Murray Wood: We just witnessed a moment in Saskatchewan Roughrider history
Murray Wood says Saturday's 24-21 win over the B.C. Lions in the CFL West Final was a big moment for the Roughriders, bu...
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CRA watchdog finds agency taking weeks to process some claims for recovery benefits
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is being taken to task by a federal watchdog for not being as up front as it should be over how long it might take to process applications for pandemic aid. The $500...
May 07, 2021
Economy lost 207,000 jobs in April, unemployment rate rises, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA - Canada's labour market lost 207,000 jobs last month as a spike in COVID-19 variant cases led to renewed public health restrictions and raised concerns about longer-term economic consequences ...
May 07, 2021
Liberals pressed to ease access to EI parental leave to help unemployed moms
OTTAWA - The federal government is being asked to give new and soon-to-be moms a Mother's Day gift by closing a hole in the safety net preventing some from having their maternity leave fully covered. ...
May 06, 2021
Ontario First Nations group backs Line 5 shutdown, slams Ottawa for fighting back
WASHINGTON - The federal Liberal government is putting Canada's oil and gas industry ahead of the Great Lakes by opposing Michigan's efforts to shut down the Line 5 pipeline, says a prominent group of...
May 06, 2021
Supreme Court won't hear former broadcast commissioner's challenge of dismissal
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a former commissioner's appeal of his dismissal from the federal broadcast regulator. The high court decision means Raj Shoan may have exhausted lega...
May 06, 2021
Federal budget 'overstates' economic impact of stimulus spending, budget officer says
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says the federal Liberals' budget overestimates how much of an impact its stimulus measures will have on Canada's economy. The budget last month outlined what t...
May 05, 2021
Accused of lacking sensitivity, Legault doubles down on comments about immigrants
Quebec Premier Franois Legault said Tuesday he has no regrets about comments he made on immigration to a business crowd last week. Legault had said that every time the government accepts an immigrant ...
May 04, 2021
CRA rules against civil service union push to make Phoenix damages non-taxable
OTTAWA - Canada's biggest civil service union says it is considering taking legal action after the Canada Revenue Agency ruled that damages paid to federal employees in connection with the troubled Ph...
May 03, 2021
Liberals' sweeping budget bill includes $15 minimum wage and election-law changes
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals' bill to enact parts of their budget includes changes to emergency aid, taxes and a $15 national minimum wage alongside other items such as an election-law amendment. The...
May 03, 2021
Port of Montreal to resume operations as legislation forces dock workers back to work
MONTREAL - Operations at the Port of Montreal were expected to resume gradually beginning Saturday after the Senate passed legislation forcing striking workers back on the job. The House of Commons ap...
May 01, 2021
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, Nov. 10
It was a football-filled weekend! Green Zone reporter Britton Gray joins guest host Brent Loucks to recap the highlights...