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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Canada adds Haiti evacuation flight next week after last-minute requests
MONTREAL - Canada will offer an additional evacuation flight out of Haiti next week due to a spike in the number of requests to flee the Caribbean country that poured in just as Canada was set to wind...
Apr 07, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces billions to build Canada's AI capacity
MONTREAL - The Liberal government is setting aside $2.4 billion in the upcoming budget to build capacity in artificial intelligence, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday. The bulk of that - ...
Apr 07, 2024
Man arrested for setting fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders' office; motive remains unclear
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A man was charged Sunday with setting a fire outside the Vermont office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, federal prosecutors said. Shant Soghomonian, 35, who was previously of North...
Apr 07, 2024
2 women who say abortion restrictions put them in medical peril feel compelled to campaign for Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Texas woman who went into premature labor, developed sepsis and nearly died and a Louisiana woman who said restrictive abortion laws prevented her from getting medical help for a m...
Apr 07, 2024
Sick of extra fees online? It's drip pricing, and Canadian shoppers are fighting back
VANCOUVER - If you shop online you're likely familiar with the experience - you agree to buy for a certain price, but by the time you check out, the cost has ballooned with fees and surcharges. Place ...
Apr 07, 2024
He once swore off politics. Now, this Georgia activist is trying to recruit people who seldom vote
ATLANTA (AP) - Davante Jennings cast his first ballot for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race. Republican Donald Trump's election that year, he says, turned him from an idealistic c...
Apr 07, 2024
A battle for hope: the brewing campaign clash between the Conservatives and the NDP
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's path to power may be by prosecuting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's past eight years in government, but his road to victory is painted NDP orange. Appea...
Apr 07, 2024
Things to know when the Arkansas Legislature convenes to take up a budget and other issues
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas lawmakers are convening at the Capitol and their top agenda item is taking up Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' $6.3 billion proposed budget for the coming year. The sessi...
Apr 06, 2024
Cecil L. 'Chip' Murray, influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles, dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Rev. Dr. Cecil L. "Chip" Murray, an influential pastor and civil rights leader who used his tenure at one of Los Angeles' oldest churches to uplift the predominantly Black neigh...
Apr 06, 2024
Nova Scotia premier joins calls for meeting with Trudeau about carbon pricing
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservative premier has joined a call from leaders across the country asking for a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss carbon pricing. Tim Housto...
Apr 06, 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...