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Analysis: Trudeau-Trump Washington meeting helps end Canada’s global loneliness
WASHINGTON - Canada suddenly became a little less lonely in the world after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's meeting in Washington with President Donald Trump this week. Trudeau and Trump found a new s...
Jun 21, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Airlines reroute flights after Iran downs US military drone
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Airlines rerouted flights Friday to avoid airspace near the Strait of Hormuz after Iran shot down a U.S. military surveillance drone there and American aviation officials...
Jun 21, 2019
US prepped for strikes on Iran before approval was withdrawn
WASHINGTON - The United States made preparations for a military strike against Iran on Thursday night in retaliation for the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, but the operation was abruptly called...
Jun 21, 2019 (The Associated Press)
Sask. man shares safety lessons after near-fatal electrocution
Curtis Weber doesn't want anyone to make the same mistake he did. He spoke at Canada's Farm Progress Show in Regina, sharing his story of a near-fatal incident while working on a Saskatchewan farm in ...
Jun 21, 2019 Curtis Weber (curtisweber.com)
Moose Jaw police seize guns, cash and $21K of cocaine
Moose Jaw police took $21,000 worth of cocaine off the streets during two separate busts on Thursday. At about 2 p.m., they stopped a vehicle in the 300 block of Lillooet Street West, seizing cash, a ...
Jun 21, 2019
Redblacks hold off Roughriders in Ottawa
The Ottawa Redblacks handed the Saskatchewan Roughriders their second straight loss to start the 2019 CFL regular season Thursday. Dominique Davis completed 30 of 39 pass attempts for 354 yards and th...
Jun 20, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Shaq Evans. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Three youths, one man charged with arson in Regina
A 20-year-old man and three boys all face multiple arson charges after a series of fires in Regina between February and June. In a media release, the Regina Police Service says a fire was set in a vac...
Jun 20, 2019
B.C. tanker-ban, environment assessment bills scale final hurdle in Senate
OTTAWA - A pair of controversial environmental bills scaled their final hurdle in the Senate on Thursday, over the objections of critics who warn the two pieces of legislation will kneecap Canada's oi...
Jun 20, 2019
Canadian Cancer Society, NDP call for vaping regulations
The Canadian Cancer Society is calling for more regulations around e-cigarettes. A new report from the British Medical Journal found a 74-per-cent increase in vaping among Canadians aged 16 to 19. It ...
Jun 20, 2019
Monument to Canada’s war in Afghanistan gets a home after years of bickering
OTTAWA - A site has been officially approved for the federal government's promised national monument for the war in Afghanistan, five years after the memorial was first promised. The decision by the N...
Jun 20, 2019
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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...