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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Former labour leader, Liberal candidate among three new Senate appointments
OTTAWA - Three new senators have been named to the upper chamber on the advice of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, including a high-profile labour leader and a political trailblazer who is also a former...
Jun 22, 2021
Coal companies hope to move forward with mines in Alberta despite roadblocks
Two coal companies planning to develop mines in Alberta's Rocky Mountains say they hope to move forward despite new regulatory and political roadblocks. "We feel that our mine plan that we are going t...
Jun 22, 2021
Advisory body was 'very keen' to have Indigenous Supreme Court candidate: Campbell
OTTAWA - The head of an independent advisory board on Supreme Court appointments said the body was "very keen" to find an Indigenous candidate to fill the latest vacancy. But Kim Campbell suggested at...
Jun 22, 2021
UNESCO says industry, poor governance 'likely' endanger Canadian World Heritage site
Canada's largest national park is now so threatened by upstream development and divided governance that it likely meets the criteria to be placed on the list of World Heritage sites in danger. UNESCO ...
Jun 22, 2021
Canada has admitted broken Indigenous relationship, unlike China on Uyghurs: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there is a fundamental difference between Canada's troubled relationship with Indigenous Peoples, and China's systemic abuse and human rights violations aga...
Jun 22, 2021
Commission on election leaders' debates sets criteria, says parties need 4% support
OTTAWA - The commission of the official leaders' debates for Canada's elections says one of the criteria for participating in the next set is parties must have at least four per cent of national suppo...
Jun 22, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, June 22, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 8 p.m. Yukon is recording eight new COVID-19 cases. Chief medical health officer Dr. Brendan Hanley says in a news release there...
Jun 22, 2021
Desmond inquiry: Lionel Desmond's case manager testifies about bureaucratic barriers
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - In the four months before former soldier Lionel Desmond killed his family and himself in 2017, his case manager with Veterans Affairs was frustrated by bureaucratic barriers th...
Jun 22, 2021
Military ombudsman demands independence now, accuses top brass of fighting oversight
OTTAWA - Canada's military ombudsman Greg Lick is demanding the federal Liberal government end the "cycle of scandals" and immediately grant his office true independence and oversight powers over the ...
Jun 22, 2021
Catalan separatists eye freedom after Spain's Cabinet pardon
MADRID (AP) - Nine Catalan separatist leaders jailed for sedition were eyeing freedom, after Spain's Cabinet pardoned them Tuesday in the hope of starting what Prime Minister Pedro Snchez called a muc...
Jun 22, 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...