Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
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Rental supply gains help cool pace of rent growth in 2024: CMHC
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the pace of rent growth cooled significantly this year amid Canada's largest gain of purpose-built rental supply in more than three decades. The federal hous...
Dec 17, 2024 The federal housing agency says the vacancy rate for purpose-built rental apartments sat at 2.2 per cent in October when the CMHC conducted the annual survey, up from the record low of 1.5 per cent last year. (The Canadian Press)
In the news today: Parliament set to break after turbulent fall
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Parliament set to break after turbulent fall Members of Parliament are set to begin their holiday break later ...
Dec 17, 2024 Members of Parliament are set to begin their holiday break later today, capping off a tumultuous fall sitting. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Canadian icon Terry Fox to be featured on new $5 bill
OTTAWA - Terry Fox has been selected to appear on the next $5 bank note. The federal government made the revelation in its fall economic statement on Monday. Fox is a Canadian icon who campaigned for ...
Dec 16, 2024 Fox is a Canadian icon who campaigned for cancer research by running his Marathon of Hope in 1980. (CP File Photo)
Gov't tells man he's not 'sick enough' for end-of-life funding care: NDP
A man from Weyburn is waiting for answers on if he will receive funding for end-of-life care from the provincial government. "It is an absolutely deplorable situation," said NDP critic for seniors Kei...
Dec 16, 2024 The NDP's seniors critic Keith Jorgenson said this is a problem the provincial government could easily fix. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
In tumultuous history of finance minister resignations, Freeland's exit stands out
Having a finance minister openly condemn the prime minister's policies on her way out is a fresh level of acrimony in Canadian political history, longtime observers of the country's politics say. Chry...
Dec 16, 2024 Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Canada Post operations to resume on Tuesday, company says
OTTAWA - Mail will begin moving again on Tuesday as Canada Post employees return to work for the first time in more than a month after the federal government pushed to end the stoppage. Labour Ministe...
Dec 16, 2024
NDP concerned Marshals Service 'poaching' from existing police forces
The Saskatchewan NDP is reiterating its concerns about the Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS), which is scheduled to launch earlier than expected. The province's newest police force is expected to be...
Dec 15, 2024 Nicole Sarauer, shadow minister of policing and public safety, said the Marshals Service is an inefficient use of resources. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Assiniboia welcomes Weyburn Red Wings during ammonia shutdown
There's no place like home - and for the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Weyburn Red Wings home is now temporarily in Assiniboia, southwest of Regina. This decision came after two ammonia leaks in...
Dec 15, 2024
Family fun: Al Ritchie centre hosts annual 'Jingle Ball' Christmas event
The Core Ritchie Neighbourhood Centre in Regina was bustling with families taking part in holiday festivities on Saturday at the annual Jingle Ball. As their parents looked on, many kids were seen wan...
Dec 15, 2024 The Jingle Ball at Core Ritchie Neighbourhood Centre provided three hours of family fun that included a bouncy castle in Regina on Dec. 14, 2024. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
STC Chief believes 90 per cent of Saskatoon's homeless are First Nations
Earlier this week the City of Saskatoon's 2024 Point-in-Time count revealed there are at least 1,499 homeless people in the city, and Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC) Chief Mark Arcand believes that 90 ...
Dec 15, 2024
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...