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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Parties rake in millions in donations despite pandemic, padding campaign war chests
OTTAWA - Federal parties appear to have seen a drop in their fundraising in 2020, a year when the pandemic dented donations of all kinds and made parties rethink some of their traditional fundraising ...
Jul 02, 2021
Can't enter Canada now? Don't try on Monday, border agency warns would-be travellers
WASHINGTON - The agency that guards Canada's borders is putting would-be travellers on notice: if you're not eligible to enter the country now, you won't be on Monday. That's the clear message from th...
Jul 02, 2021
Canada Day protest over residential schools sees monarch statues toppled in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG - Statues of two queens on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature were toppled during a rally over the deaths of Indigenous children at residential schools. The statues of Queen Victoria and...
Jul 02, 2021
Fewer people missing in collapse; nearby tower is evacuated
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - The number of people missing in the Florida condominium collapse fell Friday following a new review, but fears of another potentially catastrophic failure deepened after engineer...
Jul 02, 2021
US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - After nearly 20 years, the U.S. military left Bagram Airfield, the epicenter of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist atta...
Jul 01, 2021
Garland halts federal executions, orders review of protocols
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is halting federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months. Attorney G...
Jul 01, 2021
California sets date for recall election targeting Newsom
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California on Thursday scheduled a Sept. 14 recall election that could drive Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, the result of a political uprising largely driven by an...
Jul 01, 2021
Judge orders release of Wisconsin woman in Slender Man case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin judge on Thursday ordered the release of a woman who has spent 3 1/2 years in a state mental health facility after being convicted of stabbing her classmate to please ...
Jul 01, 2021
'There's some anxiety': Alberta health minister and family swarmed on Canada Day
CALGARY - Protesters surrounded Alberta's health minister, his wife and two young sons Thursday at the conclusion of a Canada Day parade and a celebration of the lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions....
Jul 01, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's getting his second dose of vaccine on Friday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to get his second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. The prime minister's itinerary shows he's getting a shot of the Moderna mRNA vaccine at an Ottawa ...
Jul 01, 2021
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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...