Murray Wood: Federal gun initiatives take aim at small business
Darryl Schemenauer is closing down his Regina gun store after 35 years, and he puts the blame squarely on the federal Li...
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Jurors hear closing arguments in trial for three men charged in Coutts blockade
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A Crown prosecutor making the case against three men charged with mischief at the border blockade at Coutts, Alta., told jurors Tuesday they don't have to determine the accused wer...
Apr 16, 2024
Here's what the Liberals have already promised will be in today's federal budget
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to present the federal budget on Tuesday after a countrywide tour that teased many of the housing and affordability measures to be included in the do...
Apr 16, 2024 Housing will be a central part of Tuesday's budget. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
$535B budget projects $39.8B deficit, aims to restore economic fairness
OTTAWA - The 2024 federal budget will provide "generational fairness" to younger Canadians by raising taxes on those who have already capitalized on Canada's economic strengths, Finance Minister Chrys...
Apr 16, 2024 In a resignation letter, Chrystia Freeland says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her another role in cabinet Friday, but that the only “honest and viable path” is to leave cabinet. (The Canadian Press)
Ontario may not meet LTC direct care target due to staff shortages: document
TORONTO - Difficulties hiring and retaining enough nurses and personal support workers for long-term care homes could mean the Ontario government may not meet its target for the amount of hands-on car...
Apr 16, 2024
Figures and Dobson win nominations for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama voters decided primary runoffs on Tuesday for the state's newly redrawn 2nd Congressional District, setting up a potentially historic November race that could play a pa...
Apr 15, 2024
Democrats seek to seize control of deadlocked Michigan House in special elections
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Democratic lawmakers are hoping to win back a majority in the deadlocked Michigan House and regain control of the state government in two special elections on Tuesday. Democrat M...
Apr 15, 2024
House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate, forcing a trial
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House sent two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing a trial on allegations that he has "willfully and ...
Apr 15, 2024
Indiana limits abortion data for privacy under near-total ban, but some GOP candidates push back
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana allows so few abortions that health officials stopped releasing individual reports to protect patient privacy - a move some Republicans are now fighting to reverse. The Rep...
Apr 15, 2024
Supreme Court questions obstruction charges brought against Jan. 6 rioters and Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned whether federal prosecutors went too far in bringing obstruction charges against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. B...
Apr 15, 2024
Trump trial: Why can't Americans see or hear what is going on inside the courtroom?
NEW YORK (AP) - It's a moment in history - the first U.S. president facing criminal charges in an American courtroom. Yet only a handful of observers are able to see or even hear what is going on. Ins...
Apr 15, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The season of the zipper merge has returned
It sometimes feels like leaders in our cities and towns don't plan for construction very well, but Sarah Mills says the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 20
On Monday's show, Evan hears concerns about the FSIN's transparency after its general assembly last week, discusses how ...