Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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A former Milwaukee election official is fined $3,000 for obtaining fake absentee ballots
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A former Milwaukee election official convicted of misconduct in office and fraud for obtaining fake absentee ballots was sentenced Thursday to one year of probation and fined $3,0...
May 02, 2024
Two months to count election ballots? California's long tallies turn election day into weeks, months
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nearly two months after the election, a recount settled the outcome in a Northern California U.S. House primary contest, breaking a mathematically improbable tie for second place bu...
May 02, 2024
Arkansas governor says state won't comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared Thursday that the state won't comply with a federal regulation that seeks to protect the rights of transgender students in the na...
May 02, 2024
Former Michigan House leader, wife plead not guilty to misusing political funds
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The former leader of the Michigan House and his wife pleaded not guilty Thursday to financial charges arising from an investigation of how they spent money from unregulated ...
May 02, 2024
Minnesota sports betting bill runs afoul of partisan rancor over state senator's burglary arrest
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A bill to legalize sports betting in Minnesota is in serious trouble, running afoul of the partisan rancor over the arrest of a state senator on a felony burglary charge. One of...
May 02, 2024
Campaign to legalize sports betting in Missouri gets help from mascots to haul voter signatures
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's professional sports teams on Thursday turned in more than 340,000 voter signatures to put a ballot proposal to legalize sports betting before voters this November...
May 02, 2024
Quebec police can refuse to talk to and share notes with watchdog: Court of Appeal
MONTREAL - Quebec's highest court says police officers have the right to remain silent during investigations by the province's police watchdog. In a decision Tuesday, the Court of Appeal sided with th...
May 02, 2024
North Carolina congressional candidate suspends campaign days before primary runoff
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - A candidate seeking the Republican nomination for a North Carolina congressional seat announced Thursday that she's suspending her campaign, citing her rival's endorsement by form...
May 02, 2024
Surrey wants 'radical expansion' of Charter rights in B.C. policing dispute: lawyer
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for B.C.'s Public Safety Ministry says the City of Surrey is seeking a "radical expansion" of freedom-of-expression protections under Canada's Charter in its legal dispute with th...
May 02, 2024
Quesnel, B.C., censures mayor, saying his actions jeopardize Indigenous relations
QUESNEL, B.C. - Councillors in Quesnel, B.C., voted unanimously to censure their mayor, saying his actions related to a book that denies the harms of Canada's residential school system have jeopardize...
May 02, 2024
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...