Murray Wood: A different kind of 'Mike' drop for Edmonton
Hurt Feelings Alert: Mike Babcock is taking over the bench of the underachieving Edmonton Oilers. Murray Wood says many ...
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Ottawa would have to double military spending to meet NATO target: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says if the federal government wants to meet NATO's military spending target by 2032 as promised, it will have to almost double defence spending to $81.9 bill...
Oct 30, 2024
That's a lot of pie! Sask. farmer grows 500-pound pumpkin
A few miles west of Spiritwood, Saskatchewan lies a charming farm and U-Pick called The Fruit Basket. It's owned by Glen and Shannon Caffet, and has been a supplier of crisp vegetables and sweet fruit...
Oct 30, 2024
In the news today: Ontario to table 'ambitious' economic update
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Ontario to table 'ambitious' economic update, Doug Ford says Ontario's finance minister is set to table his fa...
Oct 30, 2024
A breakdown of the battleground states in the U.S. election
WASHINGTON - For Americans living in a handful of battleground states, the United States election has relentlessly inundated their lives for months. Their televisions show constant advertisements from...
Oct 30, 2024
27% of Canadians will spend at least 100 bones on Halloween: poll
A new poll suggests more than a quarter of Canadians will spend $100 or more on Halloween, with roughly 70 per cent of respondents saying they'll fork over as much money as they did last year on candy...
Oct 30, 2024
Police seize cannabis-infused candy mimicking popular name-brand snacks
SURREY, B.C. - As Halloween approaches, police on Vancouver Island are urging the public to use caution after officers seized more than 120,000 cannabis-laced edibles, including chocolate and candies ...
Oct 29, 2024 Cannabis-laced edibles are shown in a BC RCMP handout photo. Police say they have seized more than 120,000 cannabis-laced edibles, including chocolate and candies with packaging that mimics recognizable treats, in an investigation aimed at dismantling a criminal network on Vancouver Island. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout BC RCMP)
Riders put loss behind them as playoff showdown nears
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Corey Mace still believes he made the right choice to rest some starters in the regular-season finale. But he still would have liked to have seen more of a response...
Oct 29, 2024 The Saskatchewan Roughriders are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2021. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
'Not how we do things,' Freeland rejects secret Liberal leadership ballot idea
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has rejected the idea of the Liberal caucus holding a secret ballot vote on Justin Trudeau's leadership, saying it's "just not how Liberals govern them...
Oct 29, 2024 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland responds to a question during a news conference, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
27 children and bus driver injured in Tisdale school bus crash: RCMP
A school bus crash southwest of Tisdale on Monday afternoon left 28 people injured on Monday afternoon, including the driver and all 27 of the children who were on board the bus at the time. According...
Oct 29, 2024
Privacy commissioner investigates federal revenue agency data breaches
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog has opened an investigation into cyberattacks on the Canada Revenue Agency that led to more than 30,000 privacy breaches dating back to 2020. In a news release, t...
Oct 29, 2024
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Sarah Mills: As the final school bell rings, let the summer begin
Sarah Mills says school is done for another year, so let's give thanks to all those who all those who make a positive im...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, June 24
8:30 - Premier Scott Moe is back from a trade mission to Europe that saw Saskatchewan sign new agreements on nuclear ene...