Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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Boris Johnson wins race to become UK’s next prime minister
LONDON - Brexit hardliner Boris Johnson won the contest to lead Britain's governing Conservative Party on Tuesday and will become the country's next prime minister, tasked with fulfilling his promise ...
Jul 23, 2019 (The Associated Press)
‘The Lion King’ rules and ‘Endgame’ scores all-time record
LOS ANGELES - If there was any doubt that the 2019 box office belonged to the Walt Disney Co., this weekend put an end to it. Not only did its photorealistic remake of "The Lion King" devour opening w...
Jul 22, 2019 (The Associated Press)
Trump’s bail offer for jailed rapper rings hollow in Sweden
BERLIN - U.S. President Donald Trump said he spoke with Sweden's prime minister Saturday about jailed rapper A$AP Rocky and "offered to personally vouch for his bail," a hollow offer in a criminal jus...
Jul 21, 2019
U.S. celebrates 50th anniversary of 1st lunar footsteps
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Celebrations are in full swing across the country for the 50th anniversary of humanity's first footsteps on another world. Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on t...
Jul 20, 2019
Montana, North Dakota push against Washington state rail law
BILLINGS, Mont. - Attorneys general for North Dakota and Montana asked the Trump administration on Wednesday to overrule a Washington state law that imposed new restrictions on oil trains from the Nor...
Jul 18, 2019 (The Associated Press)
Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency
GENEVA - The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday after the virus spread this week to a city of two million people...
Jul 17, 2019
Trump vs. Dems: ‘Racist,’ 'socialist’ lines drawn for 2020
WASHINGTON - With tweets and a vote, President Donald Trump and House Democrats established the sharp and emotionally raw contours of the 2020 election campaigns. In the process, they have created a f...
Jul 17, 2019
Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman sentenced to life in prison
NEW YORK - The Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was sentenced Wednesday to life behind bars in a U.S. prison, a humbling end for a drug lord notorious for his ability to kill, bribe or t...
Jul 17, 2019
House condemns Trump's ‘racist’ tweets in extraordinary rebuke
WASHINGTON - In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led U.S. House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump's "racist comments" against four congresswomen of colour, despit...
Jul 17, 2019 (The Associated Press)
Trump calls on GOP to oppose House condemnation of tweets
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump called on fellow Republicans Tuesday to stick with him, "not show weakness" and oppose a House resolution condemning his tweets that urged four Democratic congressw...
Jul 16, 2019
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Sarah Mills: The president has tested the faithful
There may be some who worship U.S. President Donald Trump, but like the Beatles before him, Sarah Mills says the preside...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
On Wednesday's show, Evan finds out who Saskatchewan's Smartest Radio Listener is, talks with some NHL legends and conti...