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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US job openings in February reached highest rate on record
WASHINGTON - The pace of job openings reached the highest level on record in February, a harbinger of healthy hiring and a hopeful sign for those looking for work. The job openings rate - which is the...
Apr 06, 2021
Wire theft in Mexico triggers at least 70 layoffs at Quebec factory, more possible
MONTREAL - Dozens of workers at a factory in La Pocatiere, Que. have lost their jobs after a theft at a plant in Mexico. French rail manufacturer Alstom confirmed Friday that 70 of its employees will ...
Apr 03, 2021
Steelworkers united in defending Canada against perils of American protectionism
WASHINGTON - The largest industrial union in North America came to Canada's defence Thursday, vowing to protect businesses and workers north of the border from the growing peril of protectionism in th...
Apr 01, 2021
Canadians hope for 'common sense' on Buy American as Biden talks infrastructure
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden lifted the veil Wednesday on a broad and ambitious $2 trillion in infrastructure spending but Canadian businesses, contractors and suppliers were left still wonde...
Mar 31, 2021
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario unite to urge Michigan not to shut down Line 5
WASHINGTON - Shutting down the Line 5 pipeline would create a "dangerous precedent" that would forever imperil future cross-border infrastructure projects between Canada and the United States, says Al...
Mar 30, 2021
'Lighting a fuse': Amazon vote may spark more union pushes
What happens inside a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, could have major implications not just for the country's second-largest employer but the labour movement at large. Organizers are pushing for some...
Mar 30, 2021
Opposition MPs express anger as Liberal House leader, not PM aide, testifies on WE
OTTAWA - A parliamentary hearing on the federal government's now-dead deal with WE Charity threatened to devolve into chaos on Monday after the Liberals sent a cabinet minister to answer questions on ...
Mar 29, 2021
Federal government faces costly path to recoup wrongly paid aid, auditor says
OTTAWA - The federal auditor general says the government missed chances to flag fraudulent claims for emergency benefits last year, potentially paying money to insolvent companies, and will now have t...
Mar 25, 2021
Hardest hit businesses call for extension of federal wage, rent subsidies
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are facing calls from some of the hardest-hit businesses in the pandemic to use the coming budget to extend emergency relief programs beyond June, saying many will still ...
Mar 24, 2021
Liberal MP confronts minister over new watchdog to oversee Canadian companies abroad
OTTAWA - A veteran Liberal backbencher took a Liberal cabinet minister to task Tuesday for failing to give real teeth to a new watchdog who is supposed to investigate human rights abuses by Canadian c...
Mar 23, 2021
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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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