Murray Wood: Alberta is soon going to be living on 'Saskatchewan time'
Murray Wood says the debate about whether Saskatchewan should change it's clocks like other provinces is being replaced ...
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Pandemic spending sent federal deficit to $268 billion in January, feds say
OTTAWA - The federal government says it ran a budgetary deficit of $268.2 billion through 10 months of its fiscal year as the treasury pumped out more pandemic aid. The deficit from April to January c...
Mar 26, 2021
Runners facing shoe shortage due to surging demand, COVID-related supply issues
Running shoes are the latest product to be plagued by a pandemic-related supply crunch as exercise-starved Canadians head outside in droves. An uptick in outdoor pursuits, an early spring and supply c...
Mar 26, 2021
Consumer spending dipped 1% as winter storms raked the US
WASHINGTON - Consumers spending and personal incomes both fell sharply in February as severe winter storms disrupted shopping in many parts of the country and the government wrapped up distribution of...
Mar 26, 2021
Q&A: Artist Beeple on selling NFT collage for a record $70M
LONDON - When digital artist Beeple put an NFT digital artwork up for auction this month, he became instantly famous when it sold for almost $70 million. The record sale also sparked huge interest in ...
Mar 26, 2021
Myanmar forces kill scores in deadliest day since coup
YANGON, Myanmar - As Myanmar's military celebrated the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade Saturday in the country's capital, soldiers and police elsewhere killed scores of people while supp...
Mar 26, 2021
'A big win for farmers': Ottawa secures support for AgriStability with modified plans
OTTAWA - The federal government has a new agreement with the provinces that gives upgrades to a program that protects farmers against large declines in income. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claud...
Mar 25, 2021
Highlights from Quebec's budget for 2021-22 fiscal year
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard tabled the 2021-22 provincial budget Thursday. Here are some highlights.- Operating deficit of $9.2 billion, which jumps to $12.3 billion after a deposit of $3.1 bi...
Mar 25, 2021
Powell likens Fed's pandemic response to British at Dunkirk
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell compared the actions taken by the central bank early in the pandemic as the economy barrelled toward a recession to British efforts in World War II ...
Mar 25, 2021
A quick look at some of the reaction to the Supreme Court carbon price decision
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday the federal carbon price is entirely constitutional. Here's a quick look at some of the reaction to the decision: "The Supreme Court recognized that...
Mar 25, 2021
Chrissy Teigen deletes Twitter account, citing negativity
LOS ANGELES - Chrissy Teigen has deleted her popular Twitter account, saying the site no longer plays a positive role in her life. "For over 10 years you guys have been my world," Teigen wrote to her ...
Mar 25, 2021
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8:30 - We're broadcasting on location from the Food, Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit in Regina, where Saskatchewan's r...
