Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Bank of Canada has no immediate intentions to raise interest rates, Macklem says
OTTAWA - Canada's new top central banker says the Bank of Canada has no intention to raise interest rates given the current economic circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Tiff Mackl...
Jun 16, 2020
44% of closed businesses in Saskatchewan might never open
Saskatchewan is above the national average of 32 per cent when it comes to business owners being uncertain about whether they will be able to reopen or not. According to the Saskatoon Chamber of Comme...
Jun 16, 2020 A street corner in downtown Saskatoon seen on June 9, 2017. (Chris Vandenbreekel/650 CKOM)
EU authorities open twin Apple antitrust investigations
LONDON - European Union regulators opened two investigations on Tuesday into Apple's mobile app store and payment platform over concerns its practices distort competition, opening a new front in the E...
Jun 16, 2020
Powell warns that long downturn would mean severe damage
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned Tuesday that the U.S. economy faces a deep downturn with "significant uncertainty" about the timing and strength of a recovery. He cautioned ...
Jun 16, 2020
US shoppers returned with vigour in May in partial rebound
BALTIMORE - American shoppers ramped up their spending on store purchases by a record 17.7% from April to May, delivering a dose of energy for retailers that have been reeling since the coronavirus sh...
Jun 16, 2020
Feds to consider non-traditional data as pandemic aid reworked, Morneau says
OTTAWA - The federal government will look at how measures to revive the economy from its pandemic-induced freeze will impact women and men differently, Finance Minister Bill Morneau promises...
Jun 15, 2020
'People are happy to be out again:' Restaurants reopening in Saskatchewan
Restaurant owners are excited about reopening. Many restaurants have already begun opening their doors to the public, seating up to 50 per cent of their normal capacity. Saskatchewan's $2.4 billion do...
Jun 15, 2020
As companies reopen, 'main street' stores in urban cores need help, Joly says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of regional economic development says more needs to be done to help companies in the centre of Canada's biggest cities so they can stay open through and be...
Jun 13, 2020
CMHC re-assessing policies through a racialized lens to eliminate discrimination
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. acknowledged a lack of diversity in its ranks and its role in past acts of racism on Friday as it pledged to overhaul how it does business. The federal housing agency...
Jun 12, 2020
Aid groups 'alarmed' by little US coronavirus assistance
JOHANNESBURG - More than two dozen international aid groups have told the U.S. government they are "increasingly alarmed" that "little to no U.S. humanitarian assistance has reached those on the front...
Jun 12, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...
