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Second wave of COVID lockdowns would be devastating for Sask. business: CFIB
As COVID cases continue to climb, both in Saskatchewan and across many parts of the country, businesses are worried that lockdowns could happen once again. Marilyn Braun-Pollon, the vice president of ...
Nov 03, 2020
Bill introduced to provide businesses with direct access to rent relief
OTTAWA - The federal government has introduced a long-awaited bill to provide businesses with direct access to emergency rent relief - almost a month after announcing the new measure. The bill would a...
Nov 02, 2020
Firms with more robots also have more workers overall, Statistics Canada study says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says domestic firms that invested in robots since the late 1990s have also expanded their human workforces. The findings released Monday show that over two decades, firms th...
Nov 02, 2020
US manufacturing activity at highest levels in two years
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing posted a strong gain in October to the highest level in two years even as coronavirus cases have begun to surge again in many parts of the country. The Institute for Su...
Nov 02, 2020
Midwestern states with few virus rules have low unemployment
OMAHA, Neb. - Five of the six states with the nation's lowest unemployment rates are in the Midwest, have Republican governors and have almost no restrictions intended to slow the spread of the corona...
Nov 02, 2020
Johnny Depp loses UK libel case over 'wife-beater' claims
LONDON - Johnny Depp lost his high-stakes libel case Monday against The Sun tabloid newspaper for labelling him a "wife beater," as a British judge said he believed the actor had abused ex-wife Amber ...
Nov 02, 2020
The Latest: Brazil protesters oppose vaccine mandate
SAO PAULO - Protesters have gathered in Brazil's two biggest cities to demonstrate against any mandate for the taking of a coronavirus vaccine, supporting a rejection campaign encouraged by President ...
Nov 01, 2020
Asia Today: Australia to spend on vaccines for wider region
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia has announced it will spend 500 million Australian dollars ($351 million) to secure COVID-19 vaccines for the Pacific and Southeast Asia "as part of a shared recovery f...
Oct 31, 2020
The Latest: New Mexico governor: Stay home on Halloween
SANTA FE, N.M. - Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Saturday said the spread of coronavirus is out of control in New Mexico as she urged residents to stay home and avoid gathering with others to celebrate...
Oct 31, 2020
Conservatives must take inequality seriously, O'Toole says
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole took aim Friday at what he called financial elites, saying his own party needs to take inequality more seriously and to support ongoing emergency aid. H...
Oct 30, 2020
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