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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Dua Lipa wins big at Brits, urges health worker pay raise
LONDON (AP) - British singer Dua Lipa called for a "fair" pay raise for U.K. health workers as she was named a double winner at the Brit Awards in London on Tuesday night. An audience of 4,000 witness...
May 11, 2021
Scramble on for new fuel routes after Colonial Pipeline hack
RALEIGH (AP) - State and federal officials are scrambling to find alternate routes to deliver gasoline in the Southeast U.S. after a hack of the nation's largest fuel pipeline led to panic-buying that...
May 11, 2021
Judge dismisses NRA bankruptcy case in blow to gun group
DALLAS (AP) - A federal judge dismissed the National Rifle Association's bankruptcy case Tuesday, leaving the powerful gun-rights group to face a New York state lawsuit that accuses it of financial ab...
May 11, 2021
MLB tells Athletics to explore relocation if no new ballpark
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Major League Baseball has instructed the Athletics to explore relocation options as the team tries to secure the new ballpark it hopes for to stay in Oakland. MLB released a sta...
May 11, 2021
B.C. pledges to introduce permanent paid sick leave program in January
VICTORIA - Workers affected by COVID-19 in British Columbia will qualify for up to three days of paid sick leave under proposed legislation that Premier John Horgan says will plug holes in a federal p...
May 11, 2021
US job openings soar to highest level on record
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers posted a record number of available jobs in March, illustrating starkly the desperation of businesses seeking to find new workers as the economy expands. Yet total job...
May 11, 2021
British PM seeks to bolster economy, union in new parliament
LONDON (AP) - The U.K. government sought to capitalize on its electoral strength Tuesday, outlining a sweeping legislative agenda to bolster the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic, defuse tensions th...
May 11, 2021
Signs of optimism as NYC sees rise in tourism, bit by bit
NEW YORK (AP) - The once-deserted steps outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art are filling up with visitors again. Hotel lobbies are losing their desolate feel. Downtown, people are back to taking sel...
May 11, 2021
Federal government unlocks $740 million in airport relief
OTTAWA - The federal government is launching a basket of programs to bolster airports with hundreds of millions of dollars in funding first announced back in November, but the sector says more drastic...
May 11, 2021
1.4B but no more? China's population growth closer to zero
BEIJING - China's weak population growth is falling closer to zero as fewer couples have children, government data showed Tuesday, adding to strains on an aging society with a shrinking workforce. The...
May 10, 2021
OPINION
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...