Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Canada, U.S. confirm plan to extend border restrictions by another 30 days
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and the United States will continue to limit non-essential travel between the two countries until at least July 21. Despite mounting pressure from bu...
Jun 16, 2020
Key COVID-19 benefit to be extended eight weeks with work-related requirements
OTTAWA - The federal government will provide eight extra weeks of benefits for people whose jobs or earnings have vanished because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but only if they look for work and tak...
Jun 16, 2020
US shoppers returned with vigour in May in partial rebound
BALTIMORE - American shoppers ramped up their spending on store purchases by a record 17.7% from April to May, delivering a dose of energy for retailers that have been reeling since the coronavirus sh...
Jun 16, 2020
Feds to consider non-traditional data as pandemic aid reworked, Morneau says
OTTAWA - The federal government will look at how measures to revive the economy from its pandemic-induced freeze will impact women and men differently, Finance Minister Bill Morneau promises...
Jun 15, 2020
'Pandemic deficit:' Saskatchewan says COVID-19 factor in $2.4B shortfall
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is predicting the COVID-19 pandemic will result in a deficit of $2.4 billion but says it won't cut programs and services. Finance Minister Donna Harpauer tabled a ...
Jun 15, 2020
Liberals look at buying distressed buildings to save stock of affordable housing
OTTAWA - A new analysis of the country's stock of affordable housing suggests the Liberals' decade-long strategy to provide more of it is starting in a deeper hole than previously thought, a...
Jun 14, 2020
As companies reopen, 'main street' stores in urban cores need help, Joly says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of regional economic development says more needs to be done to help companies in the centre of Canada's biggest cities so they can stay open through and be...
Jun 13, 2020
Frustration grows with no apparent end in sight for Canada-U.S. border ban
WASHINGTON - The intertwined economies of Canada and the United States demand a more sophisticated solution to the threat of COVID-19 than a simple ban on non-essential travel, say business group...
Jun 12, 2020
Known fraudsters targeting CERB for wrongful benefits, Commons committee told
OTTAWA - Harsh penalties for defrauding the Canada Emergency Response Benefit are needed because organized crime and identity thieves are trying to scam the program, a House of Commons commi...
Jun 11, 2020
Sask. NDP releases a people-first COVID-19 recovery plan
As Saskatchewan works its way out from under the COVID-19 pandemic the Opposition NDP has a plan to get life back to some semblance of normal. On Thursday the party released A People-First Recovery pl...
Jun 11, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
8:30 - With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, comple...