Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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A subdued Black Friday at retailers amid COVID-19 pandemic as sales move online
Black Friday shoppers appear to have heeded public health warnings, with more online purchases and little crowding at stores across the country against a backdrop of rising COVID-19 cases. Many ...
Nov 27, 2020
Macklem tells MPs that bond-buying program about lowering rates, not financing feds
OTTAWA - Canada's top central banker gave MPs a detailed defence of the Bank of Canada's buying spree of government debt Thursday, saying it is aimed at lowering borrowing costs across the country. Th...
Nov 26, 2020
Federal Court says class action on COVID-19 airfare refunds a matter for other courts
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has punted consideration of airfare refunds, which customers say they are owed following hundreds of thousands of cancelled flights, to provincial courts. Justice Michael Ma...
Nov 26, 2020
Provinces push Freeland to delay bump in CPP premiums in economic update
OTTAWA - Provincial finance ministers have quietly prodded Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to pause planned increases in premiums workers and businesses pay into the Canada Pension Plan. The planne...
Nov 26, 2020
Economists weigh impacts of added COVID-19 measures
People in Saskatchewan are waiting to see what new measures or restrictions will be coming after Manitoba and Alberta introduced new ways to control the spread of COVID-19 this past week. Manitoba fav...
Nov 25, 2020
Moose Jaw council votes to dissolve Mosaic Place operator
Moose Jaw city council voted Monday night to dissolve Downtown Facility and Field House Inc., (DFFH) marking the end of the embattled company that once operated Mosaic Place. Last year, the city tappe...
Nov 25, 2020
Unchanged from early estimate, US economy grew 33.1% in Q3
WASHINGTON - The second of three estimates on U.S. growth for the July-September quarter was unchanged at a record pace of 33.1%. But a resurgence in the coronavirus is expected to slow growth sharply...
Nov 25, 2020
Advocacy groups slam regulator's latest statement on airline refunds
OTTAWA - Consumer rights advocates are criticizing the latest statement on airline refunds from the country's transport regulator, saying it contradicts federal and provincial rules to the detriment o...
Nov 24, 2020
Liberals to unveil first step on child-care plan in economic update, sources say
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals will take a small step toward a plan to create a national daycare system, with sources telling The Canadian Press next week's economic update will have money for a new fe...
Nov 24, 2020
Lack of Canadian vaccine production means others could get inoculations first: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to reassure Canadians on Tuesday that COVID-19 vaccines will start to arrive in the coming months even as he acknowledged that other nations are likely to...
Nov 24, 2020
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
8:30 - There are no shortages of stories coming from Parliament Hill this week. Following the Liberal majority, the gas ...