Murray Wood: When fishing trips really are about fishing
Murray Wood says his annual "Gentlemen's Retreat" is actually becoming, well... not quite gentlemanly, but cer...
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N.B. Premier Susan Holt to meet with Mark Carney and his ministers this week
OTTAWA - New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt will be in Ottawa today to discuss the economy, defence and major projects with Prime Minister Mark Carney and his ministers. Holt says she also plans to pres...
Apr 20, 2026
B.C. supportive housing bill targets problem tenants. Critics fear it may worsen woes
VANCOUVER - Housing researcher Alina McKay knows there are "tensions" in British Columbia's supportive housing buildings, as tenants face disruptive violence flowing from poverty and other issues that...
Apr 18, 2026
FOI documents suggest plant-based milk facility linked to deadly outbreak was 'haven for listeria,' experts say
TORONTO - Documents detailing an inspection of a beverage production facility that regulators say was the source of a deadly listeria outbreak reveal it was cited for several infractions that have not...
Apr 17, 2026
Province says Regina Breast Health Centre has led to faster, better care
A year after the opening of the Regina Breast Health Centre, the provincial government says patients are receiving the care they need more quickly. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health said that since ...
Apr 16, 2026 “Having specialists, diagnostics and support together in one place, is helping patients feel supported and informed at every stage,” Jeremy Cockrill, Saskatchewan’s health minister, said in a statement. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Public funds don't make Catholic hospitals 'government actors': lawyer in MAID case
VANCOUVER - Providing medical assistance in dying at a Catholic hospital would go against religious doctrine and be a "scandalous" practice that couldn't be justified to the faithful of the world, a l...
Apr 16, 2026
Nearly half of VCH maternal deaths within a year of birth caused by overdose: report
VANCOUVER - Drug-related overdoses are now the leading cause of maternal death among residents in the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority within a year of giving birth, a new report says. The report, p...
Apr 16, 2026
Sask. cabinet gets earful on health, revenue sharing from mayors and councillors
Health care, revenue sharing and co-operation between municipalities were some of the themes of Wednesday's "bear pit" session at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association's convention in Regi...
Apr 16, 2026 Delegates at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association’s convention in Regina line up to fire their questions at Premier Scott Moe and members of his cabinet. (Geoff Smith/980 CJME)
Meet neffy: Health Canada approves epinephrine nasal spray for anaphylaxis
TORONTO - Health Canada has approved the first needle-free epinephrine treatment for severe allergic reactions: a nasal spray called neffy. ALK Canada, which purchased the rights to distribute the dru...
Apr 15, 2026
P.E.I. government tables budget with record $410-million deficit
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's finance minister is projecting a record deficit in the provincial budget for a second year in a row. Jill Burridge introduced the 2026-27 budget in Charlottetown...
Apr 14, 2026
Air Canada ordered to pay pilots who were denied religious COVID-19 vaccine exemption
An arbitrator has ordered Air Canada to grant back pay to seven pilots denied religious exemptions from the airline's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy in a violation of the Canadian Human Rights ...
Apr 14, 2026
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Sport is a collective experience that brings us together
Whatever your sport is, Sarah Mills says it is an experience fans get to have together. The highs, the lows and - whethe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, June 16
8:30 - The independent review of Saskatchewan's 2025 wildfire response found the SPSA was not fully prepared for a wildf...