Murray Wood: Government nickel and dimes us in advance of Saskatchewan budget
We know the budget is going to include a deficit, and Murray Wood says it's probably not a good sign that the government...
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Controversial councillor 'created an environment of fear': Pickering, Ont. council
PICKERING, ONT. - The mayor of a southern Ontario city and five out of six municipal councillors are condemning the last member of the group for appearing on an online show they say promotes hate spee...
Aug 11, 2024
Quebec recovering from historic rainfall, power outages as storm remnants move east
MONTREAL - Communities across Quebec began taking stock of the damage on Saturday a day after the remnants of Hurricane Debby knocked out power to nearly half a million residents and pummeled several ...
Aug 10, 2024
Polar bears kill worker in attack off Baffin Island in Nunavut
IQALUIT - A worker has died after being attacked by two polar bears off the eastern coast of Baffin Island in Nunavut. The Nasittuq Corporation says in a statement that employees responded to the atta...
Aug 09, 2024 A polar bear. (CP)
68 dead fish found after contaminated water discharge from Yukon mine disaster site
WHITEHORSE - The federal government has ordered the company that owns the Eagle Gold mine in Yukon to build barriers to protect fish from cyanide-contaminated water after 68 dead fish were found follo...
Aug 09, 2024
Calgary mayor says city considering replacing water pipe that ruptured
CALGARY - City officials are weighing options to strengthen a key water main for the long term -- including building a new one -- after a June rupture forced Calgarians to cut their water use and furt...
Aug 09, 2024
Heavy rain hits Eastern Canada as remnants of tropical storm Debby move in
MONTREAL - Remnants of tropical storm Debby doused a large swath of Eastern Canada on Friday, with forecasters saying up to 120 millimetres of rain would fall in some parts of Quebec before it moved o...
Aug 09, 2024
'Extra hoops': Parks Canada's building rules could delay Jasper rebuild
Residents of Jasper, Alta., who lost their homes in last month's wildfire face unique rebuilding challenges tied to leasing provisions nearly as old as Canada, followed modern rules dictating what the...
Aug 09, 2024 A fire truck travels past a devastated residential block in Jasper, Alta., on Friday July 26, 2024. Jasper residents who lost their homes in last month’s wildfire face unique rebuilding challenges tied to leasing provisions nearly as old as Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
B.C. fisherman fined $33K for harvesting in 'globally unique' glass-sponge reefs
VANCOUVER - The owner of a commercial halibut vessel in British Columbia has received more than $33,000 in fines for fishing in a marine protected area containing glass sponge reefs unique to the wate...
Aug 08, 2024
Ottawa calls $8-million price tag for animal captivity bill speculative, premature
OTTAWA - A proposed law to prohibit keeping elephants and great apes in captivity in Canada could cost up to $8 million to administer over the first five years, the parliamentary budget officer said i...
Aug 08, 2024
Flash flooding risk in Ontario, Quebec as remnants of tropical storm Debby on the way
MONTREAL - More than 100 millimetres of rain is forecast to hit parts of Eastern Canada by the weekend as the remnants of tropical storm Debby make their way to the region. Environment Canada is warni...
Aug 08, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, March 18
8:30 - The province made a major announcement on Monday regarding a new AI data centre being developed through a partner...