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Trudeau says Ottawa open to proposals for B.C. refinery as gas prices soar
VICTORIA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa is open to proposals from the private sector for a refinery in British Columbia, as a public inquiry into the province's soaring gas prices reviews...
Jul 19, 2019 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau answers questions during a conversation with moderator Nikki Macdonald at a Liberal Party fundraising event at the Delta Ocean Pointe Resort in Victoria, B.C., on Thursday, July 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Australian man, U.S. woman killed in double homicide in northeastern B.C.: RCMP
FORT NELSON, B.C. - Police are appealing for the public's help identifying a van connected with the double homicide of a couple found on the side of a highway in northeastern British Columbia as griev...
Jul 19, 2019 Lucas Robertson Fowler of Australia (right) and Chynna Deese, a U.S. woman, shown in these RCMP handout photos, were found dead along the Alaska Highway near Liard Hot Springs, south of the B.C. and Yukon boundary. RCMP in northeastern British Columbia confirm they are investigating a double homicide involving the two young travellers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-RCMP MANDATORY CREDIT
Economist says Canada Child Benefit could be better
As of Saturday, the Canada Child Benefit from the federal government will be a little larger. Last year, it was announced the benefit would be indexed to inflation. The rise this month is about 2.2 pe...
Jul 19, 2019
The Manny show returns: Arceneaux set for Riders' debut
The Manny Show will finally have its 2019 season premiere. Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux will make his Roughriders debut Saturday against the B.C. Lions at Mosaic Stadium. ...
Jul 19, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders wide receiver Emmanuel Arceneaux during a drill at practice (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Two more right whales found dead off east coast, bringing total to eight this year
MONCTON, N.B. - Federal officials say two more dead North Atlantic right whales have been spotted off the east coast, bringing to eight the number of the endangered whales to die this year in Canadian...
Jul 19, 2019 Crew members attempt to disentangle a whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in a handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Alison Ogilvie, NOAA Fisheries MANDATORY CREDIT
Suspect in animation studio arson fire reportedly had grudge
TOKYO - Police on Friday were investigating at the blackened, gutted building in Kyoto where a man raging about theft set a fire that killed 33 people in a beloved animation studio, crushing the heart...
Jul 19, 2019
Feds redo child-benefit forms amid concerns ‘at-risk’ families missing payments
OTTAWA - The federal government will roll out a simplified application form for the Canada Child Benefit this month - just as it gets a bump in value - after hearing about barriers for newcomers and I...
Jul 19, 2019 Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development announces a contract given to Davie shipyard, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 in Levis Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Regina police charge two men after May shooting
Regina police have charged two men after a car was allegedly shot up in May in the east end of the city. In a news release, the police service said it has charged 25-year-old Tyson Wilkinson with atte...
Jul 19, 2019 A Chevrolet Impala sat on Harding Street in east Regina with a smashed-out driver-side window and patches of dry blood around it early in the morning of May 9, 2019, after a reported shooting there. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Ministry of Environment overseeing oil leak in Moose Jaw
The Ministry of Environment and the Water Security Agency are overseeing cleanup and remediation efforts in Moose Jaw after an oil leak earlier this week. In a news release, the City says officials we...
Jul 19, 2019 According to the City of Moose Jaw, the unused 15W-40 motor oil leaked into the creek near the Hillcrest Golf Course on Main Street North on July 17, 2019. (Discover Moose Jaw)
Feds redo child benefit forms amid concerns ‘at-risk’ families missing payments
OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out a simplified application form for the Canada Child Benefit so payments get to the people the program is supposed to help the most. The decision comes mon...
Jul 19, 2019 Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development announces a contract given to Davie shipyard, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 in Levis Que. The government of Canada awarded contracts to Chantier Davie and Seaspan Victoria Shipyards Limited, initially totalling $1 billion to carry out maintenance work on the first group of Canada's Halifax-class frigates. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
Murray Wood says Rogers closed some stations that should be very viable. As a result, more communities are losing import...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, July 10
On Friday's show, Evan talked about the fire and flood season in the province, the final hometown show for the Canadian ...