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 ...
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Minimum wage up across Atlantic Canada with biggest jump in Newfoundland and Labrador
HALIFAX - The minimum wage is going up today in all four Atlantic Canadian provinces. Newfoundland and Labrador is leading the way with a 60-cent increase, bringing its hourly rate to $15.60 - the hig...
Apr 01, 2024
White House Easter egg roll draws a huge crowd after storm-delayed start
WASHINGTON (AP) - Thunder and lightning delayed the start of the annual Easter egg roll at the White House on Monday, but the event eventually rolled ahead under gray skies with a large crowd includin...
Apr 01, 2024
Carbon pricing 101: What Monday's increase could mean for you
OTTAWA - The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne Monday. Here are some questions answered about what this could mean for you. Who pays the carbon price? Canada has two different car...
Apr 01, 2024
Kansas lawmakers race to solve big fiscal issues before their spring break
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Legislature is scrambling to address tax cuts, funding for disability services and immigration issues ahead of its annual three-week spring break starting next week. Mos...
Mar 31, 2024
Trump’s immigration rhetoric makes inroads with some Democrats. That could be a concern for Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) - The video shared by Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and China. Shots of ...
Mar 31, 2024
States move to shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - An appeals court ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is spurring lawmakers in several states to enact state-level protections to plug gaps that the ruling o...
Mar 31, 2024
Why Trump's alarmist message on immigration may be resonating beyond his base
WASHINGTON (AP) - The video shared by former President Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and...
Mar 31, 2024
New $20 minimum wage for fast food workers in California set to start Monday
LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) - Most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour beginning Monday when a new law is scheduled to kick in giving more financial security to an historicall...
Mar 31, 2024
Democrats hope Biden could get a boost from down-ballot races under Wisconsin's new legislative map
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's presidential primary Tuesday clears the way for a general election campaign that Democrats see as an opportunity unlike any in recent state history. New legislative di...
Mar 31, 2024
Nunavut celebrates 25th anniversary with optimism but also housing concerns
IQALUIT, Nunavut - P.J. Akeeagok was a teenager in a tiny hamlet on the tip of Ellesmere Island, watching with anticipation when Nunavut was officially born. Twenty-five years later, he is the premier...
Mar 31, 2024
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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...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 21
8:30 - We're broadcasting on location from the Food, Fuel and Fertilizer Global Summit in Regina, where Saskatchewan's r...