Murray Wood: Big companies seem to be allergic to answering questions
Murray Wood says it's surprising that during a SaskTel outage last week, it was very difficult to get the Saskatchewan t...
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273 goats eating through weeds on Wascana hill
There is a lot of kidding around going on at Wascana Hill in Regina. Some happy four-legged creatures are on a remote goat vacation from their farm near Elbow, enjoying an all-you-can-eat buffet of gr...
May 31, 2024 The goats eat invasive weeds so native prairie grasses can continue to grow. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
Environment Canada says winds reached 155 km/h in destructive Quebec tornado
MONTREAL - Environment Canada says the tornado that hit west of Montreal on Monday generated maximum wind speeds of about 155 kilometres per hour. The agency says in a statement today that the storm's...
May 29, 2024
Acadian groups say Chignecto Isthmus should be designated national park
HALIFAX - Organizations representing Acadians in Atlantic Canada are proposing the Chignecto Isthmus, which links New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, be turned into a national park. The proposal is contain...
May 29, 2024
Montreal-based startup gets $850,000 to protect whales with artificial intelligence
MONTREAL - The federal Fisheries Department is giving $850,000 to a Montreal-based startup that has developed artificial intelligence technology to protect whales and other marine life from ship strik...
May 29, 2024
Liberal MP calls out PBO for error in carbon price analysis, asks for correction
OTTAWA - The parliamentary secretary for Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is criticizing the parliamentary budget officer for not issuing a more-public correction to its carbon price analysis after ...
May 28, 2024
Quebec homeowners recall scramble to safety as tornado touched down west of Montreal
MONTREAL - Residents west of Montreal recounted on Tuesday the moment when a tornado tore through their communities, taking only a few seconds to rip apart homes, vehicles and farm buildings. The day ...
May 28, 2024
Suspected tornado damages homes and barns in Quebec, but no injuries reported
RIGAUD, Que. - A suspected tornado that touched down in southwestern Quebec late Monday afternoon has damaged homes and farm buildings, but a local fire official said no injuries have been reported. R...
May 27, 2024
Lobby group says emissions cap could cost oil and gas sector $75B in lost investment
CALGARY - A new report commissioned by an industry lobby group on the federal government's proposed emissions cap stirred up strong reactions from both oil and gas supporters and environmental groups ...
May 27, 2024
A correction to a May 26 story about disease and climate change
A story about disease and climate change published by The Canadian Press on Sunday, May 26, incorrectly said that Victoria Ng, senior scientific evaluator for the Public Health Agency of Canada, lives...
May 27, 2024
As Canada warms, infectious disease risks spread north
It was 15 years ago that Ontario student Justin Wood started feeling sick. A keen soccer player, snowboarder and mountain biker, Wood said he didn't know the cause but he had to "back off from playing...
May 26, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 26
Evan talks with historian Bill Waiser about Saskatchewan's 120 birthday, university associate professor Ian Lee about Ca...