Murray Wood: No collector plate for you!
Murray Wood is puzzled and annoyed by all of the "collector" licence plates on vehicles that will never be def...
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Fix on Friday to finally let moms-to-be receive CERB, Qualtrough tells MPs
OTTAWA - Expecting mothers who lost their jobs due to COVID-19 in March, and have since been unable to access emergency federal aid, will become eligible Friday for a key benefit - without jeopar...
May 5, 2020
Federal government earmarking $77M to keep food-processing industry safe
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced more than $77 million to help keep workers in the food-processing industry safe, but at least one union says the cash doesn't address the real problem....
May 5, 2020
Amazon VP says he quit after workers who raised COVID-19 concerns were fired
A Canadian software developer says he has resigned his position as a vice president with Amazon over the firing of employees who he says fought for better COVID-19 protection in the company'...
May 4, 2020
Bank of Canada's independence key to aiding post-COVID recovery, Wilkins says
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada will need to maintain its independence to aid the economy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as the country's debt levels rise, says the bank's secon...
May 4, 2020
Security guards in high demand, face more stress on job during COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred an enormous demand for security guards, whose job descriptions have been expanded to include temperature checks, grocery store crowd control and - in at least one cas...
May 3, 2020
Civil service saw COVID-19 benefit programs as 'Dunkirk'-style rescue effort
OTTAWA - It was a sunny March 18 when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presented the government's first big attempt at containing the economic fallout from COVID-19 in the form of an $82-billio...
May 3, 2020
Looser COVID-19 rules mean more activity, but there may be some confusion
WINNIPEG - People in some provinces will enjoy more freedom Monday as restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic are loosened. But the change appears set to leave some workers looking for child car...
May 3, 2020
Union trying to stop Alberta meat plant with COVID-19 outbreak from reopening
CALGARY - A union is trying to halt the planned reopening of an Alberta beef-packing plant that has been the site of a major COVID-19 outbreak. There have been 921 cases of the virus at th...
May 1, 2020
Calls for crackdown on public trade in police gear after N.S. shootings
HALIFAX - Whether it's the auctioning of police light bars or the availability of official RCMP decals, people familiar with the public trade in police gear say it's time...
Apr 29, 2020
Cargill beef plant to reopen next week after COVID-19 outbreak forced closure
CALGARY - Workers are to return Monday to a beef processing plant south of Calgary that was closed for two weeks because of a COVID-19 outbreak. Cargill said in a statement Wednesday that it...
Apr 29, 2020
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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
8:30 - The next few games for the Saskatchewan Roughriders are make-or-break. Jamie Nye, Host of The Green Zone, joins u...