Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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Freeland doesn't rule out new taxes on wealthy or corporate Canada in budget
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has ruled out raising taxes on the middle class in the upcoming federal budget - but won't say if corporations or the wealthy are in for the same treatment....
Apr 09, 2024
Conservative motion calls for PM, premiers to have 'emergency' carbon price meeting
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is challenging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to defend his carbon pricing policy in a televised "emergency meeting" with the country's premiers. The Conse...
Apr 09, 2024
In the news today: PMO staff testifying at public inquiry, BC booster shot program
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... PMO staff to testify at interference inquiry Staff from the Prime Minister's Of...
Apr 09, 2024
Door open for accountability framework in legislation or future contract: Cockrill
As Saskatchewan's teachers start an indefinite term of "work to rule," the province's education minister appears to be opening up more avenues to try to get the teachers' committee to the bargaining t...
Apr 08, 2024 Sask. Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill says he's offered the Sask. Teachers' Federation to include the potential MOU guaranteeing Sask. school divisions to have an accountability framework in place for government funding. Apr 8, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
'This is pretty sweet to see:' Partial eclipse doesn't disappoint observers in Regina
It was a magnificent sight to see in Saskatchewan -- even though people in this province only got to see a partial solar eclipse. In Regina, a watch party was held right in the heart of the University...
Apr 08, 2024 Hundreds of people were at the University of Regina on Monday and looking skyward to watch the solar eclipse. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
Sask. government introduces new immigration legislation
Saskatchewan has taken steps to protect newcomers to the province -- including protecting them from fraud. The provincial government on Monday introduced the Immigration Services Act, which includes a...
Apr 08, 2024 The new legislation will support the province's Labour Market Strategy. (980 CJME file photo)
Deportation hearing set for truck driver in deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash
CALGARY -- A deportation hearing for the truck driver in the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been scheduled for next month. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu caused the 2018 crash that killed 16 people and i...
Apr 08, 2024 Jaskirat Singh Sidhu has been fighting to stay in Canada instead of being deported to his home country of India. (THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO/Ryan Remiorz)
Sask. Public Safety Agency preparing for wildfire season
After a record-setting wildfire season in 2023, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) gave an update on the upcoming season, saying it's currently expected to be average or above average. Start...
Apr 08, 2024 Lower-than-normal precipitation over the winter has the SPSA concerned about the risk of wildfires in 2024. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Man charged with arson after fire at downtown business Saturday morning
A 33-year-old Regina man is facing an arson charge after a fire broke out at a downtown business over the weekend. Police officers and other emergency workers responded to the fire call at a business ...
Apr 08, 2024 Police identified and arrested the alleged arsonist thanks to security video. (980 CJME file photo)
Memories shared on 70th anniversary of plane crash over Moose Jaw
By Tracey Moody A mid-air crash between a Trans-Canada Air Lines passenger plane and a Harvard aircraft that happened at 10:03 a.m. on April 8, 1954, marked a significant moment in Moose Jaw's history...
Apr 08, 2024 The memorial for those who died in the 1954 plane crash. (Discover Moose Jaw)
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Murray Wood: The Art of the CUSMA Deal
Insults, complaints that Canada is so mean, warnings the U.S. doesn't need us. It's all standard operating procedure. Th...
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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...