Murray Wood: Saskatchewan is winning the race to the bottom on minimum wage
An increase is coming for Saskatchewan's minimum-wage earners this fall, but Murray Wood says it will ensure they contin...
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CFL's Edmonton Eskimos will search for new name
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Eskimos will change their name. The CFL squad made the move Tuesday, following a similar decision by the NFL's Washington team as pressure mounts on teams to eliminate racist o...
Jul 21, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
No evidence of Trudeau contact with WE Charity before deal awarded: PCO Clerk
OTTAWA - The federal government's top public servant says there is no evidence to suggest Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with WE Charity before the organization was awarded a deal to run a studen...
Jul 21, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Astronomers getting an eyeful of Comet NEOWISE
Ethan Siegel has been keeping his eye on the sky of late. The Washington-based astronomer recommends others do the same over the next week or two if they want to catch a glimpse of Comet NEOWISE. The ...
Jul 21, 2020 (Photo courtesy Kanwar Singh/discoverestevan.com)
Poll suggests most Canadian parents want students to don masks at school in fall
OTTAWA - Almost two-third of parents in a new poll say they believe children returning to school in the fall should wear masks at least part of the time. The latest poll on the COVID-19 pandemic by Le...
Jul 21, 2020
Questions remain after police find body thought to be dad of dead Quebec girls
ST-APOLLINAIRE, Que. - Many questions remain unanswered in the case of a Quebec father whose body was found hours after the funeral for his two young daughters. Provincial police announced on Twitter ...
Jul 21, 2020 A body believed to be that of Martin Carpentier is carried by police investigators on July 20, 2020 in Saint-Apollinaire, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Manitoba premier willing to commit $2.5M if Winnipeg chosen CFL hub
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government laid out the red carpet for the Canadian Football League on Monday, promising $2.5 million to help Winnipeg serve as the league's hub city if the season should go ah...
Jul 20, 2020
Sask. reports 19 new COVID-19 cases; testing numbers continue to rise
Saskatchewan reported 19 new COVID-19 cases on Monday after a fifth straight day with more than 1,100 tests performed. The provincial government's daily media release announced 1,319 tests had been do...
Jul 20, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Health authority says Radville ER set to reopen
Another rural emergency room that was temporarily shut down by the Saskatchewan Health Authority in case of a COVID-19 outbreak is set to reopen. On Monday, the SHA issued a media release saying emerg...
Jul 20, 2020 (Radville Sask/Facebook)
UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test
LONDON - Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot. Brit...
Jul 20, 2020 (John Cairns, University of Oxford via AP)
Thousands of lives on hold as immigration system remains largely shut down
OTTAWA - John McCall's great-grandfather was born in southern Ontario some 200 years ago, and ever since the descendants of his seven children, some living in Canada, some in the U.S, have criss-cross...
Jul 20, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-McCall Family
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Sarah Mills: World Cup fun is becoming infectious
There is something special about watching your country play at the World Cup. Sarah Mills says the collective experience...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 30
Evan celebrates Canada Day with a test of your citizenship knowledge, hears about the latest happenings in the Canadian ...