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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Baloney Meter: is climate change increasing the cost of insurance in Canada?
OTTAWA - "We can see that climate change is causing an increase to the cost of insurance in this country." - Karen McCrimmon, parliamentary secretary to Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, May 1, 20...
May 03, 2019 Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Ralph Goodale speaks with resident Jean Lamoureux as he tours flooded areas in Rockland, Ont., on Thursday, May 2, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Beyond Meat fattens up as shares more than double in IPO
Investors have a big appetite for fake meat. The shares of Beyond Meat, the purveyor of plant-based burgers and sausages, more than doubled Thursday in its Nasdaq debut. It's the first pure-play maker...
May 03, 2019
Strong cyclone lashes India, forces 1.2 million from homes
KOLKATA, India - Cyclone Fani tore through India's eastern coast on Friday as a grade 5 storm, lashing beaches with rain and winds gusting up to 205 kilometres (127 miles) per hour and affecting weath...
May 03, 2019
Roughriders' first pick sees his dream come true
Justin McInnis got the phone call that he had long been waiting for Thursday - and he didn't answer it right away. "Even though my agent texted me and told me that they were going to call, when I saw ...
May 02, 2019 (Justin McInnis/Twitter)
Antique tractors welcome at Farm Progress one last time
The Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) has had a change of heart around antique tractors at this year's Canada Farm Progress Show. After getting pushback from collectors following a letter s...
May 02, 2019 Balgonie resident Lloyd Wolfe and his collection of antique tractors in Summer 2017. (Lloyd Wolfe/Submitted)
Peter Mayhew, Chewbacca in the 'Star Wars' films, dies at 74
LOS ANGELES - Actor Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca in the ``Star Wars'' films, has died. Mayhew's family said in a statement Thursday that he died at his home in Texas on Tuesday. He was 74. No ca...
May 02, 2019 (Peter Mayhew - The Wookiee Roars/Facebook)
Loss of Regina methadone doctors grows opioid crisis concerns
Concerns around Saskatchewan's opioid crisis are growing after the only two doctors in Regina who can provide medication-assisted opioid therapy stopped practising. In March, the College of Physicians...
May 02, 2019
Alberta’s ‘turn-off-taps’ law makes gas price jumps and shortages real
VICTORIA - Get ready for higher gasoline prices and shortages in British Columbia and a supply surplus on the Prairies if Alberta Premier Jason Kenney uses a newly proclaimed law to restrict fuel expo...
May 02, 2019
Municipalities want share of cannabis tax but government says no
By Glenn Hicks Saskatchewan's municipalities are asking for a share of taxes from cannabis sales, but the government is saying no, in part suggesting a federal minister has misled towns and cities int...
May 02, 2019
Groups question impact new Clare’s Law will have in Saskatchewan
REGINA - As she was being hit with an aluminum baseball bat, Lani Elliott saw flashes of her little boy's future she feared she wouldn't live to see, such as his graduation and wedding day. "I remembe...
May 02, 2019 Lani Elliott is shown at her home in Regina, on Friday April 26, 2019. Elliott is a survivor and advocate for victims of domestic violence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Murray Wood: Of politics and principles
If you find yourself needing a program to keep track of what various political parties stand for, Murray Wood says it's ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, July 7
8:30 - As Canada looks for new ways to strengthen its economy and reduce its dependence on the United States, one idea g...