in breaking the news to her son. The Alberta m...
Dec 07, 2020
Liberals set to kick-start talks on new child-care system and funding, Hussen says
OTTAWA - Two key federal cabinet ministers marked the anniversary of a landmark report on women's issues in Canada with a political push for a national daycare system, encouraging provinces and MPs to...
Dec 07, 2020
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
8:30 - Another MP just crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, just weeks away from three critical byelections where the...