Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Middle East de-escalation must be priority after Israel attacks Iran: Anand
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says de-escalation "must be the priority" after Israel attacked Iranian missile and nuclear sites Friday and Iran warned of "severe punishment" in retalia...
Jun 13, 2025
Sir John A. Macdonald statue back in view at Queen's Park after five years boarded up
TORONTO - The Sir John A. Macdonald statue outside the Ontario legislature is back in full view after spending the past five years in a box. The statue of Canada's first prime minister has been under ...
Jun 11, 2025
Trump is receiving mostly negative ratings from countries around the world: poll
WASHINGTON - The share of Canadians who view the United States favourably has dropped 20 percentage points since last year. That finding comes from new polling by the Pew Research Center that also sug...
Jun 11, 2025
Sask. wildfires update: Weather helps high-risk areas, fire ban changes
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) is keeping a close eye on the weather forecast. Luckily, some rain has fallen over most of the province, paired with cooler temperatures and calming winds,...
Jun 10, 2025 Thanks to brief reprieve from the weather, fire crews have been able to target fires more directly and get into more of the difficult areas, according to the SPSA on June 10, 2025. (La Ronge Regional Fire Department/Facebook)
Saskatchewan wildfires update: No new reported fires in 24 hours, SPSA
In 24 hours, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) hasn't reported any additional fires. This includes man-made started fires or ones caused by the seasonal threat of lightning, which have star...
Jun 07, 2025 Firefighters dampen down hotspots in La Ronge. (La Ronge Regional Fire Department/Facebook)
Rain, favourable winds in Candle Lake, Shoe Fire still 11 km away
The prayers of many have been answered as rain fell in the Candle Lake area Saturday. The precipitation comes at a crucial time as the largest fire burning in the province, the Shoe Fire, is currently...
Jun 07, 2025 A team of firefighters from Nova Scotia walk toward the Shoe Fire, near Little Bear Lake in Saskatchewan. (Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources/Facebook)
Wildfires update: Sask. Premier Scott Moe calls blazes 'unforgiving'
Premier Scott Moe wants to reassure the province that all assets are being used to battle the ongoing wildfires in Saskatchewan and help evacuees, despite not making the call for military aid. "We're ...
Jun 06, 2025 Melfort Fire and Rescue said in a Facebook post that in La Ronge the fire continues to move through the forest in unpredictable ways. (Melfort Fire & Rescue/Facebook)
Number of Sask. wildfire evacuees likely to increase: Premier Scott Moe
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) and Premier Scott Moe anticipate the number of wildfire evacuees in the province to rise over the next week. "I do fear, with the weather that we are seein...
May 31, 2025 A wildfire burns in Weyakwin on May 30, 2025. As of 11 a.m. on May 31, 16 active fires were burning in the province and Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency said in its daily report that seven of those blazes were not contained. (Lis Hennie/Facebook)
Five things you need to know as Trump's tariffs go back to court
WASHINGTON - The world buckled up for another roller-coaster ride of uncertainty this week as U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff agenda made its way through the courts. A federal appeals co...
May 29, 2025
U.S. federal court rules against Trump's fentanyl tariffs
The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled today that U.S. President Donald Trump does not have the authority to impose his sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs or his fentanyl-related duties against Ca...
May 28, 2025
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...