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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Mark Carney talks about the difference his government plans to make for Canadians
Vassy Kapelos spoke this week with Prime Minister Mark Carney about his promise to Canadians to be different than the previous prime minister and the previous government. The Vassy Kapelos Show airs o...
May 18, 2025
Vancouver Island University students are making the world's largest Nanaimo bar
NANAIMO - Students at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, B.C., have been busy in the kitchen assembling the world's largest Nanaimo bar. The sweet treat was unveiled to the public at noon on Satu...
May 17, 2025 Vancouver Island University students in the culinary arts and professional baking and pastry arts programs are shown working together in Nanaimo, B.C., in a Wednesday, May 14, 2025, handout photo, to bring home the record for world's largest Nanaimo bar. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Vancouver Island University)
Carney to meet Zelenskyy in Rome and attend Pope's inaugural mass Sunday
ROME - Prime Minister Mark Carney landed in Rome Saturday, where he is meeting with other world leaders and will attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV on Sunday. Carney, a devout Catholic, is maki...
May 17, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney is greeted by Cristiano Gallo, Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation as he arrives Saturday, May 17, 2025 in Rome, Italy. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Crews keep battling deadly, out-of-control wildfires in eastern Manitoba
LAC DU BONNET - Fire crews in Manitoba continue to battle out-of-control wildfires including one in the eastern part of the province which has killed two people. In the Manitoba legislature on Thursda...
May 16, 2025 A member of the Manitoba Wildfire Program crosses a stream with a new hose on his back as fire crews continue to fight wildfires around Lac du Bonnet, Man., Thursday, May 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
Partner of Quebec man who received MAID after bedsores says hospital ignored her
MONTREAL - The partner of a man who received a medically assisted death after developing a severe bedsore in a Quebec hospital says medical staff didn't listen to her. Sylvie Brosseau spoke outside th...
May 15, 2025 Sylvie Brosseau shows a photo of her herself with her husband at the courthouse in Montreal on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Brosseau's partner, Normand Meunier requested medical assistance in dying last year after getting pressure sores during a stay in the St-Jerome hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Manitoba declares state of emergency in provincial park due to fires
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew declared a state of emergency Thursday to aid the evacuation of a provincial park due to wildfires, one day after the bodies of two people were discovered. He did not provid...
May 15, 2025 Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew speaks at a press conference before signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Ontario Premier Doug Ford at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
Poilievre says the lack of a federal budget sends a 'bad signal' to investors
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the lack of a federal budget sends "a bad signal" to investors and credit rating agencies. Poilievre told a press conference on Parliament Hill today...
May 15, 2025 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Prime Minister Mark Carney should "steal" his budget ideas. Poilievre makes his way into West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa for a meeting of the Conservative caucus on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Alberta government amends referendum bill in effort to placate First Nations' concern
EDMONTON - Alberta's government has made 11th-hour changes to controversial proposed legislation, declaring that no separation referendum question could threaten First Nations' existing treaty rights....
May 15, 2025 Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Minister of Justice Mickey Amery announce proposed changes to several pieces of democratic process legislation, in Edmonton on Tuesday April 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Officials vow to work through the weekend if necessary in N.L. vote recount
ST. JOHN'S - Elections Canada says officials have vowed to work through the weekend if necessary to complete a vote recount in a central Newfoundland riding. Spokesperson Matthew McKenna says all the ...
May 14, 2025 A sign directs voters to a polling station to cast their ballots in the federal election in Calgary, Monday, April 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Canada Post hits pause on negotiations with union as May deadline nears
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it's pressing pause on negotiations with the union representing postal workers with a little over a week before the deadline to get a deal. The Crown corporation says the pas...
May 14, 2025 A Canada Post employee drives a mail truck at a delivery depot in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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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...