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Murray Wood is puzzled and annoyed by all of the "collector" licence plates on vehicles that will never be def...
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Quebec, federal governments invest $100 million in Lion Electric battery plant
MONTREAL - A Montreal-area electric vehicle maker says the $100-million investment from Ottawa and Quebec announced Monday for a battery pack assembly plant will help make its fleet less expensive. Li...
Mar 15, 2021
'Patchwork quilt' approach to COVID-19 vaccine rollout frustrates worker groups
CALGARY - The rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations across the country is frustrating several groups of workers who identify as front-line employees and want to be bumped up in the queue. The National Advi...
Mar 14, 2021
Economy blows past expectations, adds 259,000 jobs in February
OTTAWA - Canada's economy added 259,000 jobs last month, whipping past expectations to pull the country closer to pre-pandemic employment levels, with young women staring at the longest road to recove...
Mar 12, 2021
Northwest Territories to bump minimum wage to $15.20 starting in September
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says it will increase its minimum wage to $15.20 an hour starting Sept. 1. The territory's minimum wage is currently $13.46 an hour and hasn't increased since 2...
Mar 11, 2021
OECD says Liberals should hardwire quality-of-life framework into pandemic budget
OTTAWA - An international group that includes Canada is urging the federal Liberals to weave quality-of-life indicators into the budgeting process as a way to justify any post-pandemic stimulus. The O...
Mar 11, 2021
Liberals told to think beyond child care in work to craft 'shecession' recovery plan
OTTAWA - Decades of job gains for women could vanish if Ottawa's plan to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic doesn't rethink federal skills programs and stimulus plans, experts said Monday.Low-income w...
Mar 8, 2021
'A frightened workforce': Union worries as Olymel reopens after COVID-19 shutdown
CALGARY - Some employees of a central Alberta pork plant that shut down due to COVID-19 are afraid to go back to work, their union president says. Olymel's facility in Red Deer was shuttered Feb. 15 b...
Mar 4, 2021
Olymel announces gradual reopening of pork plant in Red Deer, Alta., after outbreak
A pork processing plant in central Alberta has announced it has been given the green light to gradually reopen after a COVID-19 outbreak forced it to shut down for two weeks. The Olymel facility in Re...
Mar 3, 2021
Liberals' two-year-old pledge to revamp EI, CPP appeals body delayed due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - COVID-19 has all but stalled a promised shift in how Canadians appeal rulings on their requests for federal income supports. The department overseeing the work, Employment and Social Developm...
Mar 1, 2021
A timeline of events in British Columbia's Site C dam project
VANCOUVER - A chronology of events in British Columbia's Site C hydroelectric dam project: Late 1950s: The location for a third dam on the Peace River is first looked at after the locations of WAC Ben...
Feb 26, 2021
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Sarah Mills: Regina's recent pedestrian and e-scooter crashes raise safety concerns
Sarah Mills says a series of more than a dozen vehicle collisions involving pedestrians and e-scooters in Regina over th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, Oct. 5
On Monday's show, Evan talks with Jamie Nye about the Riders' chances after another loss. Plus, Canada's shifting relati...