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Students to get a chance to help set educational policy
A group of teenagers in the province is going to get a chance to help influence the future of education in Saskatchewan. The provincial government announced Thursday that it will soon be seeking appli...
May 16, 2019
Canada issues tender to bring back trash but misses Duterte’s May 15 deadline
OTTAWA - The Liberal MP who chairs a parliamentary friendship group between Canada and the Philippines says the ongoing garbage war between the two countries is both embarrassing and unlikely to end s...
May 16, 2019
Feds ‘deeply concerned’ by China’s arrests of Canadians Kovrig, Spavor
OTTAWA - China's arrests of two Canadians are alarming foreign partners much more deeply than leaders in Beijing realize, says one of Canada's former ambassadors to the People's Republic. "I don't thi...
May 16, 2019 Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale speaks during an announcement on the expansion of the Security Infrastructure Program in support of protecting communities at risk of hate motivated crimes on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, May 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Federal oil tanker ban bill defeated in Senate, but legislation not dead
OTTAWA - A federal ban on tanker traffic off British Columbia's north coast has been defeated in a Senate committee. On a 6-6 vote, the Senate's transportation and communications committee rejected Bi...
May 16, 2019
Canada introducing digital charter to combat hate speech, misinformation
PARIS - Canada intends to introduce a new digital charter to combat hate speech, misinformation and online electoral interference, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a technology conference in Paris o...
May 16, 2019 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a speech at the Viva Technology conference in Paris, Thursday May 16, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Baloney Meter: Has every single refugee claimant in Canada been screened?
OTTAWA - "We have made sure that every single person crossing our borders, whether legally or illegally, gets processed according to all our rules. We have seen over the past years all around the worl...
May 16, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
Provincial campgrounds opening Thursday
The unofficial start of summer arrives in Saskatchewan on Thursday, when campgrounds open in provincial parks in advance of the Victoria Day long weekend. "That's kind of the fun part about this weeke...
May 16, 2019
Author of flattering Trump biography gets pardon from Trump
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday granted a full pardon to Conrad Black, a former newspaper publisher who has written a flattering political biography of Trump. Black's media empire onc...
May 16, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
Uber launches in Regina bringing more choice, competition
Uber launched in Regina on Wednesday and entered its second market in Saskatchewan, three months after it first launched in Saskatoon. Users of the ridesharing service can now download the Uber app on...
May 15, 2019 An Uber sign displayed in a vehicle in Regina on May 15, 2019 (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Politicians condemn RCMP questioning of Indigenous girl who reported sex assault
OTTAWA - Federal politicians are condemning a video of an RCMP officer conducting an "abhorrent" interrogation of an Indigenous teen who reported she'd been sexually assaulted. Crown-Indigenous Relati...
May 15, 2019
OPINION
Sarah Mills: FIFA seems to be incapable of integrity
After FIFA lifted a red-card suspension for an American player at the World Cup, Sarah Mills says fans are left with que...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, July 7
Evan discusses the pipeline project being proposed by Alberta and Ontario, paperwork concerns taking up the time of Sask...