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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Provincial government promotes road safety as construction season kicks off in Sask.
As the 2025 construction season begins, the Government of Saskatchewan is reminding drivers to pay attention and be mindful as they pass through construction zones. "We're getting into our holiday sea...
May 16, 2025 (L-R) Acting Regina police chief Lorilee Davies, the City of Regina's Chris Warren, Alex Pierrard with the ministry of highways, Highways Minister David Marit and MLA Brad Crassweller encouraged all drivers to use extra caution in construction zones ahead of the May Long Weekend. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
No action against Nova Scotia rent loophole out of fears for housing supply: minister
HALIFAX - The minister responsible for Nova Scotia's rental property rules says her department won't crack down on instances of abuse involving fixed-term rent leases because it doesn't want to affect...
May 15, 2025
Nova Scotia gets $170 million over 10 years after signing housing infrastructure deal
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's public works minister says the province is getting $170 million from the federal government to assist with housing infrastructure, after a deal was signed last winter. Fred Til...
May 15, 2025
In Canada's housing crisis, are modular homes a cheaper and faster solution?
TORONTO - When a church in Toronto's west end was converted into affordable housing nearly 15 years ago, the group behind the project was already thinking ahead. Andrea Adams, the executive director o...
May 15, 2025
Home sales down almost 10% annually last month: Canadian Real Estate Association
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in April fell 9.8 per cent compared with the same month last year, as the national housing market has returned "to the quiet markets we've experien...
May 15, 2025
New housing minister says he lacked tools to tackle homelessness as Vancouver mayor
OTTAWA - Canada's new housing minister says he didn't have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver - the country's most expensive housing market. Gre...
May 14, 2025 Gregor Robertson, minister of housing and infrastructure and minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada, takes part in the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Here are the newcomers, familiar faces in Prime Minister Mark Carney's inner circle
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his new cabinet. Here is the list of all 28 Liberal cabinet members, as well as 10 secretaries of state. Returning members of cabinet: Anita Anand, mi...
May 13, 2025
Erskine-Smith says he feels 'disrespected' after being dropped from cabinet
OTTAWA - Former housing minister Nate Erskine-Smith says it's "impossible not to feel disrespected" after being dropped from cabinet. In a series of social media posts Tuesday, the member of Parliamen...
May 13, 2025
Ex-mayor Gregor Robertson gets second shot at housing crisis in Carney's cabinet
Gregor Robertson set himself a bold goal as the newly elected mayor in Vancouver in 2008 - ending street homelessness in the city by 2015. Seventeen years later, British Columbia remains immersed in t...
May 13, 2025
Key portfolios for business community to watch as Carney's cabinet sworn in
Canada's business community will be monitoring files across various portfolios after Tuesday's swearing-in of Prime Minister Mark Carney's new cabinet. Corporate leaders and business associations say ...
May 13, 2025 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, arrives for the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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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...