Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
Tag Archives: Economy
US trade deficit rises 1.7% to $63.1 billion in October
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit widened 1.7% in October to $63.1 billion. The politically sensitive gap in the trade of goods with China and Mexico grew. The gap between the goods and services the...
Dec 04, 2020
Childcare adds to strain for working mothers as pace of job gains slows
OTTAWA - Canada's working mothers saw their jobs gains stall in November after months of growth, and those who are working are seeing greater strains on their working hours to care for their children,...
Dec 04, 2020
Climate change costs taking increasing chunk off Canada's GDP growth: study
Climate change costs are already taking an increasing bite out of Canada's economic growth and the country is falling behind other nations when it comes to planning for them, says federally funded res...
Dec 03, 2020
Days after economic update, Liberals introduce bill for new COVID-19 spending
OTTAWA - The Liberals have officially started the clock toward a key vote that will determine the fate of billions of dollars in new pandemic-related aid - and the minority government. The federal gov...
Dec 02, 2020
Australia bounces out of recession as economy grows 3.3%
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Australia's economy grew by 3.3% in the third quarter, rebounding from its first recession in nearly three decades as it recovered from pandemic-related shocks, according to ...
Dec 02, 2020
Passenger complaints filed in pandemic won't start to be processed until 2021
OTTAWA - The head of Canada's transport regulator says the 11,000 complaints filed to the Canadian Transportation Agency since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic will not start to be processed until e...
Dec 01, 2020
Feds spending plan heads to confidence vote as provinces seek more health-care cash
OTTAWA - Provinces are criticizing the federal Liberals for failing to signal more help for health-care systems and strained provincial coffers in its new spending plans, setting up a potential showdo...
Dec 01, 2020
Liberals defend COVID-19 vaccine deals and distribution plans
OTTAWA - The Liberals are pushing back against allegations from their political rivals that the federal government has failed Canadians on COVID-19 vaccines, noting Canada was one of the first countri...
Dec 01, 2020
Liberals take step on national child-care system, promise plan coming in 2021 budget
OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing millions of dollars in new spending as a down payment on a planned national child-care system that the Liberals say will be outlined in next spring's budge...
Nov 30, 2020
Consumer helps fuel third-quarter economic rebound as households resume spending
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy posted its best three-month stretch on record during the third quarter of the year, growing at an annualized pace of 40.5 per cent on the back of household spending.The p...
Nov 30, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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8:30 - Saskatchewan Ministers have been given a warning from the House Speaker about increased heckling, interruptions a...