Murray Wood: Alberta is soon going to be living on 'Saskatchewan time'
Murray Wood says the debate about whether Saskatchewan should change it's clocks like other provinces is being replaced ...
Tag Archives: Politics
Jagmeet Singh makes his case to Alberta's new NDP leader amid party separation talks
OTTAWA - Breaking up the federal and provincial arms of the New Democratic Party would be a mistake, federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh suggested on Thursday, as members in Alberta increasingly vocalize...
Jun 27, 2024
Optimistic, but aware: wet weather easing Fort Nelson, B.C., fire fears
FORT NELSON - The mayor of Fort Nelson, B.C., says the community is feeling more comfortable after a week of wet weather and a downgraded drought threat, but that doesn't mean they're blind to the ris...
Jun 27, 2024
Nova Scotia in talks for agency to investigate wrongful conviction of Glen Assoun
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's police watchdog is in talks with a civilian agency that is interested in investigating the role of police in the wrongful murder conviction of Glen Assoun, provincial justice o...
Jun 27, 2024
Alberta announces final numbers for fiscal year, including $4.3B surplus
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA - Alberta has announced its final numbers for the fiscal year that ended in March, and the bottom line is a $4.3-billion surplus. Finance Minister Nate Horner says Alberta to...
Jun 27, 2024
Council approves new mandate, changes for REAL
City council passed a resolution supporting six recommendations on the future of the Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. Among them were recommendations from administration that the city continue to ru...
Jun 27, 2024 Roberta Engel, the acting president and CEO of REAL, said it's going to take some time to right the ship. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Resolutions on child welfare barred from AFN assembly as chiefs raise concerns
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations is not allowing resolutions on child welfare at its coming annual general assembly, including one that called for it to publicly apologize for comments made in f...
Jun 27, 2024
Man charged with threatening to kill presidential candidates found dead as jury was deciding verdict
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire man charged with threatening the lives of presidential candidates last year has been found dead while a jury was deciding his verdict, according to court filings T...
Jun 27, 2024
Sask. reports $182 million operating surplus at end of fiscal year
Despite two previous updates in the red, Saskatchewan ended the 2023-24 fiscal year with an operating surplus of $182 million. The Ministry of Finance released the Public Accounts Volume 1 on Thursday...
Jun 27, 2024 Finance Minister Donna Harpauer says higher than expected corporate income taxes helped move the province's books from red to black in 2023-24. June 27, 2024 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan ends fiscal year with $182M surplus, below original forecast
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government ended the last fiscal year with a $182-million surplus, lower than the original forecast but higher than other predictions. Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said Th...
Jun 27, 2024
Higher share of foreign workers became permanent residents in recent years: StatCan
OTTAWA - Foreign workers have been making the transition to permanent residency at higher rates in recent years, Statistics Canada says. A new report from the federal agency shows that between 2016 an...
Jun 27, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Driver education shouldn't just be for high-school students
A soon-to-be learner driver in Sarah Mills' house is making her pause and think about some of the bad habits drivers dis...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 21
On Tuesday, Evan speaks with Premier Scott Moe from the Food, Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit, explores nuclear power ...