Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Trump signs proclamation formally exempting Canadian aluminum from tariffs — for now
WASHINGTON, Wash. - Donald Trump has officially let Canadian aluminum producers out of the national-security doghouse - for now. The U.S. president formally signed a proclamation today exempting...
Oct 27, 2020
Freeland says aid needed, but not infinite, as central bank targets 2022 for recovery
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland laid out how federal spending might be reshaped along a bumpy recovery, saying relief will be targeted and likely greater than what was needed after the las...
Oct 27, 2020
PM says budget update won't have fiscal anchor, suggests one coming after crisis over
OTTAWA - The government's promised update on the health of its finances won't have a specific anchor to guide decisions and keep spending from spiralling out of control, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
Oct 26, 2020
Federal study details workers hit hardest by tax, benefit system for extra earnings
OTTAWA - Newly released documents show Finance Department officials calculated that workers near the bottom of the income ladder are dinged hardest for extra earnings than anybody else, including thos...
Oct 23, 2020
For Acadian fisherman, early Mi'kmaq fishery in N.S. bay can 'never' be respected
METEGHAN, N.S. - As he stands calmly splicing anchor rope, Roger LeBlanc describes the anxiety, anger and suspicion over a Mi'kmaq lobster fishery that is coursing through his small Acadian community....
Oct 22, 2020
Canada jumps closer to military-spending target thanks to COVID-19's economic damage
OTTAWA - Canada has taken a big leap closer to meeting its promise to the NATO military alliance to spend a larger share of its economy on defence thanks to an unexpected assist from COVID-19. New NAT...
Oct 21, 2020
Here's a list of September inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's national annual inflation rate was 0.5 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated ...
Oct 21, 2020
StatCan says annual inflation rate rose 0.5% in September
OTTAWA - Canada's headline inflation measure went up in September by 0.5 per cent compared with a year ago, a better-than-expected increase, but one that experts say won't sway the Bank of Canada's st...
Oct 21, 2020
Liberal minority survives confidence vote in the Commons with NDP and Green backing
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's minority government survived its most serious confidence test yet Wednesday, but opposition resentment over the Liberals' high-stakes brinkmanship may make it more difficult ...
Oct 21, 2020
One crisis after another for Trudeau since last federal election one year ago
OTTAWA - One year ago today, Canadians elected to put Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals on a shorter leash, returning them to government but with only a minority of seats in the House of Common...
Oct 21, 2020
OPINION
Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
8:30 - Last week, the FSIN held its first general assembly since being told it needed to repay $29-million in federal fu...