Murray Wood: April is the most frustrating month on the prairies
As much of Saskatchewan deals with another spring snowstorm, Murray Wood says we're all asking the same question: This i...
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Health Canada not ready yet to greenlight AstraZeneca vaccine
OTTAWA - Health Canada is not yet ready to make a decision about approving the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca, more than two weeks after it signalled the ruling could be imminent. The World Health ...
Feb 17, 2021
Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal heading to trial on fraud charges in October
OTTAWA - A former Liberal MP facing charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his time in office is slated for a trial later this year. Raj Grewal is scheduled to go before an Ontario judge in a...
Feb 17, 2021
Carbon price revenues proving tough to predict, making rebates hard to estimate
OTTAWA - The federal government owes Canadian families in three provinces more than $200 million after underestimating how much it would raise from the carbon tax during the first year of the program....
Feb 17, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 33,289 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,306,784 ...
Feb 17, 2021
Mifflin Gibbs: First Black man elected in B.C. won a Victoria council seat in 1866
VICTORIA - The first Black person elected in British Columbia was an American abolitionist and entrepreneur who won a Victoria city council seat in 1866 and played a role in Confederation. In 1858, ab...
Feb 17, 2021
Canada expected to face pressure to reverse withdrawal, send troops to Iraq
OTTAWA - Canada is expected to face pressure this week to reverse a recent drawdown of troops from Iraq as the NATO military alliance prepares to expand its presence in the country. The alliance has p...
Feb 17, 2021
Judge dismisses B.C. request for injunction against churches breaking COVID-19 rules
VANCOUVER - A judge has dismissed the British Columbia government's application for an injunction against three Fraser Valley churches that are breaking COVID-19 rules that prohibit in-person services...
Feb 17, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 33,289 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,306,78...
Feb 16, 2021
Trump rips McConnell as GOP divide deepens post-Capitol riot
WASHINGTON - In the most caustic sign yet of deepening GOP divisions, former President Donald Trump blistered Mitch McConnell as a "political hack" on Tuesday, days after the Senate's top Republican d...
Feb 16, 2021
Petitclerc recounts her own experience with disability in final MAID bill debate
OTTAWA - Sen. Chantal Petitclerc recounted her own experience with a disability as she sought Tuesday to counter criticism of a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying. Bill C-7 has been ...
Feb 16, 2021
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Sarah Mills: A U.S. jury says Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly hurt fans
An appeal is already underway, but Sarah Mills says the court case against Live Nation and Ticketmaster has exposed what...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 16
Evan catches up on the latest happening in Ottawa, checks in on safety in downtown Saskatoon and discusses a three-strik...