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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Alaska governor shares vaccine with Canadian town, hopes to open border
HYDER, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has offered COVID-19 vaccines to residents of the small British Columbia town of Stewart, with hopes it could lead the Canadian government to ease restriction...
Apr 26, 2021
Military to provide medical personnel to help Ontario
OTTAWA - The federal government is deploying military medical personnel to help Ontario's beleaguered health-care system with a deadly third wave of COVID-19. The government said Monday Ottawa has app...
Apr 26, 2021
N.L. sending nine health-care workers to Ontario to help with COVID-19 third wave
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador is sending nine health-care workers to Ontario on Tuesday to help the province deal with a third wave of COVID-19 that is threatening to overwhelm hospital...
Apr 26, 2021
U.S. plans to share AstraZeneca stockpile based on urgent need, pending FDA clearance
WASHINGTON - The White House is making plans to share as many as 60 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, including 10 million in the coming weeks - but exactly where they will go remains to be seen. The...
Apr 26, 2021
Justice Dept. opens police probe after Breonna Taylor death
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is opening a sweeping probe into policing in Louisville, Kentucky, over the March 2020 death of Breonna Taylor, who was shot to death by police during a raid at her...
Apr 26, 2021
Trans Mountain ordered to delay pipeline construction in B.C. bird nesting area
VANCOUVER - Environment and Climate Change Canada has ordered a halt to construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline through a forest in Burnaby, B.C., until the end of bird nesting season. The departm...
Apr 26, 2021
Quebec provincial police begin wearing body cameras in 12-month pilot project
MONTREAL - A pilot project that is equipping Quebec provincial police officers with body cameras began on Monday in Rimouski, located about 300 kilometres northeast of Quebec City. Ten officers in tha...
Apr 26, 2021
Nunavut confirms first cases of COVID-19 variant first identified in U.K.
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has confirmed its first cases of the COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom, but the territory's chief public health officer says following strict public-he...
Apr 26, 2021
Opposition parties support sending COVID-19 aid to India; no specifics from Canada
OTTAWA - The leaders of the federal Conservatives and NDP say Canada should send aid to India as it struggles with a deadly surge in COVID-19 cases, while the Liberal government has yet to announce an...
Apr 26, 2021
AP Exclusive: US will share AstraZeneca vaccines with world
WASHINGTON - The U.S. will begin sharing its entire pipeline of vaccines from AstraZeneca once the COVID-19 vaccine clear federal safety reviews, the White House told The Associated Press on Monday, w...
Apr 26, 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...