Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Alberta forecasts $4.6-billion surplus in budget update, but braces for uncertainty
EDMONTON - Alberta is forecasting a $4.6-billion surplus for this fiscal year, but Finance Minister Nate Horner says "mounting pressures" threaten to soon put the province in the red. Horner made the ...
Nov 21, 2024
Coroner's inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man hears from ex-cop involved in arrest
A former police officer involved in the violent arrest of an Ottawa man who later died in hospital told a coroner's inquest that he was traumatized by the incident and worried about his own safety at ...
Nov 20, 2024
Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency over gang and addiction crises
TORONTO - A northern Ontario First Nation declared a state of emergency Tuesday over concurrent crises involving crime, gang activity, addiction and mental health problems that have plagued the commun...
Nov 19, 2024
Ontario launching new mental health program for first responders
TORONTO - Ontario is launching a new mental health program for first responders. The province says the Mental Health Supports for Public Safety Personnel program will provide help for police officers,...
Nov 19, 2024
Canada's mental health is three times worse than before COVID-19
TORONTO - A new report says mental health across Canada is three times worse than it was before COVID-19 and access to care varies widely across provinces and territories. The Canadian Mental Health A...
Nov 19, 2024 The Canadian Mental Health Association's report also says 57 per cent of young people between 18 and 24 years old who have early signs of mental illness say they can't afford to get services. (The Canadian Press)
NDP blasts government for lack of 24/7 service at Regina's Urgent Care Centre
Four months after the launch of Regina's Urgent Care Centre, the facility has not yet begun to provide 24/7 service, as was originally promised. When the centre opened in July, its hours were set from...
Nov 19, 2024 NDP MLA Meara Conway said the province is "driving out" health care workers at a media event in Regina on Nov. 18. 2024. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
New Brunswick Liberals promise rent cap, tax cuts in first 100 days in office
FREDERICTON - A rent cap, tax cuts, and payments to nurses are among the commitments New Brunswick's Liberal government says it will fulfil in its first 100 days in office. In a throne speech Tuesday,...
Nov 19, 2024
Manitoba NDP lays out plans to freeze hydro rates, commission bison statue
WINNIPEG - Tackling high grocery prices, freezing hydro electricity rates and commissioning a new statue reflecting Manitoba's past and present are some of the priorities for the coming year the NDP g...
Nov 19, 2024
New Alberta hospital agency to be up and running in the spring, minister says
EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister says the province's new hospital agency will be operational next spring, months later than expected. Adriana LaGrange announced Monday that hospitals now run by Al...
Nov 18, 2024
Ontario tables bill that bans supervised consumption sites near schools, daycares
TORONTO - Ontario tabled a bill Monday that aims to shutter 10 supervised consumption sites the government deems too close to schools and daycares. The bill, if passed by Premier Doug Ford's majority ...
Nov 18, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...