Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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US consumer confidence rebounds in January
WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence rose in January as Americans became more optimistic about the future. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index increased to 89.3, ...
Jan 26, 2021
If Canada can survive four years of Trump, it can navigate the new Buy American: PM
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA - If Canada was able to navigate Donald Trump's four years of bilateral bluster, it can surely find safe harbour from the protectionist measures of his Democratic successor, Prime...
Jan 26, 2021
Provinces sitting on millions in unspent federal pandemic spending, report says
OTTAWA - A new report on billions of dollars the federal government has sent to provinces to help safely reopen the economy suggests much of the money is sitting unused.Today's report also suggests th...
Jan 26, 2021
U.S. president signs executive order instituting stringent new Buy American regimen
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden imposed stringent new made-in-America rules for U.S. government spending Monday, adding a caveat likely troubling to Canada: exceptions to those rules will be allowed ...
Jan 25, 2021
A parliamentary pile on over national vaccine rollout kicks off new Commons sitting
OTTAWA - The seats were nearly empty Monday as the House of Commons returned in hybrid form, but the opposition was full of fighting spirit over the Liberal government's handling of the COVID-19 vacci...
Jan 25, 2021
Biden, PM chat; U.S., Canada have plenty of common ground to work with, Trudeau says
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden's White House has a lot in common cause with Canada, Justin Trudeau said Friday as he urged people to look past the new U.S. president's decision to kill off the Keystone XL pip...
Jan 22, 2021
'World needs what Sask. has to offer': Ag powers exports during pandemic
Saskatchewan's agriculture industry has proven it can help prop up the province and keep it competitive, even in the middle of a pandemic. "In Canada, trade and exports to countries around the world i...
Jan 22, 2021 Todd Lewis in Gray, Saskatchewan on Aug. 13, 2020. (Libby Giesbrecht/980 CJME)
European Central Bank stimulus on track as economy struggles
FRANKFURT - With more than a trillion euros in stimulus still in the pipeline to the economy, the European Central Bank left its key bond-purchase program unchanged Thursday as the 19-country eurozone...
Jan 21, 2021
U of R professor isn't optimistic about possible Biden trade policies
As the United States shifts to a different president, one University of Regina economics professor is trying to gaze into the future and what impacts the new administration will have. On Wednesday, Jo...
Jan 20, 2021 (Joseph Ho/980 CJME file photo)
PBO says reformed fiscal stabilization program to cost Ottawa $4.5 billion
OTTAWA - Reforms to a federal support program for provinces will nearly triple the cost to Ottawa next year, with the price tag projected to be about $4.5 billion, says Canada's parliamentary budget o...
Jan 20, 2021
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...