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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CUPW to hold two days of talks with Canada Post, overtime ban remains in effect
OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it will hold two days of talks with Canada Post. The union, which represents about 55,000 postal workers, says both sides met with federal mediators ...
Aug 13, 2025
Air Canada to begin cancelling flights ahead of possible work stoppage on Saturday
MONTREAL - Air Canada says it will begin a gradual suspension of flights to allow an orderly shutdown as it faces a potential work stoppage by its flight attendants on Saturday. The airline says the f...
Aug 13, 2025 Air Canada flight attendants hold a silent protest at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Planning to fly Air Canada? What you need to know about a potential strike looming
A potential strike looms as contract talks carry on between Air Canada and the union representing 10,000 of its flight attendants. The outcome of negotiations this week could be critical for summer tr...
Aug 11, 2025
Saskatchewan leading the nation in employment rates
Saskatchewan was the only province to see an increase in employment in July. The province also had the lowest unemployment rate in the country at 5 per cent, or 22,000 full-time jobs, according to the...
Aug 9, 2025 Compared with July 2024, employment in Saskatchewan was up by 16,000, or 2.6 per cent. (The Canadian Press)
Pay hike for military members 'long overdue,' says expert
OTTAWA - The federal government's decision to boost entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces members is being praised by expert observers as long overdue. On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said h...
Aug 9, 2025
RCMP union pushes for change to help force attract talent from U.S., other countries
OTTAWA - The union representing front-line RCMP members wants the force to ease requirements for foreign applicants to help attract experienced police officers from agencies like the U.S. Federal Bure...
Aug 9, 2025
Carney announces 20% increase in military starting pay
TRENTON, ONT. - Ottawa is hiking entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces privates by 20 per cent for the regular force and 13 per cent for reservists, Prime Minister Mark Carney said at CFB Trenton ...
Aug 8, 2025
McGill unions say university is threatening free speech over pro-Palestinian support
MONTREAL - Four unions at McGill University say the school is attacking free speech by trying to cut off funding for a student organization because of its support for a pro-Palestinian group. They say...
Aug 8, 2025
Guatemalan man's estate entitled to redress after court says death was linked to work
MONTREAL - Quebec's Court of Appeal has ruled that the family of a Guatemalan farm worker crushed to death in 2021 trying to repair a flat tire on his employer's car is entitled to compensation. The h...
Aug 7, 2025
McGill faculty groups file constitutional challenge of Quebec labour bill
MONTREAL - Four faculty groups at McGill University have launched a constitutional challenge of a Quebec bill that allows the provincial labour minister to terminate strikes. The associations, which r...
Aug 5, 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...