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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Freeland says 'housing, housing, housing' on agenda with meetings with B.C. premier
VICTORIA - Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she stopped at a recently built downtown Victoria rental apartment building Monday before meeting with British Columbia Premier David Eby, wh...
Mar 11, 2024
B.C. auditor general says accounting fix should improve tax revenue estimates
VICTORIA - British Columbia auditor general Michael Pickup says the provincial government is using more up-to-date information to forecast income tax revenue, something he expects to improve financial...
Mar 11, 2024
Citing poaching, violent incidents, Ottawa says elver fishery won’t open this year
OTTAWA - The federal fisheries minister says the lucrative elver fishery will stay closed for the 2024 season. Diane Lebouthillier says confrontations and incidents of violence have created an "immedi...
Mar 11, 2024
New Jersey lawmakers fast track bill that could restrict records access under open records law
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey lawmakers voted Monday to advance a measure that could make it easier for government agencies to withhold documents under the state's open records law, casting it as a ...
Mar 11, 2024
Firefighters booed New York attorney general who sued Trump for fraud. Officials are investigating
NEW YORK (AP) - A union representing New York City firefighters is raising concerns about possible disciplinary action against its members after state Attorney General Letitia James was booed and a pr...
Mar 11, 2024
Saskatchewan legislature members spar over impasse with teachers
REGINA - Debate over a labour dispute between Saskatchewan teachers and the province heated up in the Legislature on Monday, with the Opposition demanding the government get a deal done. The education...
Mar 11, 2024 Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
No evidence of widespread diversion of B.C. safe-supply drugs, say Farnworth and RCMP
There is no evidence of widespread diversion of safe-supply drugs, British Columbia's solicitor general and the RCMP said Monday, after Federal Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre and Alberta Premier D...
Mar 11, 2024
Ceasefire needed in Gaza as civilian casualties mount, Manitoba premier says
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is asking the federal government to call for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Kinew says Israel has the right to exist, and Hamas must be destroyed...
Mar 11, 2024
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine bypasses Trump-backed Bernie Moreno with US Senate primary endorsement
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Republican Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio parted ways with Donald Trump on Monday and endorsed state Sen. Matt Dolan over Trump-backed businessman Bernie Moreno in the state's three-wa...
Mar 11, 2024
Victims-of-crime ombud to examine how justice system treats sexual assault survivors
OTTAWA - The federal advocate for victims of crime is investigating how Canada's justice system treats sexual assault survivors. Benjamin Roebuck, the federal ombudsperson for victims of crime, says t...
Mar 11, 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
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...