Murray Wood: Elbows down, taxpayer subsidies for U.S. flights up
Murray Wood wonders why it's OK for Saskatchewan to prop up air travel to the U.S. with taxpayer dollars, but it was wro...
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Added restrictions coming to some provinces as Ontario requests military aid
The Ontario government has asked for military relief to help handle a rising COVID-19 crisis in its hospitals as several other provinces tightened health restrictions Monday to avoid a similar fate. A...
Apr 26, 2021
Ottawa pushes back on Ontario, Prairies crying no consultation on 2030 emissions goal
OTTAWA - The Prairies and Ontario say they weren't consulted about Canada's higher target to cut greenhouse gas pollution, while other provinces welcome the federal government's new goal for 2030.The ...
Apr 26, 2021
Supreme Court to take up right to carry gun for self-defence
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defence. The case ma...
Apr 26, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, April 26, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 3:55 p.m. Saskatchewan is reporting 245 new cases of COVID-19 today. Health officials say one person who is in their 60s from th...
Apr 26, 2021
Albania: Preliminary poll results show Socialists ahead
TIRANA, Albania - Preliminary results on Monday showed the ruling Socialist Party ahead in Albania's parliamentary election. With half of the votes counted, the left-wing Socialists of Prime Minister ...
Apr 26, 2021
Biden expanding summer food program for 34M schoolchildren
The Biden administration is expanding a program to feed as many as 34 million schoolchildren during the summer months, using funds from the coronavirus relief package approved in March. The Agricultur...
Apr 26, 2021
Canada to get 1.9M vaccine doses this week, including first Johnson & Johnson shots
OTTAWA - The federal government says it expects Canada to receive around 1.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week, including its very first shipment of single-dose shots from Johnson & John...
Apr 26, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Apr. 26, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Monday April 26, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 231,540 new vaccinations administered for a total of 12,044,74...
Apr 26, 2021
Montreal latest Canadian city to consider granting voting rights to non-citizens
Montreal officials are looking into extending voting rights to more than 100,000 non-citizens in order to better integrate immigrants and encourage more racialized people to participate in municipal p...
Apr 26, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on April 25, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday April 25, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 231,540 new vaccinations administered for a total of 12,044,7...
Apr 25, 2021
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Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 30
8:30 - A mega-farm in Saskatchewan is raising major concerns about debt, rapid expansion and financial pressures facing ...