Murray Wood: Packed Mosaic Stadium was cherry on top of big Rider win
Murray Wood says Rider games should be packed; it's all part of being from Saskatchewan. He says Saturday's game proved ...
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Alberta justice minister sorry for saying feds, others rooting for COVID disaster
EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says he was wrong to accuse Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, Alberta's Opposition N-D-P, and the media of rooting for COVID-19 to buckle his province's...
May 11, 2021
Prosecutor plans to seek death penalty in spa shootings
ATLANTA (AP) - A man accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was indicted Tuesday on murder charges by two separate g...
May 11, 2021
B.C. pledges to introduce permanent paid sick leave program in January
VICTORIA - Workers affected by COVID-19 in British Columbia will qualify for up to three days of paid sick leave under proposed legislation that Premier John Horgan says will plug holes in a federal p...
May 11, 2021
Watchdog worries federal benefit for parents of missing, murdered kids going unused
OTTAWA - The federal ombudsman for victims of crime says she remains concerned that financial aid for parents of murdered or missing children remains largely unused despite new and proposed changes to...
May 11, 2021
Other provinces looking at Saskatchewan's plan to tie COVID-19 vaccines to reopening
CALGARY - Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan's plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of...
May 11, 2021
Alberta government knew bighorn sheep contaminated with coal mine selenium: scientist
EDMONTON - Some herds of Alberta's provincial animal are heavily contaminated with selenium from old coal mines, says research from a retired senior government biologist. Jeff Kneteman said Alberta En...
May 11, 2021
Quebec public daycare registry hit by cyberattack, 5,000 personal files compromised
MONTREAL - Quebec's online daycare waiting list was hit by a cyberattack over the weekend, with the personal data of 5,000 parents and children compromised. Families Minister Mathieu Lacombe confirmed...
May 11, 2021
Coalition says users were shut out of drug decriminalization proposal, demands redo
OTTAWA - Advocates are calling on the federal government and the City of Vancouver to halt the march toward possible drug decriminalization in the city, saying the process excludes users and demands a...
May 11, 2021
'Massive and potentially permanent disruption': Canada's bleak view of Line 5 closure
WASHINGTON - Shutting down the Line 5 pipeline in Michigan would deal a "massive and potentially permanent" blow to Canada's economy and energy security and risk lasting damage to relations with the U...
May 11, 2021
Slovakia halts use of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Slovakia has halted use of the two-shot AstraZeneca vaccine, the Health Ministry said Tuesday. The announcement came after Slovakia's State Institute...
May 11, 2021
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, August 18
Guest host Brent Loucks discusses Alberta's byelection, where Pierre Poilievre is vying for a seat, rising food costs sh...