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Without a will, many Canadians leaving big decisions to state
Are you certain what will happen to your estate after you die? It turns out many Canadians are not. Erin Bury is founder of Willful, a company that makes it easy for people to write a will. On Tuesday...
Jun 25, 2019 (650 CKOM file photo)
$60 million from federal carbon tax to go to green projects in schools
OTTAWA - A portion of the proceeds of the federal carbon tax will go to fund green projects at schools in four provinces, but the fate of the program depends on the co-operation of those provinces' co...
Jun 25, 2019 Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna is accompanied by Liberal MP Mona Fortier as she arrives to make an announcement on how the federal government will allocate a portion of the proceeds collected as a result of carbon pollution pricing during a press conference in Ottawa on June 25, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Dates set for public inquest into inmate's death in Regina
A public inquest into the 2017 death of an inmate at the Regina Correctional Centre is to be held next month. The inquest into Waylon Starr's death is to be held July 22-26 at Regina's Court of Queen'...
Jun 25, 2019
May traffic spotlight leads to record number of tickets
Saskatchewan drivers and police officers in the province had a record-setting month in May. According to numbers released Tuesday by SGI, police officers handed out record numbers of tickets for speed...
Jun 25, 2019
RCMP charges Sheree Fertuck's estranged husband with her murder
The RCMP has charged Greg Fertuck with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his estranged wife, Sheree Fertuck. Greg Fertuck also was charged with one count of offering an indignity to ...
Jun 25, 2019
Police investigating after woman found dead on Cameron Street
Regina police were called to a house in the 1500 block of Cameron Street on Tuesday to investigate a woman's death. Officers were sent to the house, on the northeast corner of Ninth Avenue and Cameron...
Jun 25, 2019 Regina police investigate a woman's death in the 1500 block of Cameron Street on June 25, 2019 (Joseph Ho/980 CJME)
Sask. carbon tax appeal heading to Supreme Court on Dec. 5
Saskatchewan's challenge of the carbon tax is to be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada on Dec. 5. The provincial government previously announced it would appeal the decision of the Saskatchewan Cour...
Jun 25, 2019 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
David Saint-Jacques doing well after space flight: Canadian Space Agency
MONTREAL - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is doing well as he continues his long journey home after a six-month stint aboard the International Space Station, the Canadian Space Agency said Tue...
Jun 25, 2019
Tributes to Michael Jackson flow on 10th death anniversary
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's estate paid tribute to his artistry and charity Tuesday as fans make final preparations for gatherings to celebrate his memory on the 10th anniversary of the King of Po...
Jun 25, 2019 (The Associated Press)
Iran says ‘idiotic’ new US sanctions shut doors of diplomacy
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran warned Tuesday that new U.S. sanctions targeting its supreme leader and other top officials meant "closing the doors of diplomacy" between Tehran and Washington amid heightened ten...
Jun 25, 2019 (The Associated Press)
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Sarah Mills: Doug Ford may be cutting his nose off to spite his face
A Republican congresswoman is fighting back against Ontario's US booze ban, and Sarah Mills says Premier Doug Ford may f...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, July 9
On Thursday's show, Evan discussed the new downtown arena developments, gets the latest on the Iran/U.S. conflict and Sh...