Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Canada Post commits to free postage for people who are blind as legislation changes
Canada Post is vowing to maintain free-postage service for people who are blind even as Ottawa's budget bill looks to repeal those parts of the postal service's legislation. Bill C-15, the federal bud...
Dec 08, 2025 A Canada Post mail carrier delivers a package on their route in Montreal on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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The salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios is still ongoing. What you need to know
As holiday baking season begins, federal health agencies are warning Canadians that an investigation into salmonella-contaminated pistachios is still ongoing. Since March, 155 people have been reporte...
Dec 08, 2025 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is seen in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate, move to sidelines after an uncertain 2025
OTTAWA - Economists widely expect the Bank of Canada will hold its benchmark interest rate steady this week and move to the sidelines to cap off a year dominated by trade and economic uncertainty. The...
Dec 08, 2025 Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, holds a press conference at the Bank of Canada in Ottawa on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
'Bringing home the dignity and the power': Indigenous artifacts returned to Canada from Vatican
By Alessia Passafiume OTTAWA - First Nations, Inuit and Mtis leaders gathered at Montreal's airport Saturday to welcome home dozens of Indigenous artifacts released from the Vatican collection. "I giv...
Dec 06, 2025 Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak speaks at the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Assembly on Sept. 3, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods)
Search for grizzly behind 'extraordinary attack' on B.C. school group is called off
By Ashley Joannou Conservation officers in British Columbia are no longer actively trying to capture the grizzly bear responsible for last month's "extraordinary attack" on a group of schoolchildren a...
Dec 06, 2025 A sign warning of a bear in the area is shown in Squamish, B.C., Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amy Smart)
Russia unleashes massive drone and missile attack on Ukraine as diplomatic talks continue
By Susie Blann KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia unleashed a major missile and drone barrage on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, after U.S. and Ukrainian officials said they'll meet on Saturday for a third ...
Dec 06, 2025 In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, a Russian army soldier fires a Fagot anti-tank missile system towards an Ukrainian position at an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Events mark 36 years since Polytechnique attack, honouring 14 women slain in 1989
By Sidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL - Polytechnique Montral and others across the country will pay tribute today to the 14 women who were murdered at the engineering school 36 years ago in a brazen anti-fe...
Dec 06, 2025 The tower of the University de Montreal is reflected in the school's memorial plaque that names the 14 victims on the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Ecole Polytechnique attack where a lone gunman killed 14 female students Friday, December 6, 2019 in Montreal. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz)
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says politician recall legislation being misused
CALGARY - The architect of Alberta's politician recall legislation says it was never meant to be used as a political weapon, but as an "ultimate tool of accountability" if a politician engages in ille...
Dec 05, 2025 Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney speaks during an interview in Calgary, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Minister says government launching review of firearms classification regime
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government is launching a review of Canada's firearms classification regime that will include consultations with Indigenous communi...
Dec 05, 2025 Federal Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree, speaks during an announcement for new funding to support victims of crime, in Surrey, B.C. on Friday, November 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
More than 27,000 public servants were paid $150,000 or more last year
More than 27,000 federal public servants were paid at least $150,000 in the last fiscal year, a document tabled in Parliament shows. It says more than 20,000 employees received compensation - salaries...
Dec 04, 2025 The Canadian flag flies on the Peace Tower of Parliament Hill as pedestrians make their way along Sparks Street in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...