Murray Wood: Is this one of those times when money might be better in the government's pockets?
Windfall profits on oil are prompting a break in the federal fuel excise, but Saskatchewan isn't following suit. Murray ...
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:05 p.m. EDT on Oct. 18, 2020: There are 198,083 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 93,391 confirmed (including 6,038 deaths, 78,559 r...
Oct 18, 2020
O'Toole and Kenney sit side-by-side for livestream without wearing masks
NOBLEFORD, Alta. - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole praised Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for his province's handling of COVID-19 as the two sat side-by-side during a livestream on Saturday, while neit...
Oct 17, 2020
Sask. reports 36 new COVID-19 cases, 9 recoveries
Saskatchewan reported 36 new COVID-19 cases Saturday. There are now 326 active cases throughout the province. The Saskatoon region saw the most new cases with 10, followed by the far northeast and nor...
Oct 17, 2020 (Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Chief public health officer calls for continued 'collective effort' against COVID-19
TORONTO - Canada's chief public health officer urged residents to continue making a "collective effort" to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday as parts of the country braced for new rounds of res...
Oct 17, 2020
Regina preps to get its first micro-cannabis grower
Regina will be getting its first legal micro-cannabis grower by the end of October. VIGR Life Cannabis (VLC) received their micro cultivation license from Health Canada, which allows them to grow mari...
Oct 17, 2020 Kirk Tousaw, a cannabis lawyer and CEO of Great Gardiner Farms Ltd., said there has been tremendous success since the legalization of pot. (THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO/Jonathan Hayward)
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 p.m. EDT on Oct. 17, 2020: There are 196,324 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 92,297 confirmed (including 6,032 deaths, 77,602 r...
Oct 16, 2020
Restaurants near virus hot spots weigh safety-vs-profit with locals-only dining
Some southern Ontario restaurants are making the tough financial choice to bar out-of-town customers from indoor dining as COVID-19 cases surge in nearby hot spots. Ramshackle Industries, which ...
Oct 16, 2020
Lawsuit filed in case of man who killed himself after release from Regina hospital
REGINA - The family of a young man who took his own life after going to a hospital twice in one day during a mental-health crisis is suing the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the provincial governme...
Oct 16, 2020
Trudeau says feds want fixes, not control, of long-term care system
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no intention of trying to assert federal jurisdiction over long-term care facilities but still believes there is a role for Ottawa to play in fixing ...
Oct 16, 2020
First Nations elder alleges she was questioned about alcohol use in Winnipeg hospital
WINNIPEG - A First Nations elder says her symptoms were initially ignored and she was questioned about alcohol use during a stay at a Winnipeg hospital.Sadie North, 72, said she was appalled at some o...
Oct 16, 2020
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Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, April 15
8:30 - With a clear majority now secured, Mark Carney no longer has to bargain to survive confidence votes and can focus...