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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Authorities: Another body in rubble raises death toll to 5
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Rescue crews found another body in the rubble of a collapsed 12-story condominium tower near Miami on Saturday, raising the death toll to five as they raced to recover any surviv...
Jun 26, 2021
Documents detail outreach, take-up of little-used federal victims benefit
OTTAWA - Newly released documents on a little-used federal benefit for parents of crime victims show an increase in aid being paid out after an overhaul of the program, but the rate of denied applicat...
Jun 26, 2021
UBC faculty of medicine apologizes for harms to Indigenous Peoples
VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia's faculty of medicine formally apologized Friday for its role in past and present harms to Indigenous Peoples and committed to expand its response to the...
Jun 25, 2021
Police: Man who shot Colorado gunman was killed by officer
DENVER (AP) - Johnny Hurley was hailed by police as a hero for shooting and killing a gunman they say had killed one officer and expressed hatred for police in a Denver suburb. But when another office...
Jun 25, 2021
Officer suspended for inappropriate relationship dropped as Sajjan's assistant
OTTAWA - A reserve military officer who was ordered suspended from the Vancouver police three years ago for an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate is no longer working for Defence Minister H...
Jun 25, 2021
Canada Day should be time of reflection after unmarked graves discovered: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Instead of fireworks and frothy drinks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says this Canada Day should be a time of reflection, couching his view in the discovery this week of another unmarked gra...
Jun 25, 2021
Iqaluit mayor wants land tax exemption on churches removed over residential schools
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Iqaluit's mayor says he plans to make a motion to remove a land tax exemption for churches in Nunavut's capital city. Kenny Bell says he decided to do so after the Cowessess First N...
Jun 25, 2021
Jury selection change preserved fairness of process, Supreme Court says
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says Parliament was entitled to abolish a long-standing jury selection procedure that some critics had denounced as discriminatory. The newly released reasons shed...
Jun 25, 2021
Trudeau faces mounting calls for independent probe of residential school deaths
OTTAWA - As calls mount for the federal Liberals to do more to support Indigenous communities calling for independent investigations into deaths of children at residential schools, Prime Minister Just...
Jun 25, 2021
U.S. senator wants Canada on religious freedom watch list over pastor COVID arrests
EDMONTON - A U.S. senator has asked that Canada be investigated for violating religious freedom over the arrests of Alberta pastors accused of flouting COVID-19 restrictions. In a letter released Thur...
Jun 25, 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...