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Budget officer says federal deficit could top $252 billion
OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says that it's likely the federal deficit for the year will hit $252.1 billion as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and could go even higher if emergency measure...
Apr 30, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Epidemiologist believes Canadian schools can reopen
Countries around the world have taken different approaches when it comes to closing schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Jay Kaufman says all of the different scenarios have shown the same thing:...
Apr 30, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)
‘What do we do with the kids?’ Experts say child care needed in reopening plans
REGINA - Kelly Knowles has many questions about returning to work, including where her son would go. The Regina hairstylist contacted his daycare after the Saskatchewan government announced last week ...
Apr 30, 2020
The geography of grief: Portapique saddled with the stigma of mass killing
HALIFAX - For years to come, the village of Portapique, N.S., will likely be defined by tragedy. As the starting point for one of the worst mass killings in Canadian history, the rural enclave on Cobe...
Apr 30, 2020 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Military identifies service members missing in deadly helicopter crash
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is deploying a flight investigation team to look into the causes of a helicopter crash off the coast of Greece that has claimed the life of at least one service member a...
Apr 30, 2020
Supreme Court moves provincial appeals of carbon tax to September
OTTAWA - Canada's national fight over the carbon tax won't get sorted out at the Supreme Court of Canada until the fall. The Supreme Court says appeals from both Saskatchewan and Ontario over cases th...
Apr 29, 2020
Provinces, regions weigh different COVID-19 factors on reopening: PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says individual provinces may go at different speeds when it comes to reopening their economies, but all will follow the guidelines their premiers and the federa...
Apr 29, 2020 Canadian Members of Parliament are shown on a monitor during a virtual session of the House of Commons on April 28, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Snowbirds to boost morale amid COVID-19 with cross-country tour
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces are deploying the famed Snowbirds aerobatics team on a cross-country tour aimed at boosting morale as Canadians continue to struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic. Prim...
Apr 29, 2020
Trudeau: Discussions ongoing with CFL as league seeks government assistance
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is in discussions with the CFL, which is seeking financial support to help with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trudeau said Wed...
Apr 29, 2020
Ombudsman says inmates being denied fair process
The inmate discipline system at Saskatchewan correctional centres was among the key highlights of the provincial ombudsman's 2019 report. Under legislation, inmates are entitled to a full and fair hea...
Apr 29, 2020 Of the total 579 corrections-related complaints received by the provincial ombudsman last year, 51 were regarding the Pine Grove Correctional Centre. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 26
8:30 - Another school year has wrapped up, and report cards are out! Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan's Minister of Educati...