Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Monarchists react to Harry and Meghan's decision to step back from royal duties
The Monarchist League of Canada is waiting to see what the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will do next after a sudden announcement they would be stepping back from duties as senior members of the royal fa...
Jan 09, 2020 (The Royal Family Twitter page)
Pope warns of risks from US-Iran tensions in policy speech
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis warned Thursday that increasing tensions between the U.S. and Iran are setting the stage for a broader conflict in the Mideast while jeopardizing efforts to rebuild Iraq. F...
Jan 09, 2020
Photo radar fines fund 48 community traffic projects
Some traffic safety initiatives in Saskatchewan are getting some help -- from some aggressive drivers. The provincial government announced Thursday that it's giving $500,000 in grants to 48 communitie...
Jan 09, 2020 (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Risky Gulf Arab strategy tested by killing of Iran general
U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf have loudly pushed for hawkish policies by Washington to pressure, isolate and cripple Iran, but this high-stakes strategy is now being put to the test by the unexpecte...
Jan 09, 2020
China's economy czar going to Washington to sign trade deal
BEIJING - China's economy czar will visit Washington next week for the signing of an interim trade deal, the government said Thursday. Vice Premier Liu He, Beijing's chief envoy in talks with Washingt...
Jan 09, 2020
Norway to take 600 migrants moved from Libya camps to Rwanda
COPENHAGEN - Norway says it will take 600 asylum seekers recently evacuated to Rwanda from Libyan detention centres as the Scandinavian country wants to stop the sometimes deadly smuggling of migrants...
Jan 09, 2020
What the Wet'suwet'en case says about how Canadian courts address Indigenous law
About 30 years before the Wet'suwet'en First Nation faced the possibility of a natural gas pipeline through its territory, members fought a different battle in court. Lawyer Peter Grant, who represent...
Jan 09, 2020
Chinese report says illnesses may be from new coronavirus
BEIJING - A preliminary investigation into viral pneumonia illnesses sickening dozens of people in and around China has identified the possible cause as a new type of coronavirus, state media said Thu...
Jan 09, 2020
Australians on SE coast urged to flee as fire risk escalates
TOMERONG, Australia - Residents in the path of wildfires razing southeast Australia were urged to evacuate on Thursday if they don't intend to defend their homes as hot and windy conditions are foreca...
Jan 09, 2020
Soaring pork prices keep China's inflation at 7-year high
BEIJING - Soaring pork prices that nearly doubled in December over a year ago kept inflation at a seven-year high despite government efforts to ease meat shortages caused by a disease outbreak, offici...
Jan 09, 2020
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
8:30 - With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, comple...