Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
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'It's a blast': Ice sculptor carves into his fourth Frost Regina festival
Ice sculptor Barry Collier would much rather leave work coated in ice crystals than be sitting behind a desk all day. "For us, it's not work," he said. "We're out here having fun, interacting with the...
Jan 31, 2025 Barry Collier chisels into an ice block with one of his tools. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
Conservative fundraising for 2024 nearly doubles Liberal, NDP total
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party had a banner fundraising year in 2024, when it nearly doubled the combined total collected by the Liberals and NDP by raising almost $41.8 million. The Conservatives br...
Jan 31, 2025
Here's the latest as Trump tariff deadline looms
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods as early as Saturday. Politicians and business groups are making a final push today in the hope of avoiding o...
Jan 31, 2025
Federal government posts $22.7-billion deficit between April and November
OTTAWA - The Finance Department says the federal deficit was $22.7 billion between April and November. That compares with a $19.1 billion deficit over the same period last year. Read More: Ottawa defe...
Jan 31, 2025
Ottawa defers effective date of capital gains tax changes to 2026
The federal government says it is deferring the implementation of a hike to the capital gains inclusion rate to next year. The deferral moves back the implementation of the change from June 25, 2024 t...
Jan 31, 2025 Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc attends a first ministers meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan.15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Elon Musk's Tesla in a tariff fight
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership hopeful Chrystia Freeland says Canada should target Teslas and U.S. alcohol as part of its tariff retaliation package should U.S. President Donald Trump made good on his tr...
Jan 31, 2025
Statistics Canada reports economy contracted 0.2 per cent in November
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product decreased 0.2 per cent in November, the largest monthly contraction since December 2023. However, the agency says its preliminary estimate f...
Jan 31, 2025
Liberal ministers make last-ditch pitch in D.C. to stop Trump tariffs
WASHINGTON - A trio of federal cabinet ministers is in Washington today making a last-ditch attempt to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from imposing economically devastating tariffs on Canadian impor...
Jan 31, 2025
Reese Hamilton enjoying being close to home in NHL draft year
Reese Hamilton gets to enjoy one of the more exciting years of his hockey career closer to home. The Whitewood, Sask. product was playing his WHL hockey with the Calgary Hitmen after the defenceman wa...
Jan 31, 2025 Reese Hamilton is expected to be selected in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. (Keith Hershmiller Photography)
Advocate glad to see focus on prevention in domestic violence report
Much of what Jo-Anne Dusel saw in the province's new report on intimate partner violence-related deaths wasn't new to her. Dusel is the executive director of PATHS, Provincial Association of Transitio...
Jan 31, 2025 Jo-Anne Dusel, executive director of PATHS, says reactive support is important but she says a shift toward prevention is positive. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Volunteers are the beating heart of Saskatchewan
There are so many people who step up for organizations in our province, creating events and moments that wouldn't happen...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 19
**WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS 8:30 - After four months, the U.S. and Iran seemed closer than ever to an agreement, an M...