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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Judge issues reasons for rejecting new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge says she won't allow proposed new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case because it doesn't "expressly" support the Huawei executive's claim that the United...
Jul 21, 2021
Louisiana veto session ends with no bill rejections reversed
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers ended their historic veto session Wednesday after two days in which Republicans failed to overturn any of Gov. John Bel Edwards' bill rejections, a signific...
Jul 21, 2021
Louisiana veto session ends with no bill rejections reversed
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana lawmakers ended their historic veto session Wednesday after two days in which Republicans failed to overturn any of Gov. John Bel Edwards' bill rejections, a signific...
Jul 21, 2021
Biden nominates tech exec, political adviser David Cohen as U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has nominated David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be his ambassador to Canada. Cohen, a lawyer, lobbyist a...
Jul 21, 2021
Green party takes leader Annamie Paul to court, ending brief ceasefire
OTTAWA - The fight within the Green party has spilled over to the courthouse. Court filings show the GreenParty of Canada aimsto overturn arbitration orders that stymied threats to Annamie Paul's lead...
Jul 21, 2021
Quebec rejects $14-billion natural gas project in Saguenay over environmental issues
MONTREAL - A $14-billion project that would have seen natural gas from Western Canada exported to Europe and Asia through Quebec has been rejected by the Quebec government. Environment Minister Benoit...
Jul 21, 2021
Infrastructure bill fails first vote; Senate to try again
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday to begin debate on the big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Joe Biden. But supporters i...
Jul 21, 2021
Canada pays another US$71M for F-35 development
OTTAWA - Canada has quietly made another multimillion-dollar payment toward development of the F-35 stealth fighter despite uncertainty over whether it will buy the aircraft and calls from some promin...
Jul 21, 2021
Federal judges block transgender restrictions in 2 states
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Federal judges on Wednesday temporarily blocked an Arkansas law banning gender confirming treatments for transgender youth and a West Virginia ban on trans athletes in women's spor...
Jul 21, 2021
Pelosi bars Trump allies from Jan. 6 probe; GOP vows boycott
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday rejected two Republicans tapped by House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, a decision ...
Jul 21, 2021
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...