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Re-elected Liberals would still run big deficits, despite new taxes
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau tried to make virtue out of red ink Sunday as he released a Liberal platform that promises to impose new taxes on wealthy individuals, large international corporations, foreign...
Sep 29, 2019
Job action set to begin at seven Crowns starting Monday: Unifor
Job action at six Saskatchewan Crown corporations and a provincial agency is set to begin Monday at 12:01 a.m., Unifor announced on its website Saturday afternoon. "For the past few days, representati...
Sep 28, 2019 Unifor national president Jerry Dias speaking ahead of contract talks at Hotel Saskatchewan on Sept. 26, 2019. (Andrew Shepherd/980 CJME)
Meghan visits memorial to murdered South African woman
JOHANNESBURG - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has visited a memorial to a young South African woman whose rape and murder inspired thousands of people to protest the country's high rate of sexual viol...
Sep 28, 2019
Afghan presidential polls close amid allegations of fraud
KABUL - Afghanistan's presidential polls closed Saturday amid fears that accusations of fraud and misconduct could overwhelm any election results, while insurgent attacks aimed at disrupting voting in...
Sep 28, 2019
Riders not taking Argos lightly with playoff spot in sight
Saskatchewan Roughriders fans could be cheering on the Green and White in the CFL playoffs for the third straight season if the team gets a win Saturday. The Roughriders will clinch their third straig...
Sep 28, 2019 Defensive back Ed Gainey is among the Saskatchewan Roughriders who could become free agents Feb. 9, unless they re-sign before that. (File photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Union representing Co-op refinery workers declares impasse
The union representing nearly 800 workers at the Co-op refinery in Regina has declared an impasse in contract negotiations. The collective agreement between Unifor Local 594 and the refinery expired i...
Sep 27, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Suspects confessed to B.C. murders in videos but showed no remorse: RCMP
SURREY, B.C. - Two suspects confessed to the murders of three people in northern British Columbia in several videos taken before they shot themselves in a suicide pact, the RCMP said Friday. The Mount...
Sep 27, 2019 RCMP Asst. Comm. Kevin Hackett, who oversees the RCMP's federal organized crime investigations in B.C., reads a statement about Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod and the homicides of three people in northern B.C., during a news conference in Surrey, B.C., on Sept. 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Sask. RCMP commanding officer ‘wouldn’t stand in the way’ of civilian oversight
REGINA -- The commanding officer of the Saskatchewan RCMP said he would support the province if it introduced civilian-led oversight for police. The Ministry of Justice has said officials are explorin...
Sep 27, 2019 RCMP Assistant Commissioner Mark Fisher. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
‘I accomplished my mission,’ accused in Yonge Street van attack told police
TORONTO - Hours after driving a rented van down a busy Toronto sidewalk killing 10 people and injuring 16 others, Alek Minassian described himself to police as a 25-year-old virgin seeking retribution...
Sep 27, 2019 Alek Minassian, top, is seen during a police interview in a still frame taken from handout video footage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Superior Court of Justice
Security-clearance backlogs bedevilled RCMP as employee allegedly leaked secrets
OTTAWA - The RCMP was struggling to keep staff security clearances up to date during the time a senior employee allegedly tried to pass secrets to adversaries, an internal Mountie audit shows. The aud...
Sep 27, 2019
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...