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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WikiLeaks’ Assange gets 50 weeks in prison for jumping bail
LONDON - A British judge sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Judge Debora...
May 01, 2019
Venezuela braces for new protests; was opposition outplayed?
CARACAS, Venezuela - Wary Venezuelans braced for another day of upheaval Wednesday as both the opposition and Nicols Maduro's loyalists vowed to take to the streets, hoping to tip the balance in an ag...
May 01, 2019
Federal government boosts loans for canola farmers amid tensions with China
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals promised Wednesday to give Canada's canola farmers more financial help for those affected by China's decision to ban the product as part of a trade dispute with no immedi...
May 01, 2019
Sask. court's carbon tax decision expected Friday
Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal is to render its decision Friday into the province's challenge of the federal government's carbon tax. Saskatchewan has questioned the constitutionality of the tax, whic...
Apr 30, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Authorities annoyed by disaster selfie-seekers in flooded Montreal areas
Montreal first responders are warning against so-called disaster tourism after noting a spike in selfie-seekers in neighbourhoods threatened by swollen rivers. An operations chief with the Montreal fi...
Apr 30, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
Arrest at Canada-U.S. border leads to child porn charges
A 52-year-old man from Louisiana is facing child pornography charges after being arrested at the Canada-U.S. border. The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) unit said in a media release Tue...
Apr 30, 2019
Worker injured at Evraz, fourth since February
An Evraz Steel worker was sent to hospital after yet another incident at the Regina plant. In an emailed statement, the company said there was a mechanical issue with a water pipe in the melt shop on ...
Apr 30, 2019 (Joseph Ho/980 CJME file photo)
Mental health biggest issue for Sask. children and youth
Saskatchewan's Advocate for Children and Youth is coming back to mental health as the top issue facing children and youth in the province. "It really doesn't matter whether they live on-reserve or off...
Apr 30, 2019 Corey O'Soup is the Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth. On Tuesday, April 30, 2019, he released his report for 2018. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Senate committee urged to strike down oil tanker ban at stop in Alberta
EDMONTON - A Senate committee is being asked to kill or at least amend the federal government's bill to ban tankers off the British Columbia coast. The committee on transport and communications is hea...
Apr 30, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Suspect in Nazi bomb plot kicked out of Army
LOS ANGELES - An Army veteran who converted to Islam and is accused of plotting terrorist attacks in California in retaliation for killings at New Zealand mosques was demoted and discharged from the m...
Apr 30, 2019
OPINION
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...