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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External probe into deaths of Quebec boys calls for reform to youth protection system
QUEBEC - An external investigation into the deaths of two Quebec boys is calling for in-depth reform of the province's youth protection system and the law that governs it. Dr. Lionel Carmant, Quebec's...
Dec 22, 2020
10 correctional officers charged following death of Indigenous man in N.L. jail
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Ten correctional officers have been charged with crimes ranging from manslaughter to criminal negligence causing death in connection with the 2019 death of an Inuk man in a St. John...
Dec 22, 2020
Federal memorial grant program expanded to include correctional officers
OTTAWA - The federal memorial grant program for first responders is being expanded to recognize correctional, parole and probation officers who lose their lives.The program provides a one-time lump su...
Dec 22, 2020
RCMP to attempt underwater sonar search for missing Nova Scotia scallop dragger
HILLSBURN, N.S. - The Mounties say they are planning to use a towed sonar system to try and locate a scallop dragging vessel that went missing last week in the Bay of Fundy. On Tuesday, however, three...
Dec 22, 2020
Anger, suspicion after Pakistani dissident Karima Mehrab found dead in Toronto
TORONTO - The apparent drowning death of an internationally prominent Pakistani dissident whose body was pulled from the water near downtown Toronto sparked anger, grief and suspicion on Tuesday.Polic...
Dec 22, 2020
Crown won't appeal not criminally responsible verdict in Matthew Raymond murder trial
FREDERICTON - Crown Prosecutors in New Brunswick will not appeal the verdict in the Matthew Raymond murder trial. A jury in November found Raymond not criminally responsible in the deaths of four peop...
Dec 22, 2020
Feds have not 'demonstrated need' for security-screening measures: privacy watchdog
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog is pressing for changes to security screening procedures for public servants. An internal memo prepared by the privacy commissioner's office says the government h...
Dec 22, 2020
Jade boulder stolen in B.C. has nothing but sentimental value, says owner
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The owner of a gift store in British Columbia's southern Interior says no one will benefit if a huge jade boulder stolen from the front of her shop is carved up by thieves. The nea...
Dec 21, 2020
Correctional officers arrested in death of Indigenous man in N.L. jail: police
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Police say several correctional officers have been arrested in connection with the death of an Indigenous man in a Newfoundland and Labrador provincial jail - but they won't say how...
Dec 21, 2020
Estate of Nova Scotia mass killer Gabriel Wortman valued at $2.1 million
HALIFAX - The estate belonging to Nova Scotia mass murderer Gabriel Wortman is valued at $2.1 million - about one-third of which is in cash seized by police, according to newly released court document...
Dec 21, 2020
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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...