Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Warnings of the impact of fertility treatments in Alabama rush in after frozen embryo ruling
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a decision critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treat...
Feb 20, 2024
Mental health minister says 'safer supply' drug concerns rooted in 'stigma and fear'
OTTAWA - Canada's mental health and addictions minister believes fear and stigma are driving criticism of the government's decision to support prescribing pharmaceuticals to drug users to combat the c...
Feb 20, 2024
'No backup plan': Funding for HIV self-testing kits ending in March
Prossy Luzige often gets calls from people looking for HIV tests that they can do in the privacy of their own homes. The program co-ordinator at CAYR Community Connections in Ontario says the take-hom...
Feb 19, 2024
A year after Jimmy Carter's entered hospice care, advocates hope his endurance drives awareness
ATLANTA (AP) - Since Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at his home in south Georgia one year ago, the former U.S. president has celebrated his 99th birthday, enjoyed tributes to his legacy and lost hi...
Feb 17, 2024
'I need a house': Belleville's drug emergency lays bare toll of wider crisis
BELLEVILLE, ONT. - As snow accumulated on the streets around him, John Green wondered where he would find warmth for the night. The 48-year-old and his partner were among those huddling this week outs...
Feb 17, 2024
The Census Bureau is thinking about how to ask about sex. People have their opinions
The U.S. Census Bureau is thinking about how to ask about sex. People have opinions. Dozens of health officials, civil rights groups, individuals and businesses have weighed in about how the statistic...
Feb 16, 2024
'It has not translated at all to the front line:' SUN skeptical of SHA action plan
On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority talked about the progress that has been made on the action plans to deal with overcapacity issues in Regina and Saskatoon hospitals. But the head of the ...
Feb 16, 2024 SUN president Tracy Zambory says ERs in the province are still well above their capacity. (980 CJME file photo)
14 GOP-led states have turned down federal money to feed low-income kids in the summer. Here's why
Lower-income families with school-age kids can get help from the federal government paying for groceries this summer, unless they live in one of the 14 states that have said no to joining the program ...
Feb 15, 2024
Tribes in Washington are battling a devastating opioid crisis. Will a multimillion-dollar bill help?
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) - Evelyn Jefferson walks deep into a forest dotted with the tents of unhoused Lummi Nation tribal members and calls out names. When someone appears, she and a nurse hand out the...
Feb 15, 2024
Lawsuits ask courts to overturn Virginia's new policies on the treatment of transgender students
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The ACLU of Virginia filed two lawsuits against the state Department of Education on Thursday, asking the courts to throw out Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's policies on the trea...
Feb 15, 2024
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
Evan finds out what to do if you find space junk on your farm, analyzes the outrage over Ticketmaster prices and the fut...