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...
Tag Archives: Politics
Former UN human rights chief Louise Arbour tapped to review military sex misconduct
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is tapping former Supreme Court justice and UN high commissioner for human rights Louise Arbour to lead what it is billing as an independent review of the milit...
Apr 29, 2021
Union denounces federal back-to-work legislation to reopen Port of Montreal
OTTAWA - The spokesman for a union representing striking dockworkers at Montreal's port called on Thursday for an end to contentious scheduling practices before the workers are forced back on the job....
Apr 29, 2021
Biden's declaration: America's democracy 'is rising anew'
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden declared Wednesday night that "America is rising anew" as he called for an expansion of federal programs to drive the economy past the pandemic and broadly extend the ...
Apr 28, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 262,161 new vaccinations administered for a total of 12,8...
Apr 28, 2021
Yukon Liberals, NDP strike agreement to govern after tight election finish
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon Liberals and New Democratic Party have reached an agreement to work together to govern after this month's election left all three major parties short of a majority, the two part...
Apr 28, 2021
Senate votes to reinstate methane rules loosened by Trump
WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats are moving to reinstate regulations designed to limit climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas fields, as part of a broader effort by the Biden ad...
Apr 28, 2021
Wary Supreme Court weighs student's Snapchat profanity case
WASHINGTON - A wary Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether public schools can discipline students for things they say off campus, worrying about overly restricting speech on the one hand and leavi...
Apr 28, 2021
B.C. Supreme Court rejects Wet'suwet'en bid to toss LNG pipeline certificate
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has rejected a bid to quash the extension of the environmental assessment certificate for the natural gas pipeline at the centre of countrywide protests ...
Apr 28, 2021
US indicts 3 on hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department brought federal hate crimes charges Wednesday in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, charging a father and son who armed themselves, chased and fatally shot the 25-year-old...
Apr 28, 2021
Government docs suggest months of inaction on 'gap' in passenger refund rules
OTTAWA - Internal documents suggest it took about half a year for the federal government to take action on air-passenger refunds after it first identified "gaps" in the rules. Emails between Transport...
Apr 28, 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
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...