Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
Tag Archives: Politics
How Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce became the focus of baseless political conspiracy theories
The budding love story featuring music superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce took an unexpected turn into the world of political conspiracy theories this week after the ...
Jan 31, 2024
Alberta to require parental consent for name, pronoun changes in schools
Premier Danielle Smith has announced a raft of changes affecting transgender Albertans, including requiring parental consent for students 15 and under who want to change their names or pronouns at sch...
Jan 31, 2024
Alberta fire chiefs want provincial wildfire plan released before season begins
EDMONTON - Alberta's fire chiefs are "urgently" asking the provincial government to explain how it's getting ready for the upcoming wildfire season and to release its preparedness strategy. "There is ...
Jan 31, 2024
Chicago becomes latest US city to call for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's City Council narrowly approved a resolution Wednesday calling for a permanent cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas, with Mayor Brandon Johnson casting the tiebreakin...
Jan 31, 2024
Trump wins final delegate out of New Hampshire
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump has won the last remaining unresolved delegate from New Hampshire, giving him a 13-9 delegate advantage in the Granite State over former U.N. Ambassador...
Jan 31, 2024
What to know about how lawmakers are addressing deepfakes like the ones that victimized Taylor Swift
Even before pornographic and violent deepfake images of Taylor Swift began widely circulating in the past few days, state lawmakers across the U.S. had been searching for ways to quash such nonconsens...
Jan 31, 2024
Activists renew push to repeal Kentucky's near-total abortion ban
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Abortion rights supporters mounted another push Wednesday to restore abortion access in Kentucky, but the Democratic lawmaker sponsoring the legislation acknowledged the odds are...
Jan 31, 2024
New York governor nominates new police leader to agency that has struggled to diversify its ranks
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has nominated a 32-year veteran of the New York State Police to be its new leader. If the state Senate agrees, Steven G. James would be the second Black ...
Jan 31, 2024
Ottawa pledges $362 million to provinces, cities to temporarily house asylum seekers
OTTAWA - The federal government is spending another $362 million to help provinces and cities find housing for asylum seekers - but Ontario says it's nowhere near enough. Immigration Minister Marc Mil...
Jan 31, 2024
Ottawa denies it told CBC to cut 3.3 per cent of its budget, as executives claimed
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is denying that it told CBC/Radio-Canada to cut its budget by 3.3 per cent, despite executives with the public broadcaster insisting that's part of the reason t...
Jan 31, 2024
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...