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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Companies have modest hiring plans, low wage growth expectations, Bank of Canada says
OTTAWA - Canadian workers and companies expect wage growth to stay low over the coming year over heightened uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bank of Canada says in two new reports. The cent...
Oct 19, 2020
Canada inches toward to 200,000 COVID-19 case mark, with most new cases in Quebec
TORONTO - Canada's COVID-19 caseload edged closer to the 200,000 mark on Sunday after a weekend in which Quebec had the majority of new infections and public health officials urged Canadians to remain...
Oct 18, 2020
Opposition parties gear up for next round of fight with Liberals over WE controversy
OTTAWA - The threat of a possible snap election will be hovering over Parliament Hill this week as opposition parties resume their fight with the Liberal government over the WE controversy and prepara...
Oct 18, 2020
UCP members pass resolution at AGM calling for privately funded health care option
EDMONTON - Members of Alberta's governing United Conservative Party have narrowly endorsed a resolution at their party's annual general meeting that supports the option of a privately funded and priva...
Oct 18, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:05 p.m. EDT on Oct. 18, 2020: There are 198,083 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 93,391 confirmed (including 6,038 deaths, 78,559 r...
Oct 18, 2020
O'Toole and Kenney sit side-by-side for livestream without wearing masks
NOBLEFORD, Alta. - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole praised Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for his province's handling of COVID-19 as the two sat side-by-side during a livestream on Saturday, while neit...
Oct 17, 2020
Sask. reports 36 new COVID-19 cases, 9 recoveries
Saskatchewan reported 36 new COVID-19 cases Saturday. There are now 326 active cases throughout the province. The Saskatoon region saw the most new cases with 10, followed by the far northeast and nor...
Oct 17, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Chief public health officer calls for continued 'collective effort' against COVID-19
TORONTO - Canada's chief public health officer urged residents to continue making a "collective effort" to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday as parts of the country braced for new rounds of res...
Oct 17, 2020
Regina preps to get its first micro-cannabis grower
Regina will be getting its first legal micro-cannabis grower by the end of October. VIGR Life Cannabis (VLC) received their micro cultivation license from Health Canada, which allows them to grow mari...
Oct 17, 2020 Kirk Tousaw, a cannabis lawyer and CEO of Great Gardiner Farms Ltd., said there has been tremendous success since the legalization of pot. (THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO/Jonathan Hayward)
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 p.m. EDT on Oct. 17, 2020: There are 196,324 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 92,297 confirmed (including 6,032 deaths, 77,602 r...
Oct 16, 2020
OPINION
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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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
Evan catches up on the latest happening in Ottawa, checks in on safety in downtown Saskatoon and discusses a three-strik...