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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Ottawa beefs up loans for hard-hit sectors — but big airlines not included for now
Ottawa is rolling out a wave of new funding for pandemic-battered industries including tourism, the arts and regional aviation, with smaller companies top of mind - and large airlines notably absent. ...
Nov 30, 2020
Rita Ora says sorry for lockdown-breaching birthday party
LONDON - British singer Rita Ora apologized Monday for breaking lockdown rules by holding a birthday party, saying it was "a serious and inexcusable error of judgment." The Sun newspaper ran photos of...
Nov 30, 2020
Fact or fiction? UK govt says 'The Crown' should be clear
LONDON - Britain's culture minister thinks the Netflix TV series "The Crown" should come with a disclaimer: It's a work of fiction. Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden weighed in amid criticism of the his...
Nov 30, 2020
Dave Prowse, actor who played Darth Vader, dies at 85
LONDON - Dave Prowse, the British weightlifter-turned-actor who was the body, though not the voice, of arch-villain Darth Vader in the original "Star Wars" trilogy, has died. He was 85. Prowse died Sa...
Nov 30, 2020
Music festivals offer to help Belgium's vaccination campaign
BRUSSELS - With nothing on their agendas for months to come, music festival organizers in Belgium want to use their know-how to help the country's coronavirus vaccination campaign. The Belgian governm...
Nov 30, 2020
'Game Change' co-author John Heilemann has book on 2020 race
NEW YORK - The co-author of the million-selling "Game Change" has a book of his own coming about the 2020 election. Simon & Schuster announced Monday that John Heilemann is working on a "dramatic,...
Nov 30, 2020
Merriam-Webster's top word of 2020 not a shocker: pandemic
NEW YORK - If you were to choose a word that rose above most in 2020, which word would it be? Ding, ding, ding: Merriam-Webster on Monday announced "pandemic" as its 2020 word of the year. "That proba...
Nov 30, 2020
News media lobby group asks MPs for rules to get compensation from Google, Facebook
OTTAWA - A lobby group for Canada's newspapers and magazines is asking MPs to enact new rules to help its members negotiate compensation from social-media giants that post content the traditional medi...
Nov 27, 2020
Disney to lay off 4,000 more at California, Florida parks
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Walt Disney Co. announced plans to lay off 4,000 more workers in its theme parks division in California and Florida due to the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on the industry. The annou...
Nov 27, 2020
Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante releases graphic novel detailing political journey
Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante can now add "author" to her resume with the publication of a graphic novel in which she recounts her entry into politics and takes subtle digs at the sexism she's encount...
Nov 27, 2020
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
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...