Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Trudeau says he too is frustrated by holiday travellers, pace of vaccine rollout
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his frustration Tuesday as signs pointed to the COVID-19 pandemic taking a dark turn in Canada. In London, Ont., the morgue was at capacity, a field ho...
Jan 05, 2021
Loyal soldier Pence torn between Trump, Constitution
WASHINGTON - He has been President Donald Trump’s most loyal soldier, dutifully backing the unpredictable leader through one chaotic situation after another. Now Vice-President Mike Pence finds ...
Jan 05, 2021
Mother angry over travel scandal after Make-A-Wish trip postponed for sick son
EDMONTON - An Alberta mother says she’s outraged by various politicians and staff who decided to travel abroad over the holidays, while a dream trip to Hawaii for her terminally ill son had to b...
Jan 05, 2021
Canada to play for gold after downing Russia 5-0 in semifinal
EDMONTON - One image served as goalie Devon Levi's driving force as he and the other Canadian players waited out quarantine in their hotel rooms - playing for gold at the world junior hockey champions...
Jan 04, 2021
VIDO-InterVac prepares for human trials with COVID-19 vaccine
It’s the kind of start to a new year that researchers at Saskatoon’s VIDO-InterVac were hoping for. CEO Volker Gerdts says they are days away from the first human testing with the COVID va...
Jan 04, 2021
Saskatoon snow sculpture artist creates virtual hug for passersby
In the front yard of a home along Cumberland Avenue South in Saskatoon sits a little girl with long, curly hair, hugging her most precious teddy bear. Except, this “little” girl is about s...
Jan 04, 2021
Hammer drops on vacationing Alberta politicos, including Kenney’s chief of staff
EDMONTON - The hammer has dropped on members of the Alberta government caucus and staff who recently travelled abroad during the COVID-19 crisis. Premier Jason Kenney, in a Facebook post, says he has ...
Jan 04, 2021
Airlines, travellers slam ‘confusion’ created by new COVID-19 testing rules
OTTAWA - Airlines and travellers say a slew of questions remain about the federal government's decision to require passengers returning to Canada to show negative results on COVID-19 tests taken abroa...
Jan 04, 2021
Semifinal day at the world juniors sees Canada meet Russia while U.S. plays Finland
Team Canada is set to meet Team Russia at the first of two semifinal games at the world junior men’s hockey championship in Edmonton today. The winner will play in Tuesday night’s gold-med...
Jan 04, 2021
Helicopter crash victims identified as parents, two children in family of seven
DEBOLT, Alta. - Four people who died in a helicopter crash on New Year’s Day were identified by loved ones Sunday as members of a strong and loving farm family from a tight-knit community in nor...
Jan 03, 2021
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...