Murray Wood: When words fail, stuffed animals can say a lot
Murray Wood says people in Foam Lake and communities across Saskatchewan are putting stuffed animals outside to remember...
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Many school bus routes still cancelled in Quebec because of Lion inspections
MONTREAL - Many Lion electric school buses remained off the road in Quebec on Monday after the company said over the weekend the vehicles needed more inspections and repairs. The 1,200 Lion buses oper...
Sep 15, 2025
'Anxiety' for restaurateurs as B.C. job action escalates to liquor warehouses
VANCOUVER - The head of a British Columbia restaurant industry association says businesses are in a state of "nervousness and anxiety" over possible liquor distribution disruptions as public service l...
Sep 12, 2025
Canada Post union set to give update on postal service bargaining saga
OTTAWA - The union representing Canada Post workers is set to give an update this morning on negotiations with the Crown corporation. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it will hold a press con...
Sep 12, 2025 Canada Post mail trucks are seen parked in their distribution centre in Montreal, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Montreal Transit Corp. warns users ahead of second strike coming in 10 days
MONTREAL - The head of Montreal's public transit authority says she needs to find ways to deliver services at a lower cost, 10 days out from a second strike by maintenance workers that will drasticall...
Sep 11, 2025
Alberta's Smith says tight budget means teachers face a stark choice in bargaining
EDMONTON - With a provincewide teachers strike looming, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says their union has a stark choice between heftier pay hikes and more teachers. Smith suggested they can have on...
Sep 11, 2025
B.C. says deal reached with union to classify meat inspectors as essential
KAMLOOPS - Provincial meat inspectors in British Columbia have been classified as essential workers after ranchers and meat processors complained that an ongoing public service strike was threatening ...
Sep 11, 2025
Alberta teachers plan provincewide strike starting Oct. 6, as talks hit stalemate
EDMONTON - Alberta teachers have officially started the countdown clock toward an Oct. 6 provincewide strike, with the union's head and the government accusing the other of failing students. "Teachers...
Sep 10, 2025
Carney says temporary foreign worker program needs a 'focused approach'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday the temporary foreign worker program needs a "focused approach" that targets the needs of specific sectors and regions. Carney's comments came as he ...
Sep 10, 2025
From wages to pickets, here are 5 things to know about B.C.'s public service strike
Job action affecting public service workers in British Columbia has entered its second week. Here are five things you need to know about the dispute. WHAT'S BEHIND THE JOB ACTION? The BC General Emplo...
Sep 9, 2025
Union says 4,000 workers on 22 pickets as B.C. public service strike expands
Picket lines by British Columbia's public service employees are expanding to 22 sites involving more than 4,000 workers in an escalation of their labour dispute with the province. Among the new picket...
Sep 9, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Saskatchewan grieves with Foam Lake
Foam Lake is rallying around a husband and father left to grieve his wife and two daughters, who were killed in a collis...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, Oct. 7
On Wednesday's show, Evan talked about the cost of diesel, modernizing Canada's power grid and the Saskatoon Fire Depart...